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HM Treasury launches financial services reforms consultation

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 26 2010

HM Treasury has today (26 July 2010) launched its consultation on the implementation of financial regulation reforms, originally announced by the Chancellor on 16 June 2010

FSA fines approved person for unsuitable PPI advice

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 22 2010

On 9 July 2010, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) fined David Head £10,500 for putting customers at risk of receiving unsuitable advice on Payment Protection Insurance (PPI

FSA reforms - update

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 21 2010

We have reported previously on the UK government's proposals to reform the regulatory structure in the UK and abolish the FSA (click here to see our post

Financial Services Authority and Financial Reporting Council publish discussion paper on auditors' role in prudential regulation

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 9 2010

On 30 June 2010, the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published a joint discussion paper (DP) entitled "Enhancing the auditor's contribution to prudential regulation"

Regulation - the British Insurance Brokers Association response to the Competition Commission's decision on Payment Protection Insurance

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 6 2010

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has written a letter dated 24 June 2010 responding to the Competition Commission's (CC) provisional decision of 14 May 2010 in relation to how Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) is sold

Financial reform conferees complete work on overhaul legislation

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 25 2010

In the early morning hours of June 25, House and Senate conferees completed action on financial regulatory reform legislation (H.R. 4173) by approving a final conference report by a vote of 20-11 among House conferees and a vote of 7-5 among Senate conferees

The People's Bank of China announce the renminbi will no longer be pegged to the US dollar

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • June 24 2010

The People's Bank of China (the POBC) announced on 19 June 2010 that the renminbi (RMB) was to exit the peg to the US dollar

The Financial Ombudsman Service publishes payment protection insurance case studies

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 18 2010

The Financial Ombudsman Service (the FOS) has recently published eight short case studies to help firms understand how complaints about sales of payment protection insurance (PPI) will be assessed

State insurance commissioners make their case for inclusion in the Financial Stability Oversight Council

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 18 2010

In a letter from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the "NAIC") to both House and Senate leaders, state insurance commissioners urged lawmakers to designate a non-voting seat for state banking, insurance and securities regulators on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the "FSOC"

UK Chancellor sets out proposals for reform of financial services regulation

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 17 2010

In the annual Mansion House Speech on 16 June 2010, the UK Chancellor announced his intention to abolish the tri-partite system of financial regulation established by the former Labour government