The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has struck a deal with a fraud prevention association to aid its approvals process.
The overall number of approved persons fell sharply in the second quarter of the year, coupled with a drop in new business authorisations after cancellations, figures suggest.
The FSA has banned Scott Robert Merrell for submitting false mortgage applications to lenders in order to launder drugs-trafficking money.
The FSA's Mortgage Market Review must not contain reactionary regulatory intervention, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA).
A London-based mortgage broker has had his approval withdrawn for failing to co-operate with the FSA.
Employees at the holding companies of regulated firms may need to apply for FSA approved person status under new rules proposed today.
A leading industry compliance expert has warned that the FSA's proposed changes to the approved persons regime may have serious repercussions for financial firms.
The Financial Services Authority has confirmed it will merge the customer functions in its approved persons regime into a single category, saving firms a total of £1m a year.
Intermediaries offering services into the UK market from other EEA states may escape the 'fit and proper' test under FSA Handbook amendments developed in reaction to MiFID.
The Financial Services Authority has dropped the requirement on financial services firms to annually report the roles and responsibilities held by senior managers.