“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun its first criminal prosecution against a suspected insider dealer, bringing charges against the former general counsel at TTP Communications, the wireless technology company.”
The Times, 22nd January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The chancellor is planning to give the Financial Services Authority more power to deal with failing banks to avoid another Northern Rock-style crisis.”
BBC News, 4th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A law to cut red tape – hailed by Gordon Brown as a crucial means of reducing the burden on business – has failed to axe or even amend a single regulation in the first year of its existence.”
Financial Times, 9th December 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“Businesses called on the Government to cut red tape and not simply to replace it with more bureaucracy as plans for regulatory reform legislation were confirmed.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“London’s powerful hedge fund community is failing to stamp out incidences of market abuse such as insider trading, according to the City’s top market watchdog.”
The Times, 30th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be accused tomorrow of failing to supervise Northern Rock when MPs grill officials over the watchdog’s role in the crisis.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Judges are increasingly willing to step in to stop another expensive disaster such as BCCI or Equitable Life.”
The Times, 2nd August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Private equity firms yesterday escaped the threat of tighter regulation and demands for closer scrutiny of pay and fees after a review rejected imposing public company-style rules on the industry.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government today announced the successful passage through Parliament of the Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2007. The Order will reduce a number of burdens currently placed on the FSA and business.”
HM Treasury, 12th july 2007
Source: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is expected to gain significant new powers as a result of changes to the supervision of the insurance industry, which could be outlined as early as today.”
The Times, 10th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority today unveiled plans for a wide-ranging shake-up of the financial services industry, but critics say it has not gone far enough.”
The Times, 27th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
The Supercase – Problems and Solutions: Reflections on BCCI and Equitable Life (PDF)
Speech by Sir Anthony Clarke, Master of the Rolls
KPMG Forensic’s Annual Law Lecture 2007
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
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