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Training Course:

An Introduction to UK Financial Regulation

School/Trainer:

UNICOM
London, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This one-day course provides a practical, comprehensive introduction and guide to UK Financial regulation; covering the current and evolving guidelines, conduct of business, markets and exchanges, solvency requirements, money laundering, global jurisdictions, and a number of other areas.

Objectives
To understand the general principles of financial services regulation
To understand what a firm needs to do to comply with the regulations
To understand when an organisation may need FSA authorisation

Who should attend?
This course will benefit directors and senior managers of authorised firms, employees of financial firms not directly involved in compliance work, all involved in the City or in insurance, accountants and solicitors with clients in the financial services sector or who are in authorised firms.

Programme

9.00 Registration and Coffee

9.30 Start

History of regulation

Scandals
Tulips
South Sea bubble
US examples
Self regulation
Statutory regulation


Early regulators
Mediaeval guilds
Professions
Stock exchanges
Central Banks


Economic basis for regulation

Consumer confidence
Public benefit
Costs:
o regulator
o regulated
o bureaucratic inefficiencies

Effect on competition


Interesting cases over the last 20 years

Norton Warburg
Barlow Clowes
Pension mis-selling
Banks mis-selling
Various SIB cases
Split capital trusts
Equitable Life


Other jurisdictions

Norton Warburg
Barlow Clowes
Pension mis-selling
Banks mis-selling
Various SIB cases
Split capital trusts
Equitable Life


Other jurisdictions

Accountability
Parliament
Parliamentary Select Committee
Treasury
FSA
Split capital trusts
Consumer lobby and compensation culture


The current system

Accountability
Parliament
Parliamentary Select Committee
Treasury
FSA
Split capital trusts
Consumer lobby and compensation culture


Fundamentals

Statutory objectives
’Have regards to’
Requirements for consultation
Separation of enforcement powers
European directives
Human Rights Act
Practitioner and consumer panels


Coffee

Activities covered

Banking
Mortgages
Insurance - life
Insurance - general
Dealing and broking
Selling
Advising
Numbers of firms and size of industry, importance to UK


Basis of the Handbook

Principles
Rules
Guidance
Evidential provisions


Systems and controls

Apportionment of responsibilities
Monitoring of transactions
Record keeping


Applications

Fitness and propriety
Honesty
Solvency
Competence


Approved Persons

Requirements for specified activities
Fitness and propriety of individuals
Competence requirements


Solvency requirements

Banks
Insurance companies
Stockbrokers
IFAs Etc
Basel


Conduct of business

Clear, fair and not misleading
Financial promotions
Commission
Client classification, terms of business
Know your customer and suitability
Charges
Clients’ money


Markets and exchanges

Recognition
Exchanges
Clearing houses
Others
Listing requirements


The European dimension

Solvency
Passporting
Competition


How non-UK firms can do financial services business in the UK

Branches
Service basis
Disclosure
Others
Conduct of business rules


Lunch

Money laundering

Identification of customer systems and MLRO reporting
Record keeping
European directive
FSA enforcement actions
NCIS


Tea

Compensation

Training and competence

Qualifications
Continuing assessment


Complaints

How to deal with record keeping
Financial Services Ombudsman Service


Reporting and notification

Supervision

New regulator for the new millennium
Risk based supervision


Enforcement

Powers
Procedures


The future

It can only get worseĦ­

...''

Please go to the school's official website for training price and schedule:
http://www.unicom.co.uk/

Phone:+44 (0)1895 256484

School Address:

UNICOM R&D House
One Oxford Road
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB9 4DA, UNITED KINGDOM

Tel: +44 (0)1895 256484
Fax: +44 (0)1895 810201
Email: info@unicom.co.uk

Jobs & Resumes: London, Uxbridge
Houses & Roommates: London, Uxbridge




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