Banks Proposed EU legislative reforms to the financial sector do not contain adequate protections over how personal data might be processed, the EU's own data protection watchdog has said. 14 Feb 2012
A "massive increase" in regulatory fees proposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to cover its programme of work for 2012/13 will inevitably be passed on to small companies and private customers, an industry body has warned. 06 Feb 2012
This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated on 7th February 2011. How far should a financial regulator be allowed to interfere with product design and price in the interests of protecting...
This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated on 19th January 2011 . Over 2500 financial services firms are likely to be affected by changes to the Remuneration Code which came into effect o...
This guide is based on UK law and was last updated on 15th June 2010. Firms using new media channels such as Twitter and Facebook to advertise financial services and products still need to abide by...
This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated on 5th May 2010. A platform is an online service that allows financial advisers to manage their clients' investment portfolios. Some platforms c...
This guide is based on an EU Directive and how it applies in the UK. It was last reviewed in September 2009. The aim of the Payment Services Directive (PSD) is to enhance efficiency, competition an...
This guide was last reviewed in 2008. The European Union's Directive on the Distance Marketing of Financial Services (the "Directive") came into force on 23 September 2002. It governs the sale of...
The Government has published draft laws which will return responsibility for regulation of the financial services sector to the Bank of England. 27 Jan 2012
The Government has scrapped proposed plans to change the rules around pre-packaged insolvency sales. 26 Jan 2012
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