The Financial Services Authority is the regulator of the financial services industry in the UK.

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Is your money safe?

Is your money safe if a firm goes bust?

Is your money protected when you buy an investment product, take out a pension or open a bank account - and then the firm goes out of business? The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) may be able to get your money back.

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Know Your Rights in 2012

Problems with your bank account? Or just wanting to know how quickly making and receiving payments should take? We have relaunched our downloadable guide explaining your rights when  dealing with  your bank or building society.

 

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£1.9 billion paid to PPI customers in 2011

£441 million was paid to customers in December 2011. This means that, in total, £1.9 billion redress was paid to customers last year.

 

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Information for CPP customers following share suspension

CPP Group PLC has announced suspension of its shares. We have concerns about how it sells identity theft and card protection policies.

 

Latest News and Publications

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FSA obtains interim injunction to halt unauthorised deposit-taker

21 Feb 

The Financial Service Authority (FSA) has obtained an interim injunction at the High Court against Stuart Carl Mudge and Anthony John Lewis regarding their involvement in the Churchgate Trading Syndicate (Churchgate).

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Santander fined £1.5 million for failing to clarify FSCS cover on structured products

20 Feb 

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Santander £1.5 million for failing to confirm under which circumstances its structured products would be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Customers began to query the extent of FSCS cover towards the end of 2008, but it was January 2010 before Santander clarified the position.

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FSA secures €77,000 for victims of boiler room fraud

17 Feb 

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has obtained a court order against Monobank Plc (Monobank) which paves the way for €77,000 (approximately £64,000) of redress to be paid to victims of a boiler room scam.

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GABRIEL

You can use our online information-gathering system GABRIEL (Gathering Better Regulatory Information ELectronically) to send us your reporting data. Our free e-learning course shows you how.

The FSA Handbook

Our Handbook sets out all our rules and guidance made under powers given to us by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). The online Handbook is updated regularly.

International and EU

We play a key role in the development of both International and European regulation. We actively participate in global forums to enhance cooperation and set consistent international standards. We also engage at the European level, which is increasingly the source of most of our policy initiatives.

Authorisation process

Any firm or individual that carries out a regulated financial service market activity in the UK must be authorised by us, unless they are exempt.

The FSA Register

Search our Register for firms, individuals and investment schemes that are, or have been, regulated by us.

 

Latest event - Solvency II Briefing:  the path to implementation for internal model firms

This briefing is aimed at people responsible for implementing Solvency II in firms, and in particular anyone working at or with firms intending to apply to use an internal model that are currently in the pre-application phase of our Internal Model Approval Process.

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