Financial Services Authority (FSA)
UK FSA plays good cop, bad cop on insider trading
The UK Financial Services Authority is taking a hardline approach to insider trading, increasingly carrying out criminal investigations. But at the same time it is asking firms to work with it by providing information to build a bigger picture of what’s…
Sheen: The FSA's go-to guy for op risk
Andrew Sheen at the UK Financial Services Authority has rapidly become one of the most respected experts in operational risk, perhaps due to his clear vision of where the profession needs to go and what it must do to get there.
Recruitment and staff retention a challenge for the FSA
One of the key challenges for the FSA will be the retention of talent throughout its restructure
FSA heads push back on regulator's abolition
Chairman and chief executive of the UK regulator say decision to break it up is ill-timed
Cebs to disclose stress-test results, says EU Council
The European Council has mandated Cebs to issue the results of this year's stress-testing exercise of the EU cross-border banking sector
Social networking asks new questions of compliance
Companies must follow the varying demands of regulators in social networks, as markets have different obligations.
Bank of England shoulders responsibility for prudential regulation
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer confirms the FSA is to be abolished and replaced with a new regulatory regime.
FSA risk head to step down in 2011
Sally Dewar, the head of risk at the UK Financial Services Authority, will resign in May
UK Bribery Act shakes up systems and controls
Banks operating in the UK may no longer make facilitation payments
Ex-RBS banker faces industry ban
UK FSA considers lifetime ban for Johnny Cameron
Where there’s a will…
Living wills have quickly emerged as a new measure to ensure banks are better prepared for the next crisis. But clear definitions of exactly what information they should contain and how they should be drawn are lacking
Goodhart: CoCos 'not silver bullets' for bank capital reform
Regulators should ban dividend payments or curb banker pay to conserve cash, instead of championing Cocos, says economist
FSA Hyman ban reflects strategy change
Regulator more focused on “experience and qualifications”
Barclays says kick-outs remain popular despite ISA confusion
Barclays Wealth says kick-out structures remain popular in the UK, despite the recent confusion over Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) eligibility. Barclays is reissuing two kick-out structures to UK investors.
FSA seeks to enhance op risk frameworks
UK regulator moves forward with its work stream focusing on raising the bar for TSA firms
UK Bribery Act broader than FCPA, but more guidelines needed
Firms in the UK will need more guidance on complying with the Bribery Act's strict rules
Bafin shorting ban may be narrower than feared
Lawyers say decree appears limited
Cesr to step up securities and derivatives scrutiny
European regulators act as markets show “exceptional volatility”
FSA’s Huertas says ending ‘too big to fail’ is the top regulatory issue
Regulators mull over intervention options for systemic risk firms