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EU: the European Commission's proposed Directive on Payment Accounts
The European Commission has published proposals for a Directive on the transparency and comparability of payment account fees, payment account …
Australia: ASIC releases reports on capital protected products
ASIC has released two reports on ‘capital protected’ and ‘capital guaranteed’ investment products: a report that ASIC describes as a ‘health check’ on …
FCA confirms bans on payments to platforms and cash rebates
The FCA has published its policy statement and final rules which confirm that it will ban (i) payments from product providers to platforms, and (ii) …
UK: FCA bans/fine in mortgage fraud failures hints at differences in lenders' processes
The Financial Conduct Authority (the Authority) has issued final notices banning two former directors of Which Mortgage Limited in respect of their …
UK: Court of Appeal to consider availability of court action to top up FOS awards
The Court of Appeal has granted a firm permission to appeal a recent High Court decision which held that complainants who accept an award of compensation …
UK: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s Risk Outlook and Business Plan for 2013 published
The FCA's Risk Outlook (FCA RO) has been published today, setting out the regulator's current thinking on conduct in financial markets by …
Courts offer robust assessment of mis-selling claims by high net worth clients
Two court judgments issued in the last few weeks have highlighted the importance of testing properly the evidence of investors who bring mis-selling …
HK: further success for banks in defending investment mis-selling claims
In a decision which continues the general trend of recent pro-bank judicial rulings on mis-selling cases, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance today …
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill laid before Parliament: Regulator to be given power to enforce full separation
The Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill (the Bill) was introduced to Parliament on 4 February 2013. On the same day, the Government …
Temporary Product Intervention Rules: inadequate safeguards
The FSA is consulting (as it is required to do under the Act) on the new power given to the FCA under the Financial Services Act 2012 to issue temporary …
UK: OFT review of personal current account market suggests significant changes are still necessary
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published its review into the personal current account (PCA) market. A report evaluating the impact …
UK: Non-executive directors – new ICSA guidance on care, skill and diligence
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators has issued new guidance on the liability of non-executive directors in the context of the …
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