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
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Research Briefing
Financial Services Bill: House of Lords Report & Third Reading stages
A guide to the main amendments agreed to during the Report and Thrid Reading stages of the Financial Services Bill 2012
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Research Briefing
EU Savings Directive : recent developments
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.
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Research Briefing
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Committee Stage Report
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
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Research Briefing
Reforming financial markets VIII: implementing the new Basel regulatory capital rules
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.
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Research Briefing
Bank of England (Appointment of Governor) Bill
This Bill would make the appointment of the Governor of the Bank of England dependent upon the approval of the Treasury Select Committee.
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Research Briefing
Financial Services Bill [Bill 278 of 2010-12]
The focus of this Bill is to set up a new framework for financial regulation in the United Kingdom
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Research Briefing
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill introduces reforms in a number of areas.
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Research Briefing
Reforming Financial Markets: I Hedge Funds
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 in the wake of the fianncial crisis. These notes attempt to describe the progress made on individual issues through these phases. This note focuses upon the regulation of hedge funds by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive.
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Research Briefing
Financial Services Bill: Committee Stage & Report Stage (day one) Report.
The focus of this Bill is to establish a new framework for financial regulation in the United Kingdom.
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Research Briefing
Credit Reference Agencies
This note outlines the operation and regulation of credit reference agencies. From April 2014 there will be a new activity of providing credit references that will replace the current activity of operating a credit reference agency. It also looks at the law surrounding the data which the agencies have access to.
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Research Briefing
Lending to business
This note sets out statistics available on lending to business and discusses recent trends in the data.
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Research Briefing
Financial Services Bill: Committee Stage Report
The focus of this Bill is to establish a new framework for financial regulation in the United Kingdom.
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