Lamy stresses need to overcome skills gaps in developing countries (WTO -...
(Source: WTO - World Trade Organization) It is a great pleasure for me to sit together with Guy Ryder in Room W, the same room where six years ago the first joint ILO-WTO study was launched. The...
View ArticleMilking the market for all it's worth
The economic boom from trade without barriers over the last couple of decades has given advocates more evidence that market forces are better at shaping things than a controlled economy. But as the...
View ArticleOrganizational Coaching Benefits Both Individual and Corporate Productivity,...
International Coach Federation study provides insights on the value and impact of coaching within organizations. LEXINGTON, Ky., July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Coach Federation has...
View ArticleFirst 100 days: Wheatley on why FCA is a very different animal
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a 'very different animal' to the former City regulator, Martin Wheatley will today tell an audience of influential investors. Reflecting on the new watchdog's...
View Article£4bn insurance ‘add-ons’ market to be investigated
The six-month review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was announced...
View ArticleInsurance add-on offers face FCA review
Insurance that is bolted on to the purchase of holidays, cars and gadgets is being put under the microscope by the City regulator. The £4bn UK market in these so-called "add-on" insurance products has...
View Article100 days of the FCA - Martin Wheatley speaks at the ABI Biennial Conference...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), will today tell the Association of British Insurers (ABI)...
View ArticleWe need evidence for our market study into general insurance add-on products...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) We are carrying out a market study into how general insurance add-on products (GI add-ons) are sold and whether competition is effective in these markets....
View ArticleLegal & General expand the Bulk Purchase Annuity and Longevity insurance...
(Source: Legal & General Group plc) 11 July 2013 Kunal Sood has joined Legal & General's successful pension scheme insurance de-risking team, as a Sales Director. Kunal has over 9 years...
View ArticleFlorida Health Care Coalition Study Finds Value-Based Insurance Design...
Reducing Employee Out-of-Pocket Costs for Select Care Results in Higher Adherence, Lower Overall Health Cost Among Diabetes Patients, Mixed Results Among Asthma Patients ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS...
View ArticleSwinton Insurance Fined £7m Over Mis-Selling
High street insurance group Swinton has been fined more than £7m over mis-selling products to consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Swinton’s aggressive sales strategy meant that it...
View ArticleFG13/3 - Code of Practice for the relationship between the external auditor...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today As a result of the financial crisis, we recognised the need to engage more effectively with auditors. So the Financial Services Authority's...
View ArticleEx-Mortgage Advisor sentenced to two years after FCA action...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) On Friday 12 July, at Maidstone Crown Court, following...
View ArticleRubin Price Securities (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Yesterday We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with...
View ArticleICG (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm) (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised...
View ArticleFCA fines high street insurance giant £7.4 million
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined high street insurance retailer Swinton Group £7,380,400 million for ‘aggressive’ mis-selling. The FCA found that Swinton’s ‘aggressive sales strategy’...
View ArticleCover Driver trading as Coverdriver.co.uk (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised...
View ArticleXP Markets Ltd (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Yesterday We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with...
View ArticleCP13/5 - Review of the client assets regime for investment business (FCA -...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today This paper consults on material changes to the rules in relation to client money, custody assets and mandates. Our proposals aim to enhance...
View ArticleFCA review of automatic renewal of fixed term bonds (FCA - Financial Conduct...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today We have completed one aspect of our work on automatic renewal, which looked into firms' contract terms and practices regarding automatic...
View ArticleTR13/4 - Automatic renewal of fixed-term bonds (FCA - Financial Conduct...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today This report publishes our work to date on the automatic renewal of fixed-term bonds. We asked 30 firms that offer fixed-term bonds for...
View ArticleSwinton fined £7.4m over mis-sold insurance add-ons
Swinton failed to inform customers that the policies, which netted it £93m, were optional and separate from the core cover Swinton sold motor breakdown, personal accident and home emergency policies...
View ArticleFCA fines Swinton Group Limited £7.38 million for mis-selling monthly add-on...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Swinton Group Limited (Swinton), one of the largest insurance retailers on the high street, £7,380,400 for...
View ArticleDean Witter Consultancy (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised...
View ArticleRegulation round-up July 2013 (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Information for all firms 100 days of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) On 9th July, the FCA had been in operation for 100 days. In his ABI speech,...
View ArticleFCA bans and fines former insurance broker £140,000 (FCA/PN/067/2013) (FCA -...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned Paul Cable of Bromley, Kent £140,000 for failing to act with integrity. Whilst...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Industry Dynamics and Competitive Landscape in the...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3wwgvg/industry_dynamics) has announced the addition of the "Industry Dynamics and Competitive Landscape in...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Life Insurance in Canada, Key Trends and Opportunities...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7kxl9q/life_insurance_in) has announced the addition of the "Life Insurance in Canada, Key Trends and...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Industry Dynamics and Competitive Landscape in the...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zq8xth/industry_dynamics) has announced the addition of the "Industry Dynamics and Competitive Landscape in...
View ArticleAlternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (FCA - Financial...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) On the 22 July 2013 UK law implementing the Alternative...
View ArticleJames Eden (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. This...
View ArticleMonthly PPI refunds and compensation (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today During May 2013, £422 million was paid back to customers who complained about the way they were sold payment protection insurance (PPI)....
View ArticleFCA fines US based oil trader US $903K for market manipulation (FCA -...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined US based High Frequency Trader, Michael Coscia, US $903,176 (£597,993) for deliberate...
View ArticleRoyal Bank of Scotland fined £5.6m for failing to properly report over a...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £5,620,300 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for incorrectly reporting transactions they made in...
View ArticleEnsuring markets work well for consumers and for firms – FCA publishes...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) mandate to ensure there is effective competition in financial services markets represents the most significant...
View Article2013 Risk and Trend Mapping No13 for financial markets and savings (AMF -...
(Source: AMF - Financial Markets Authority of the French Republic) July 2013 Research, Strategy and Risks Directorate 2013 RISK AND TREND MAPPING FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS AND SAVINGS EDITORIAL Now is an...
View ArticleWefindanypension.com Ltd, t/a We Find Any Pension, t/a The Pension...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. This...
View ArticleMiles Corporate Services (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. This...
View ArticleAnti-money laundering (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) This report sets out our obligations relating to anti-money laundering, our approach to carrying out those obligations, and the trends and emerging risks...
View ArticleFinal annual public meeting of the Financial Services Authortiy (FCA -...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) At this annual event, we will discuss the Financial Services Authority 2012/13 Annual Report. Further details and booking When? Thursday 18...
View ArticleSupervising retail investment advice: how firms are implementing the RDR...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Why are we publishing this Thematic Review (TR)? We are currently doing a three-stage thematic review to assess investment advisory firms' approaches to...
View ArticleRetail Distribution Review six months in – how firms are implementing the...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an early review of how advisory firms have implemented some of the core aspects of the Retail...
View ArticleChairman’s speech (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today/ Author: John Griffith-Jones Speech by FCA Chairman, John Griffith-Jones, at the Annual Public Meeting, London. This is the text of the...
View ArticleRange Legal Assistance (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) Published: Today We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against...
View ArticleInsurers’ alliance raises need to check tariffs amid growth
A GROUP of non-life insurance companies in Cebu is expecting 10 to 15 percent growth this year, driven by fire and motor vehicle insurances. Cebu Insurers Club president Janice Diaz attributed the...
View ArticleResearch and Markets: Life Insurance in Venezuela, Key Trends and...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b8ls66/life_insurance_in) has announced the addition of the "Life Insurance in Venezuela, Key Trends and...
View ArticlePeter Braumüller, FMA Director Insurance Supervision, re-elected to EIOPA...
(Source: FMA - Financial Market Authority) Peter Braumüller, Director for Insurance and Pension Companies Supervision at the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), has been re-elected as member of...
View ArticleFCA Statement on CRD IV (FCA - Financial Conduct Authority)
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) On 26 July 2013, the EBA published an implementing technical standard regarding FINREP and COREP which finalises the rules surrounding harmonised reporting,...
View ArticleINI Securities GmbH (Clone of FCA EEA Authorised Firm) (FCA - Financial...
(Source: FCA - Financial Conduct Authority) We (the Financial Conduct Authority - FCA) have published this statement today in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. This...
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