Regulation

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is proposing to change the way it shares surplus proceeds from enforcement fines so innocent firms in heavily-levied fee blocks reap more.

The FSA is proposing to change the way it calculates regulatory fees to replace the existing headcount of approved persons with an income measure from 2013/14.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed a new set of rules to ensure banks and building societies check customers are eligible for insurance products before selling them packaged accounts.

Thousands of Arch Cru investors have written to their MPs today accusing Capita of intentionally violating the Financial Services Authority's treating customers fairly (TCF) charter.

Industry figures have told MPs they fear "turf wars" breaking out between different regulatory bodies, and called for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to be more accountable.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) is seeking to build cross-country support with other European Union member states which have a growing IFA population.

Syed Kamall, member of the European Parliament for London, said he is "not impressed" with the European Commission's assessment of the impact of EU regulation on the UK, and has called for an independent review of proposals to only ban IFAs from receiving...

European regulators may be given new powers to suspend credit ratings of countries seeking or undergoing bailouts to prevent the "negative spillover effects to other countries", according to proposals for tougher regulation issued by the European Commission....

The MP who this week had his calls for a government inquiry into the controversial £54m Arch cru investors' payment scheme dismissed by the Treasury, has said the fight for answers will continue in the corridors of Westminster.

The chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has suggested Parliament will have to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), one of its successor bodies, even greater powers to protect consumers.