FSA

Financial advisers could have their FSA fees temporarily increased to pay for increased supervision by the regulator.

The FSA will begin training events next month for firms subject to capital requirements directive (CRD) reporting requirements.

The FSA has confirmed the reformed funding arrangements for the FSCS will operate from April 1 2008.

The FSA has begun work on measures to protect depositors originally slated for 2009 but brought forward in the wake of the Northern Rock crisis.

The Pensions Regulator and the FSA have published an overview of the requirements relating to contract-based schemes and the regulators' own regimes.

The FSA has today confirmed Amanda Bowe, head of the Retail Distribution Review, will be speaking at an event for small firms in December.

New Star has announced Dan Ford will join the firm as product development director in January.

The FSA has today published a consultation paper to propose greater disclosure of the economic interests in a company's shares held through derivatives, such as Contracts for Difference (CfDs).

Advisers only have until Friday to make their thoughts on the RDR heard through the AIFA survey.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants will use his keynote speech at the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) annual dinner to discuss the FSA's supervisory strategy.