The Financial Services Authority is the
single regulator in the UK for deposit-taking, insurance and
investment. It includes importantly the FSA Rules Handbook,
as well as specialist sectors - for example: "2001 Survey
of the Persistency of Life and Pensions Policies" and "A guide
to the provision of financial services education for consumers"
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The Bank of England
The Bank of England publishes a number
of useful papers, including the Minutes of the Monetary Policy
Committee, the Financial Stability Review (latest edition
December 2001) and the Bank's Quarterly Bulletin. Recent articles
of interest include "Banks and Systemic Risk" and "New Payment
System Designs" The website also contains a number of research
papers, including "Practical Issues Arising from the Euro"
(December 2001), as well as press releases and details of
the UK official gold sales. Go..
International Financial Services
London
"International Financial Services London"
(previously British Invisibles" is the professional representative
body for the City of London. It provides excellent statistics
on the position of the City of London as a financial center.
IFSL's role is to promote the international activities and
expertise of UK-based financial services. It is the only independent
cross-sectoral organisation representing the UK financial
services industry. Go..
The Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements,
based in Switzerland, is host to the main International Supervisory
Committees. It is particularly concerned with the implementation
of agreement on capital adequacy, and the site contains a
number of papers on this topic. Recent papers also include:
"Sound Practices for the Management and Supervision of Operational
Risk" (December 2001) and "Quarterly Review: International
Banking and Financial Market Developments Quarterly Review
December 2001" Go..
The European Central Bank
The European Central Bank provides excellent coverage of
the introduction of the Euro, as well as other European
banking topics. There are also links to other European central
banks' websites. Go..
The Treasury
This is the key website for UK economic policy. It contains
a wide range of material on the UK and international economy
- including the UK position on entry to the Euro. Go..
Chartered Institutes
The Chartered Institutes regulate the granting
of qualifications in Britain:
