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UK retail banking faces FSA supervision
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The transparency tide
The issue of counterparty risk and how best to convey it to retail investors dominated the agenda at the Structured Products Europe conference. Delegates explored ways of identifying and mitigating risk, while the rise in structured funds and regulation…
Stepping stones
Risk-averse retail investors are shying away from fully regulated sales products that are capital at risk in favour of deposits. But structured products provide a natural stepping stone for Yorkshire Building Society to bridge this gap while delivering…
UK sets up financial industry think-tanks
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UK to regulate City bonuses
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UK announces £500 billion bail-out plan
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UK government unveils £50 billion bank recapitalisation plan
The UK government this morning announced a jumbo rescue package to recapitalise the country’s ailing banking sector.
Legal advice
Legal & General is enjoying success in the retail UK market with its capital-guaranteed bond series. However, as signs emerge that customers are looking beyond the FTSE to emerging markets, the company's product offering could diversify away from vanilla…
Linklaters and Wolters Kluwer release new regulatory tool
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Fraud in the UK hits twelve year high
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UK card fraud on the rise
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Batting for British banks
Angela Knight, chairperson of the British Bankers' Association, talks to Nick Kochan about her hard-earned reputation as the scourge of the international regulatory community
Friendly persuasion
Georgina Philippou, one of the heads of the UK Financial Services Authority's enforcement division, tells Nick Kochan that treating customers fairly is at the forefront of principles-based regulation
Basel II will trim riskier mortgages in UK
UK mortgage lenders bracing for Basel II
A call to compliance
Mifid, Basel II, SOX - the pace of regulatory change has increased substantially over the past few years, which has led to the large-scale expansion of compliance departments for financial services firms. But the recruitment market is finding it hard to…
MiFID Connect releases draft guidelines
MiFID Connect guides you through UK thinking on five MiFID issues.