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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]
Nationwide fined nearly £1m for security lapses
News Nationwide Building Society has been fined £980,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for information security lapses. Margaret Cole, director of enforcement at the FSA, said in... [14 Feb 2007]
FSA website debate rumbles on
News The Financial Services Authority is awaiting an independent arbitration decision on whether it has the domain name rights to fsa.co.uk, currently owned by software provider Findlay Steele Associates. The... [26 Sep 2001]
Small firm punches above its weight to keep domain name
News The domain name in question is fsa.co.uk licensed to Findlay Steele Associates in April 1997 but a problem has arisen due to a clash with finance watchdog the FSA. Although the FSA said... [19 Oct 2001]
FSA trains staff to spy on online fraudsters
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to train its enforcement officials to surf the Internet to crackdown on fraud and unlicensed financial services on the Web. A spokeswoman for the... [20 Dec 1999]
FSA will not pay compensation for LSE crash
News Labour MP Jim Cousins will receive a frosty reception at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) if he demands compensation for London Stock Exchange (LSE) traders caught in the April 5 meltdown. He told... [18 May 2000]
FSA warns banks to 'wake-up' to dangers of outsourcing
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised finance firms for not taking enough responsibility when outsourcing IT functions. Michael Foot, head of the FSA, said financial... [13 Jun 2000]
FSA urges online banks to put security first
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has blasted online banks for tempting a breakdown in security by overloading their web servers with too many customers. The chairman of the FSA,... [21 Jun 2000]
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... [25 Jul 2005]
FSA warns banks to wise up on security
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned the banking industry to shape up their attitudes to securing sensitive data and customer information. One of the recommendations the FSA... [25 Apr 2008]
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... [22 Nov 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... [05 Dec 2005]
FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is significantly upgrading the technology it uses to monitor the UK financial markets and to identify potential market abuses. Following the introduction of MiFID... [20 Jun 2007]
FSA signs far-reaching outsourcing deals
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has handed the bulk of its IT to Fujitsu Services in an eight-year, £80m outsourcing contract. The FSA said the goal is both to cut costs and have... [20 Apr 2007]
FSA simplifies compliance
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... [18 Aug 2006]
