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Finance

  • Research Briefing

    Mesothelioma Bill

    Monday, 18 November, 2013

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Civil law
    • Diseases
    • Finance
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Immigration Bill

    Thursday, 17 October, 2013

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Civil law
    • Family law
    • Finance
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Rented housing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    EU bibliographies: Financial services

    Wednesday, 02 October, 2013

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    High Cost Credit Bill

    Wednesday, 10 July, 2013

    This is a Private Members Bill introduced by Paul Blomfield.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Pay Day Loans

    Thursday, 27 June, 2013

    Payday loans: current regulatory reform and intitiatives

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Tuesday, 25 June, 2013

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Insurance and discrimination laws: motor and travel insurance

    Thursday, 14 March, 2013

    This note outlines how the insurance industry operates within the law on discrimination, particularly with respect to age and sex discrimination.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Equality
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill

    Thursday, 28 February, 2013

    This, latest, financial services reform legislation brings together the final proposals for how the banking sector will look going forward.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Government, banks and “Project Merlin”

    Thursday, 14 February, 2013

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
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    Financial Services Bill: House of Lords committee stages

    Wednesday, 19 December, 2012

    Summary of Lords committee stages of Financial Services Bill

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Services Bill: House of Lords Report & Third Reading stages

    Thursday, 06 December, 2012

    A guide to the main amendments agreed to during the Report and Thrid Reading stages of the Financial Services Bill 2012

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    EU Savings Directive : recent developments

    Wednesday, 17 October, 2012

    In July 2005 legislation to tackle tax evasion on savings income held in one State for individuals resident in another - the EU Savings Directive (Council Directive 2003/48/EC). There have been concerns that the Directive is not as effective as initially hoped. This note looks at recent debates on amending it.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Wednesday, 03 October, 2012

    This is a report on the Public Bill Committee Stage of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. It is designed to complement the Research Paper Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (RP 12/33), which covers in more detail the background to the Bill

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Local government
    • Parliament
    • Planning
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Reforming financial markets VIII: implementing the new Basel regulatory capital rules

    Wednesday, 22 August, 2012

    This is one of a series of notes which looks at actual or proposed reforms of either certain parts of the financial services sector or reforms of certain activities. These notes attempt to describe the progress made on individual issues through these phases. This note focuses upon the standards for prudential capital and liquidity control put forward at various levels of national and international authority.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Bank of England (Appointment of Governor) Bill

    Tuesday, 03 July, 2012

    This Bill would make the appointment of the Governor of the Bank of England dependent upon the approval of the Treasury Select Committee.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance

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