Increasingly, the national press has highlighted the growing detection of fraud cases by a variety of law enforcement agencies. Without detailing an exhaustive list in the form of an international rogue’s gallery, the most notorious of these has included: Jerome Karivel, who in 2007 cost SocGen £3.7 billion pounds by allegedly making huge unauthorised trades [...]
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The National Fraud Strategy – New Rules to Crackdown on Fraud.
Posted in Huntswood on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Turner Review
Posted in Huntswood on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday (18 March 2009) the FSA published their long anticipated paper ‘A regulatory response to the global banking crisis.’ This is more commonly known as The Turner Review, and has been broadly welcomed by the industry, politicians and the media. Turner believes that the FSA has already put in place, or at least initiated, many [...]
Watchdog probes £5bn insurer sale
Posted in Huntswood on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watchdog probes £5bn insurer sale The FSA probe relates to “certain actions” between 2007 and 2008 A number of directors involved in the £5bn sale of Glasgow-based insurance firm Resolution are being investigated by the Financial Services Authority. Resolution founder, Clive Cowdery and directors Mike Biggs, Ian Maidens and Jim Newman are subject to the [...]
FSA should restore regulatory balance: McFall
Posted in Huntswood on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stronger consumer representation is needed at the regulator, according to the Treasury select committee chairman. Speaking at the Tax Incentivised Savings Association conference held in London last week, John McFall raised concerns about the potential conflict of interest that existed within the regulatory body. He said: “On the one hand they are responsible for the [...]
IFA firms worth less if not RDR compliant
Posted in Huntswood on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
IFAs looking to sell their business before the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) comes into effect, may see the value of the firm negatively impacted, if steps are not taken towards making the business model compliant. By 2012, firms will have to be RDR-compliant and move away from provider commission to a structure where the IFA [...]
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