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Ian Mason's financial services and compliance column: April 2009
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Ian Mason's financial services and compliance column: April 2009
by PLC Financial Services
| Published on 27 Apr 2009 • United Kingdom |
Ian Mason is a Partner and Head of the Financial Services and Regulatory team at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP. He was formerly Head of the Wholesale Group in the FSA's Enforcement Division. Ian is a member of the PLC Financial Services consultation board. Ian shares his views on topical financial services regulatory issues with PLC Financial Services subscribers on a regular basis.
In his column for April 2009, Ian considers:
- the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal decision in the Winterflood market abuse case (published on 2 April 2009);
- the FSA's proposals on remuneration, on which it is currently consulting;
- the FSA's new conduct of business regime for retail banking (outlined in a policy statement published on 24 April 2009; and
- the Solvency II Directive (approved by the European Parliament on 23 April 2009) and the draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (expected to be published on 29 April 2009).