6th April 2011
Compliancy Services: April 2011 Newsletter Issue 1
EU Plans to Force Lenders to Disclose the Reasons for Mortgage Application Rejections
Lenders will be forced to disclose their reasons for refusing a customer a mortgage under proposed plans announced by the European Commission in March 2011
Barclays Top Complaints League
Barclays Bank received more complaints than any other financial institution during the second half of 2010 with the highest level of complaints upheld...
Inflation Jumps to 4.4%
The CPI annual inflation rate has jumped to 4.4% in February, its highest level since 2008, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics...
Data Protection Faux Pas
A subsidiary of the Co-operative Group has been forced to issue an apology after an error led to data relating 83,000 customers being published online...
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection
The FSA has now published it's feedback which details the setup of the new committee...
Claims Management Companies
The FSA says it will shortly put out a joint statement, detailing firms responsibilities where they recieve compliants from claims management firms...
Tax Implications - Adviser Charging under RDR
HM Revenue and Customs has admitted that a clearer explanation is required on the tax implications of adviser charging under RDR...
FSA Policy Statement PS11/05 - Improving Auditors' Reports on Client Assets
As part of its more intensive approach to supervision and enhanced focus on client assets, the FSA had reviewed the quality and consistency of auditors' reports submitted in this regard...
Alternative Investment Funds Management Directive (AIFMD)
Speaking to the AIMA Policy and Regulatory Forum in Brussels, Sheila Nicoll Director of Conduct Policy, at the FSA, set out the direction and timetable the UK regulatory authority is to follow...
FSA Business Plan 2011/12
The FSA has published its business plan setting out its priorities for 2011/12...
FSA Market Watch Issue 38
Produced by the Markets Division this newsletter covers Market Conduct and Transactional Reporting Issues...
Fraud E-learning Courses Launched
Compliancy Services announces the launch of their new Fraud Awareness e-learning courses...
Laferriére joins Compliancy Services as Head of Research
Dr. Aline Laferriére has joined Compliancy Services as Head of Research. Dr Laferriére's role is to track regulatory changes and to ensure that Compliancy Services and its clients are ready, ahead of time, for all new regulations and revisions as they come into force...
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