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  • PIA consults on proposed changes to the funding of compensation schemes - Consultative Paper 26

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    Following SIB Consultative Paper 112, entitled "Limit on Compensation Costs" which proposed to raise the limits which the ICS could pay in any one year from £100 million to £200 million, and...
  • ISDN - the Telecoms Data Protection Directive

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    Confidentiality of telecommunications Article 5 of the Directive states: "1.Member States shall ensure via national regulations the confidentiality of communications by means of public telecommunications...
  • FSA announces further senior appointments 1

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    The FSA has announced a number of further appointments at board and just below board level. Most importantly to the legal and compliance side of the financial services industry, Michael Blair QC, currently...
  • Individual registration - a review of the PIA's position

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    Individual Registration - Sian Wakeling reviews the PIA's position Each firm should have already received from the PIA application forms and guidance notes relating to individual registration of key staff,...
  • PIA Consumer Panel Report 1997

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    This year, the PIA Consumer Panel's 80 page annual review is more important than usual for two reasons. First, 1997 was a year in which their work in attempting to speed the pension review finally began...
  • SFA: Individual registration update

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    In SFA Briefing 17, the SFA warned that it has received an increasing number of complaints from firms who have suffered when leaving staff have removed important information. Registered individuals are...
  • PIA's training and competence guidance

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    Paul Anderson considers PIA's training and competence guidance In January 1998, the PIA finally issued new Training and Competence ("T&C") guidance to supersede that issued in July 1995. The document...
  • Bank of England Bill published

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    The Bank of England Bill has now been published. It contains the provisions for transferring functions from the Bank to the FSA as part of the restructuring of financial services regulation. The Bill contains...
  • Acceptable conduct in relation to Stock Borrowing and Repo Markets

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    Stockborrowing is the process whereby one party "borrows" securities from another party for a period and provides that other party with collateral in the meantime. A repo is a "repurchase agreement" whereby...
  • Life Assurance disclosure: The PIA reports on the first three years of the regime

    United Kingdom 14.04.1998
    Life assurance disclosure: the PIA reports on the first three years of the regime In its third report on Life Assurance Disclosure, the PIA has indicated that it is still not happy with a number of developments...