Regulation

The FSA has published its final rules designed to enhance firms' liquidity risk management practices.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has welcomed the recent clarification by George Osborne, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, where he promised to move cautiously in dismantling the FSA.

Financial services companies have lived with TCF for a while. Alistair Sclare considers whether it has been worth the pain of implementation.

The FSA has borrowed a total of £200m from two banking giants after falling into debt for the first time, reports suggest.

The FSA has extended its regulation to encompass those that perform a ‘significant influence' function at firms. In a policy statement the FSA said it would place greater emphasis on the role of senior management, including non-executive directors (NEDs)....

The government's Green Paper on reform of the care and support system may result in widespread sales of long term care insurance

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has signalled it intends the end of Total Permanent Disability (TPD).

HSBC subsidiaries have been fined a total of £3m for failing to protect their customers' personal data.

The disclosure requirements proposed for restricted advice in the latest RDR consultation paper need to go further and require firms to use a mandatory form of words in their initial disclosure information, says Skandia.

In light of the FSA's proposed regulatory fee increases for IFAs, do you think that advisers should have more input with the regulator on rules affecting their business? Should they be represented on the board?