Research Briefing
Child Trust Funds & Junior ISA transferability
Child Trust Funds and Junior Isa transferability
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Research Briefing
Immigration Bill: Committee Stage Report
The Immigration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 10 October 2013 and had its Second Reading on 22 October. It is due to have Report stage and Third Reading on 30 January 2014. This Note discusses the main issues debated in Public Bill Committee.
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Research Briefing
The Independent Commission on Banking: The Vickers Report & the Parliamentary Commission on banking standards
This note summarises the main features proposed by the Vickers Commission to reform the UK banking market.
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Research Briefing
Split Capital Investment Trusts
This note provides an explanation of the historic split capital trust 'debacle' in the mid 2000's
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Research Briefing
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill: Lords stages
This note summarises the proceedings of the Lords committee stage of the bill.
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Research Briefing
Mesothelioma Bill
The Bill provides the legislative framework for a new Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme to make payments to people with diffuse mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos either negligently or in breach of statutory duty by an employer, and who are unable to bring a claim for damages against the employer or an Employers’ Liability (EL) insurer.
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Research Briefing
Immigration Bill
The Immigration Bill would significantly reduce migrants’ rights of appeal; restrict access to services including private rented accommodation, bank accounts and NHS services by reference to immigration status; establish new arrangements for investigating sham marriages and examining persons departing the UK; and make various other changes related to immigration controls.
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Research Briefing
EU bibliographies: Financial services
This reference Note brings together Internet links to; relevant documents, UK and EU scrutiny and overviews of adopted EU legislation and draft EU legislation on financial services and markets.
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Research Briefing
High Cost Credit Bill
This is a Private Members Bill introduced by Paul Blomfield.
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Research Briefing
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill: Committee Stage Report
This Bill follows a series of Acts passed since the financial crisis of 2008. Whereas other Acts established a new regulatory framework, this Bill sets out a new ‘architecture’ of the institutions themselves.
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Research Briefing
Insurance and discrimination laws: motor and travel insurance
This note outlines how the insurance industry operates within the law on discrimination, particularly with respect to age and sex discrimination.
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Research Briefing
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
This, latest, financial services reform legislation brings together the final proposals for how the banking sector will look going forward.
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Research Briefing
Government, banks and “Project Merlin”
This note outlines the scope of Project Merlin which was designed to improve relations between government and the banking industry and included commitments on bank lending to business.
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Research Briefing
Financial Services Bill: House of Lords committee stages
Summary of Lords committee stages of Financial Services Bill
Total results (page 12 of 18)