Financial Services Authority (FSA)
British FSA gets tough on liquidity
Financial Services Authority’s Sally Dewar says banks will have to hold more liquid assets to cut out social costs of crisis
FSA’s tough liquidity requirements spook bankers
The Financial Services Authority’s tightened liquidity rules could impede recovery, says trade group
Communication in a crisis: some thoughts for central bankers
Citing the case of Northern Rock, Geoffrey Wood, a professor of economics at Cass Business School, calls for central banks to better prepare for their communications on financial stability
British PM says Tobin tax worth a look
Controversial tax mooted by Britain’s head regulator worth consideration, says Gordon Brown, though problems with tax havens must be solved first
FSA and SEC to cooperate on hedge-fund rules
Financial Services Authority and Securities and Exchange Commission agree to cooperate on reporting and other regulatory requirements for hedge funds
Upholding investment fund status quo ‘not an option’
There is much good in the EU Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive. But spirited debate is needed to make improvements says FSA
Call for "binding" pay rules on banks
Brown, Sarkozy and Merkel say G20 must act on pay, speculation
UK chief regulator would consider Tobin tax
FSA chairman Adair Turner says a Tobin tax could be levied on financial firms, making City of London global hub no longer key aim
FSA issues code on bank bonuses
UK Financial Services Authority releases rules on bankers’ remuneration policies
Clamp down on too-big-to-fail banks: UK lawmakers
Parliamentary committee sides with Bank of England in conflict with Treasury over reform
UK to return to rules-based approach?
Philip Davis, head of economics and finance at Brunel University, says in an OECD paper that UK might need a more rules-based approach to banking regulation
British PM slams plans to soup up Bank role
Gordon Brown labels Conservative Party proposals to disband FSA and hand supervision to the Bank of England “wrong”
The Tories’ plan for sound banking
Robert Pringle, David Mayes and Michael Taylor, the editors of Central Banking’s Towards a New Framework for Financial Stability, give their reaction to Conservative plans to rebuild UK regulation
Tories would cull the FSA
Tory opposition plans end to UK’s single regulator
UK government wards Bank off leaning against wind
Alistair Darling’s long-awaited proposals beef up bank regulation but say the Bank of England should avoid leaning against the wind with rate moves
Bank names special resolution czar
Bank of England's chief cashier to head unit
FSA's Turner moots role for ring-fencing
The head of Britain's banking regulator suggests separating overseas operations ay be necessary for cross-border banks
FSA's Turner pushes for tax on size
Adair Turner, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, has joined the growing chorus of calls for limits on banks' size.
Ireland's Hurley covets stability role
John Hurley, the governor of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, said that he would strongly support full integration and coordination within the Irish central bank of responsibilities for both financial stability and micro…
No to EU, yes to supervision role for BoE
The idea of a greater role for European Union regulation of United Kingdom's financial services must be resisted, said Sir Martin Jacomb, a former external director of the Bank of England, in a new report from the Centre for Policy Studies, a think tank.
Unified regulatory architecture needed in the US
An influential group of academics, former government officials and business leaders has called for an overhaul of the rules for supervising United States financial markets and stressed the need for a more integrated regulatory structure.
British regulator denies whistleblower claims
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the United Kingdom's financial regulator, has parried allegations made by a former employee that it had allowed building societies to become involved in areas of finance that they knew little about.
Irish economy to shrink by 7%: central bank
The Irish economy is set for an even worse year than previously thought, according to the latest forecast by the country's central bank.
Calls for Bank to retake control of regulation
The leader of Britain's main opposition party wants the Bank of England to regain its role in regulating the overall level of debt in the banking system.