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News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has signed a four-year contract with three outsourcing companies to revamp its business applications. The move is intended to simplify the process for companies when they submit... [18 Aug 2006]
Online banking 'not safe enough', says watchdog
News The remarks come as research from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) found consumer confidence in online banking is "fragile". Philip Robinson, financial crime expert at the FSA, said in a statement:... [23 Jan 2006]
Banks use IT to mitigate bird flu threat
News And later this month the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will publish a document that lists bird flu as one reason for firms to improve the crisis management and disaster recovery plans. A spokeswoman for the... [17 Jan 2006]
City firms warned on disaster recovery plans
News The warning comes from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) following a resilience benchmarking project involving 60 of the UK's most significant firms and financial infrastructure providers. The FSA... [14 Dec 2005]
FSA to do minimum for EU compliance
News The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it will only implement the minimum requirements for European compliance regulations. Earlier this year the FSA criticised the European Union for failing... [05 Dec 2005]
The mafia targets bank insiders
News Earlier this month, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) warned firms to beware of criminal gang members getting jobs in firms and sending information back to their bosses. Callum McCarthy, chairman of the... [29 Nov 2005]
FSA warns to prepare for MiFID
News The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) is urging companies to prepare for European compliance laws that are set to cost the banking industry $1bn in IT renewals. The FSA is asking financial companies... [22 Nov 2005]
Leader: Don't leave it too late with MiFID
Leader It's all very well for the FSA and others to complain about MiFID being more trouble than it's worth - but it's already unwise to think that it can be blocked forever. It might not be straight bananas or some other idea... [31 Oct 2005]
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White Paper Four benefits applications - Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources Base Benefits, Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Benefits Administration, Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Flexible Spending Account (FSA)... [23 Aug 2005]
FSA reviews £20m IT needs
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is conducting a review of its £20m IT requirements, with outsourcing one of the options under consideration. In a contract notice published earlier this month, the... [16 Aug 2005]
Stockbroker cuts paper chase with online ID check
Case Study Kevin Doherty, head of financial crime prevention at TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe), told silicon.com: "We are a financial institution regulated by the FSA and for anti-money laundering purposes we have to have... [28 Jul 2005]
FSA slams EU over IT burden
News The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has blasted the EU for imposing complicated regulations that could land European banks with a €1bn technology bill. Chairman of the FSA Callum McCarthy has... [25 Jul 2005]
IF thunders ahead with document management
Case Study Because mortgages are the leading product the bank sells it was vital that IF was in compliance with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) regulations on time. IF project manager Andrew Fairfield told silicon.com: "The... [13 Jul 2005]
Royal Bank of Scotland takes lead with ID management
News We are regulated by the FSA and if we get it wrong we get fined. The Royal Bank of Scotland is to provide digital certificates to 40,000 businesses connected to BACS, the UK payment and clearing organisation. [28 Jun 2005]
Banks face prosecution over Indian call centre leak
News But banking watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA) refused to say whether it would launch any investigation. An FSA spokeswoman told silicon.com: "Our concerns are whether adequate security... [23 Jun 2005]
