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Draft Bill and White Paper published detailing sweeping reforms to UK regulatory architecture

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 16 2011

Today, the Government published a White Paper and draft Bill setting out its detailed blueprint for reform of financial regulation in the UK

The new financial services regulatory architecture: influencing the landscape

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • March 22 2011

The Government's proposals to reform the UK financial services architecture are well underway, following publication of HM Treasury's consultation paper on 17 February 2011

UK regulatory architecture reforms: Government consults on framework details

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 17 2011

Today, HM Treasury published its latest consultation paper on the Government's sweeping reforms to the UK financial services regulatory architecture

Client Assets Unit - increased firm visits and enforcement actions

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 31 2011

It is clear that the FSA regards client asset failings as an industry-wide problem and has established a specialist Client Assets Unit (Unit) to tackle these failings

UK regulatory reform - responses to the government consultation on "a new approach to financial regulation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 26 2010

HM Treasury has published a summary of responses to its consultation on the reform of the UK financial services regulatory regime

Platform regulation an important fork in the road

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 23 2010

In March 2010, the FSA published a Discussion Paper (DP102) seeking industry views on wide-ranging changes to the regulation of platforms

Financial Services Act 2010

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 12 2010

On 8 April 2010, the Financial Services Bill received Royal Assent, marking the end of its passage through the legislative process

The FSA's "Dear CEO" letter on firms' liquidity risk management

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 18 2010

Our daily update referred to the publication of the FSA's "Dear CEO letter", in which the FSA asks for responses by 12 February 2010: confirming that the new systems and controls requirements have been properly embedded; outlining any remaining actions that need to be taken; and confirming that appropriate plans are in place to ensure accurate electronic reporting of liquidity data from the firm's switch-on date

The new Financial Services Bill

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 25 2009

On 19 November, the Government introduced the Financial Services Bill to Parliament

Retail Distribution Review: navigating the road ahead

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 27 2009

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is a key priority for the FSA and will affect FSA regulated firms involved in the structuring and onward distribution of investment products to retail clients, where this is undertaken on an advisory basis