United Kingdom
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Capital-at-risk structured products receive highest proportion of successful complaints: UK
More complaints against structured capital-at-risk products were resolved in favour of UK consumers than for any other financial product investigated by the Financial Ombudsman Service last year
Fatca reciprocity agreement may cause delays, experts warn
US firms expected to push back on Fatca quid pro quo
Some clarity on UK’s EMR but questions remain
UK energy companies have received clarity on some sections of the government's Electricity Market Reform but questions remain for other areas.
US large exposures rule could stop banks trading with RBS
Federal Reserve proposals limiting counterparty risk could put RBS and the UK government in one pot – potentially forcing US banks to cut exposure to both
Trade of the month: the impact of RDR on structured products
Trade of the month: the impact of RDR on structured products
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Lookback
Lookback
FSA requests responses on Ucis by June 27, leaving open the inclusion of delta 1 certificates
Banks must respond to the UK Financial Services Authority by Wednesday with feedback on new rules that will clamp down on the sale of unregulated collective investment schemes. Whether delta 1 products will be caught by the new rules is unclear
Fatca timeline in question with new Swiss-US deal
A new arrangement between the Swiss and US governments for Fatca compliance brings Fatca timelines into question, expert warns
Meteor hires Stuff to lead listed product distribution
David Stuff has joined Meteor Investment Solutions only weeks after leaving the UK structured products team at Royal Bank of Scotland
Cost pressures making online distribution attractive to UK structurers
Retail Distribution Review forcing structurers and distributors to consider greater use of online platforms for trading structured products
Morgan Stanley offers deferred kickout on the FTSE 100
Kickout choice
Five-year income linked to FTSE 100 and the Bank of England base rate
Benchmarks and base rates
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Taking the Retail Distribution Review to Europe
Replicating the RDR
Stripping out commission will transform UK market, says FSA's Woodall
Linda Woodall, head of investments at the UK Financial Services Authority talks about the balance between consumer protection and the need to police financial advisers ahead of the Retail Distribution Review
Fears that IFAs will focus on the 'super-rich' post-RDR
As the regulatory environment gets tougher for UK retail banks, some industry figures warn of an exodus of IFAs from the retail market in order to target high-net-worth investors
Readiness of IFAs for Retail Distribution Review called into question
Most independent financial advisers are still unprepared for the implementation of the FSA's Retail Distribution Review, according to market participants
Why structured products might benefit from the FSA's Retail Distribution Review
Market participants in the UK are optimistic that the removal of commission in favour of fees for financial advice as part of the Financial Services Authority's Retail Distribution Review will help sales of structured products
Cyprus presidency fears add urgency to CRD IV talks
Ecofin votes through new regulatory regime - and final amendments appear to give UK extra freedom - but work remains before Danish presidency ends on July 1
FSA releases final guidance as well as complexity insight
The UK Financial Services Authority released its final guidance on retail structured products on March 23. The consumer protection document was released by the regulator ahead of more statements of extreme caution from FSA chairman Adair Turner and after…
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