Regulation

The time it takes the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to give approval to start a new business in the UK has increased significantly in the past nine months, the FT reports.

Bank of Cyprus is set to join the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to protect 50,000 British savers from its exposure to Greece.

A High Court judge has ordered that a decision notice issued by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) against a banker be quashed after a successful judicial review.

Firms who refer clients to restricted advisers for retail investment advice will not have their independence threatened after implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) rules, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has confirmed.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to relax its investigations into prospective non-executive recruits to banks and other financial services companies after complaints about the procedure, the Financial Times reports.

Carbon credits are the latest asset class being targeted by financial services fraudsters, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned investors against dealing with clones of Morgan Stanley and Allianz International.

Andrew Bailey, the man who will take over Hector Sants' duties next month, has been appointed to the Bank of England's interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC).

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has put forward three proposals to member groups on how to divide up the Absolute Return sector.

Consumers have been alerted over a claims management company using the initials of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in its advertising.