Paper looks at regulation of funded pensions

The Financial Services Authority (the FSA) has published the fifteenth in its series of Occasional Papers "The regulation of funded pensions, a case study of the United Kingdom" by Philip Davis of Brunel University. The paper considers various aspects of the regulation of occupational and personal pensions, assessed against economic and financial theory and the practice in other countries.

Notes for editors

1. Philip Davis is Professor of Economics at Brunel University, West London.

2. The paper is written in his personal capacity and the views expressed are not necessarily those of the FSA. It can be found on the FSA website at www.fsa.gov.uk.

3. The FSAs Occasional Paper series is part of the FSAs commitment to encouraging debate, about financial regulation issues among policy makers, practitioners and academics. It extends across economics and other disciplines. Copies of previous papers can be found on the FSAs Website.

4. The FSA regulates the financial services industry and has four objectives under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: maintaining market confidence; promoting public understanding of the financial system; the protection of consumers; and fighting financial crime.

5. The FSA aims to maintain efficient, orderly and clean financial markets and help retail consumers achieve a fair deal.