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Irreconcilable differences? Bank directors, shareholders and regulators
Those tasked with governing UK banks have always faced difficulties in balancing competing interests. This stems in part from the fact that banks …
European Bank Stress Tests and Asset Quality Reviews
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) have published the results of the latest stress tests and asset quality reviews …
UK: FPC seeks new macro-prudential tools
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has recommended that HM Treasury should exercise its statutory power to prescribe two new …
UK: 'Dialogue with the Regulator' - CEDR financial services event on 9 October 2014
At a breakfast session on 9 October at Herbert Smith Freehills’ London office, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) will …
UK: Senior Managers, certification and conduct rules: a new regulatory framework for individuals in banking
The final report of the Parliamentary Committee on Banking Standards criticised not just the "firewall of accountability" around senior individuals …
UK: FCA and PRA publish conclusions on the impact of financial incentives for whistleblowers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have proposed not to introduce financial incentives for …
UK: PRA confirms approach to supervising insurers
Documents published over the summer provide some insight into how the PRA is supervising insurers. In particular, firms should be aware of a new …
UK: New Regulators' Code now in force
On 6 April 2014 the new Regulators' Code (the "Code") replaced the Regulators' Compliance Code, which dated back to December 2007. The Code applies …
UK: PRA changes statement on solvent schemes, but remains wary
The PRA has recognised opposition to its proposed clampdown on solvent schemes in a Supervisory Statement (see SS3/14) published on 25 April 2014. …
UK: reviewing the fairness, transparency, speed and efficiency of enforcement decision-making processes at the FCA and the PRA
The Chancellor has launched a review of the fairness, transparency, speed and efficiency of the enforcement decision-making at the financial …
UK: With-profits Mutuals – FCA confirms the way forward
The FCA has at last confirmed that it will help mutual life insurers to avoid closure once they can no longer write material levels of new …
UK: the NAO reports on the FCA and PRA's progress in regulating financial services
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report on "The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority: Regulating …
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