Capital Markets

The Global Financial Crisis has exposed substantial structural flaws in the regulation of capital markets, in particular the impact of an exponential increase in the value of derivative trading as well as the operation of specifc sectors, including securitisation. The reform process mandated in Basel Three increases the capital charges of banks to securitisation exposure. This work dovetails with the reform agenda developed by the Financial Stability Board, the objective of which is to 'cooridnate at an international level the work of national financial authorities and international standard setrting bodies in order to develop and promote the implementation of effective regulatory, supervisory and other financai lsector polcies.' It assesses vulnerabilities, promote coordination and information exchange and monitors and advises on market practice and implications for regulatory capacity. It has launched a series of peer-review reports, which includes Australia (November 2011), Canada (January 2012) and Switzerland (January 2012). This series tracks these developments and the national responses.

Financial Services Authority Fines Barclays £59.5 million for Significant Failings in Relation to LIBOR and EURIBOR

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) £59.5 million for misconduct relating to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR).
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Financial Services Authority Introduces Rules Telling Banks to Display Depositor Compensation Arrangements

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will require all banks, building societies and credit unions to prominently display posters and stickers in branches and on websites explaining which deposit guarantee scheme applies to their customers’ deposits.
Originally Published: 
Monday, May 28, 2012

Financial Services Authority Speech: Delivering Effective Corporate Governance - The Financial Regulator’s Role

Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) delivered a speech today in which he reviewed the progress of regulatory reforms since the financial crisis and, in particular, focused on how more action is needed to deliver effective corporate governance.
Originally Published: 
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shadow Banking and Financial Instability: Lord Turner speech to the CASS Business School

In a speech to the CASS Business School the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Lord Turner, set out how the ‘shadow banking’ sector contributed to the financial crisis, the risks it still poses to financial stability and the importance of a sufficiently comprehensive and radical pol
Originally Published: 
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Financial Services Authority Publishes Censure against Bank of Scotland plc in Respect of Failings within its Corporate Division between January 2006 and December 2008

The FSA has confirmed publicly that it has been carrying out an enforcement investigation into HBOS in respect of specific issues relevant to its failure during the wider financial crisis.
Originally Published: 
Friday, March 9, 2012

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