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Banks get new Basel II compliance guidelines
News The FSA has issued its proposals in a consultation paper on the key aspects of UK implementation of the European Union's Capital Requirements Directive (CRD), which is closely linked to Basel II. The implementation of the CRD will involve... [28 Jan 2005]
FSA warns to prepare for MiFID
News The FSA is asking financial companies to prepare for the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) - a regulation that will allow companies to provide services across borders and establish branches in other European states. [22 Nov 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 attacked the EU, saying it is "deeply... [25 Jul 2005]
FSA to do minimum for EU compliance
News Earlier this year the FSA criticised the European Union for failing to provide a cost-benefit analysis for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), a regulation that will allow financial institutions to establish branches in other... [05 Dec 2005]
UK banks ready for MiFID, says FSA
News The UK banking industry is in good shape for the European MiFID regulations which come into force on 1 November, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). An FSA spokesman told silicon.com that according to its MiFID monitoring programme... [30 Oct 2007]
Options for Providing Best Execution in Dealer Markets
White Paper Based on an initial proposal by the FSA, IBM Global Business Services (IBM) has developed an approach to Best Execution in the Over-the-Counter (OTC) markets, as required by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). [11 Sep 2007]
MiFID guidance "not good enough"
News FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring In the UK, 46 per cent of respondents thought the FSA's minimal-guidance approach to MiFID compliance makes it difficult to understand exactly what the FSA requires of them. [26 Jul 2007]
MiFID: No big bang - but it's not over yet
News FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring ¦ Speaking to silicon.com a Financial Services Authority (FSA) spokesman suggested the FSA is happy with the way things have gone so far. MiFID - the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive... [26 Nov 2007]
MiFID - will the banks be ready in time?
News Financial Services Authority (FSA) might be lenient on those banks not fully compliant for up to 18 months, as the implications of MiFID slowly become clear. FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring ¦ [03 Oct 2007]
MiFID: It's finally right here, right now
News UK banks ready for MiFID, says FSA ¦ FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring ¦ The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said the The FSA estimates that around 12,000 firms in the UK will be affected by MiFID. [01 Nov 2007]
Firms 'wait and see' as MiFID deadline looms
News The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has calculated that the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive - MiFID - will create one-off implementation costs of between £870m and £1bn, with ongoing costs of £100m per year after that. [28 Nov 2006]
MiFID compliance warning
News FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring ¦ The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is now looking into how well firms are complying with MiFID, looking at issues such as disclosure of information and best execution, but when asked how MiFID... [13 Mar 2008]
MiFID: Banks not ready as deadline looms
News FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring ¦ MiFID - the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive - is a set of regulations to update the way investment banks do business by, among other things, improving record keeping and promoting best... [17 Oct 2007]
MiFID: No boon for small and private banks?
News FSA upgrades tech to improve MiFID monitoring ¦ While large banks and exchanges are set to grow as a result of adopting MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive), small domestic players and private banks will get little from their... [30 Oct 2007]
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. And as the deadline for compliance with the directive is expected to be April... [31 Oct 2005]
