Ben Kingsley is a partner in Slaughter and May's Financial Regulation Group. On a regular basis, Ben shares his thoughts with PLC Financial Services subscribers on topical developments in the banking and investment services sector.

In his November 2012 column, Ben provides an update on the Rubenstein case, comments on the FSA's latest proposals for reforming the client money and assets regime, touches on the Treasury's proposals to modify the threshold conditions for authorisation, and finally includes a brief mention of the Liikanen Report on reforming the structure of the European banking sector.