Regulation
16 May 2012
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed a ban for Anthony Verrier, a senior executive at BGC Partners, after deciding he is not a fit and proper person due to concerns over his honesty, integrity and reputation.
08 May 2012
Peter Smith today became the latest in a series of high profile departures from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over the past few years.
08 May 2012
A man convicted of insider dealing has been ordered to pay more than half a million pounds in a confiscatatiion order.
27 April 2012
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has more than doubled the annual levy for financial advisers for 2012/13, largely as a result of known claims relating to Arch Cru and MF Global.
05 April 2012
A High Court judge has rebuked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for “sheer incompetence” after the watchdog admitted it had “no clear record” of the information it used to obtain search warrants against property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz.
04 April 2012
The man arrested by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in connection with an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme also hit headlines last month, it has emerged.
03 April 2012
Ian Hannam, the chairman of capital markets at JP Morgan Cazenove, has resigned after the FSA proposed to fine him £450,000 for market abuse.
28 March 2012
This week the Financial Services Authority hit private bank Coutts with an £8.75m fine after it found the bank had failed to operate in a way which prevented money laundering.
28 March 2012
The number of complaints related to advising, selling and arranging rocketed from 647,000 in the first half of last year to almost 1.1 million in the second half, according to figures released by the FSA today.
28 March 2012
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27 March 2012
Bankers could see bonuses capped at twice their basic pay and forced to return “golden hellos” if they fail to perform, under draft European rules being drawn up.
26 March 2012
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Coutts & Company £8.75m for failing to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective anti-money laundering (AML) systems and controls.
26 March 2012
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is readying at least one 'mega fine' in the next three months as figures show it raised significantly less than usual in the first quarter of 2012.
16 March 2012
As Hector Sants announces his departure from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) this summer, IFAonline looks back at what he has had to say over the years.
27 February 2012
The FSA has issued updated guidance on firms' use of distributor-influenced funds (DIFs).
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Peter Smith today became the latest in a series of high profile departures from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over the past few years.
As Hector Sants announces his departure from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) this summer, IFAonline looks back at what he has had to say over the years.
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