FSA

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to commission an independent review of the Money Advice Service's (MAS) use of its resources next year, it has been revealed.

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TECHNOLOGY

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should monitor all defined contribution (DC) pension schemes - whether they are trust or contact based, a lobby group says.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has blocked acquisition activity by a financial adviser, questioning her reputation and citing her lack of honesty and integrity.

A former broker at Pacific Continental Securities (PCS) has been fined £30,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and banned for passing on inside information to customers and other failings.

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The FSA has written to fund houses requesting reports on whether their corporate bond funds could meet redemption demands, amid liquidity concerns in the fixed income market.

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