FSA proposes compensation scheme reforms

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its proposals for the future funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), following concerns raised about its fairness, proportionality and sustainability.

Currently the FSCS is funded by 12 contribution groups organised into five sub-schemes which are linked to FSA fee blocks, and the business carried on by each participant firm determines the sub-scheme into which it falls. The Discussion Paper proposes to divide the scheme into five broad classes: life and pensions; securities, mutual funds and derivatives; deposits; general insurance; and mortgages. It suggests four options for future funding: Option A: The five broad classes would constitute the scheme’s funding base. Within each class all compensation costs would be pooled and the...

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