United Kingdom (UK)

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…

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…

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

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…

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