FSA
The unsociable FSA’s Dr Pepper moment
The Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) latest guidance (this link downloads a PDF of the guidance, by the way) on the application of social web tools by regulated businesses was issued a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, I was given the chance to offer my view as part of …
Pinocchio meets the regulators… and it’s not looking pretty
‘Liar loans’ received a decent airing in the mid week money sections this week with warnings coming thick and fast. Simon Read focused the Mirror’s ‘Cash Point’ column on the FSA ruling to curb irresponsible lending of self certification mortgages, aka liar loans. These changes by the FSA mean …
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FSA guidance on social web: misguided, ill-judged and ambiguous
Advice issued by the FSA on the use of the social web by regulated businesses is misguided, ill-judged and ambiguous - it risks deterring businesses, like independent financial advice practices, from adopting the medium to improve client engagement and reduce costs.
The FSA guidance suggests ’applying the rules to financial promotions …
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