FSA

The FSA is developing an enhanced version of its online handbook of rules and guidance for release next year.

At the risk of offending those who could be tripped into humming the tune, the final countdown to Christmas does seem to be on the way with the start of party season next week once final depolarisation rules and the Pre-Budge report are out of the way....

Norwich Union has called for third-party endowment mortgage complaints handling firms to be regulated, to ensure consistent handling of mortgage complaints.

Few major changes have been proposed in the FSA's final rules covering Child Trust Funds published today - including feedback on original proposals in CP 04/10.

Smaller financial services firms may face the greatest threat of electronic financial crime, suggests an FSA report, because they are less likely to have systems in place to monitor and maintain security.

The FSA is still pressing ahead with plans to introduce the basic advice regime, despite evidence suggesting it has yet to be seen as legal under a pending EU directive.

With more than 7,000 firms cleared to do regulated mortgage business, the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries says the changeover has been a "success".

Consulation Paper 04/17 published by the FSA today proposes four key changes in the area of regulations of UK accounting practices as a result of the implementation of new international accounting standards.

Alliance & Leicester has become the latest lender to warn of accuracy and validity issues relating to KFI (key facts illustration) data ahead of this weekend's historic shift in regulation of the mortgage market.

ABBEY has lost a share of the mortgage market in the last three months as its takeover by Spanish Banco Santander is thought to have affected its performance, says this morning's Daily Telegraph .