Financial sector

Europe Starts Financial Sector Governance Reform

June 07, 2010

The European Commission has launched a review of the corporate governance rules followed by financial firms in its 27 member states.A wide-ranging Green Paper floats a series of potential governance reforms, including new duties for directors, better risk reporting, and a wider remit for external auditors.The paper argues, “Although corporate...
 

FSA Pushes Through Unpopular Fines Crackdown

March 05, 2010

Britain's Financial Services Authority has decided to push ahead with a controversial new policy on compliance penalties, despite concerns that it is too harsh and will damage the FSA's relationships with regulated firms.The new framework, which takes immediate effect, could lead to the fines imposed by the FSA tripling in...
 

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