United Kingdom (UK)
"People should be very frightened of the FSA" warns Hector Sants
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UK Banking Act comes into force
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Hedge funds grilled by UK Treasury committee
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UK announces second bank rescue package
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UK retail banking faces FSA supervision
Regulatory News
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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