Compiled by Michael Foot CBE [former executive director of the Bank of England, spearheaded the creation of the Financial Services Industry, currently inspector of Bank and Trust Companies for the Bahamas], this reflects Michael's widespread contacts in the field of financial compliance and...

The essence of any bank is that it is a risktaking enterprise and therefore, as a part of good corporate governance, it is expected that relevant risk-related information will be released to the marketplace. Currently, however, it is suggested that there is insufficient disclosure of risk...

This paper sets out how the FSA intends to use enforcement tools to support its financial crime strategy and reduce the risk that regulated firms are used to further money laundering. It reiterates that public enforcement action is only one of a wide range of regulatory tools that may be used...

The paper is about HM Treasury’s consultation on the future of investment trusts regulation. The consultation follows the Treasury Select Committee’s recommendation in 2003 that investment trusts should be regulated by FSA following the collapse of a number of split capital investment...