The Consumer Protection and Markets Authority (CPMA), one of the bodies set to replace the FSA from 2013, will be subject to audit by the National Audit Office (NAO) under rules proposed by the Treasury today.
Several of Spain's 18 savings banks have failed tests to see how they would cope with worsened economic conditions, according to reports.
The new Government has announced plans for a total shake-up of financial services regulation to conclude in 2012, which is also the deadline for IFAs to meet RDR requirements.
The FSA has levied its largest ever fine of £33.32m on J.P. Morgan Securities for client money breaches over a seven-year period.
UBS's Tom Digenan has been increasing his exposure to banks despite his view that the sector will be hit by stricter regulation on capital requirements.
The FSA has sent out written warnings to 38,000 investors whose details were discovered on a 'master list' used by boiler room fraudsters.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put in place new stock trading restrictions to prevent a repeat of the Dow's dramatic plunge earlier this month.
The FSA is taking a hardline approach after finding weaknesses in five banks' handling of customer complaints.