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Financial Services Authority definition

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What does Financial Services Authority mean?

The Financial Services Authority was the regulator in charge of overseeing banking and investment services.

The Financial Services Authority was the regulator for the financial services industry, in charge of the regulation of banks, building societies, friendly societies, industrial and provident societies and credit unions and insurance companies, and it was also responsible for the regulation of Lloyd's of London. The Authority was the competent authority for official listing. The Authority had various powers, including powers aimed at combating market abuse, powers to recognise and supervise investment exchanges and clearing houses, powers in relation to competition scrutiny, powers to regulate open-ended investment companies, and powers to oversee the ombudsman scheme and the compensation scheme. It had rule-making powers and powers to give guidance; for the most part the rules and guidance are contained in the Financial Services Authority's Handbook of Rules and Guidance. The Financial Services Authority was renamed the Financial Conduct Authority by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, s 1A(1), as from 1 April 2013.

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