Overview

Stephenson Harwood's regular round-up of news, speeches and publications on financial services regulation and enforcement in the UK.

Content includes:

- CESR publishes risk management principles for UCITS
- IOSCO consults on the regulation of hedge funds
- FATF to examine impact of financial crisis on anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing controls
- EVCA sends its response on potential regulation of European private equity industry to European Parliament and European Commission
- European Council adopts depositor protection directive
- HM Treasury publishes special resolution regime Code of Practice
- The FSA begins consulting on reforming remuneration practices
- New Contracts for Difference disclosure regime to take effect in June
- The FSA publishes an update on RDR qualifications
- IOSCO’s proposals for commodity futures markets are welcomed by the FSA and CFTC
- PPI and Competition Commission Remedies
- The FSA fines insurance broker for control failings and for misleading clients
- Court of Appeal confirms that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can assess bank charges for fairness
- OFT imposes requirements under Consumer Credit Act 1974 on debt collection firm



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