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Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations

Thursday, 19 April, 2018

Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases - the Irish border in particular - and the framework for future EU-UK relations. This paper looks at how the EU and the UK envisage their relationship after Brexit.
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Debate on redress for victims of banking misconduct and the FCA

Tuesday, 10 April, 2018

A further debate on the wider implications of and causes of poor treatment of small firms by banks such as the RBS's Global Restructuring Group.
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Motor insurance: car or driver?

Thursday, 01 March, 2018

A petition is scheduled for debate on Monday 5 March 2018 on the subject: insurance should be on the car itself instead or the individuals who drive it
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Money laundering law

Wednesday, 14 February, 2018

This note charts successive phases of UK money laundering regulations and considers their benefits and burdens..
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Open Banking: banking but not as we know it?

Friday, 26 January, 2018

This Paper outlines the potential impact of the combined open banking and new PSD2 Directive on UK banking which started in January 2018. It looks at new banking applications and potential improvements to the current account market as well as consumer protections.
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Banking Services: reform and issues

Thursday, 21 December, 2017

A review of the new laws passed, reports about and issues surrounding, banks over the recent years.
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Financial Inclusion (Exclusion)

Tuesday, 19 December, 2017

Successive governments have promoted the policy of financial inclusion for a number of reasons. This note outlines some of these methods.
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Motor car insurance

Friday, 01 December, 2017

This note outlines some of the factors influencing the cost of motor insurance premiums and what government and the industry have done to try and reduce costs.
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Retail Banking: overdraft and credit card charges

Monday, 20 November, 2017

This note sets out the background and chronology to various challenges mounted by the public and the Office of Fair Trading against credit card companies and high street banks over their charging policies.
Insight

Why have interest rates been raised? And what’s the impact?

Thursday, 02 November, 2017
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Research Briefing

Household flood insurance

Wednesday, 05 July, 2017

The establishment of the Flood Re scheme by the Water Act and subsequent Regulations. This briefing is no longer being updated.
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Financial Services: European aspects

Friday, 30 June, 2017

This Paper brings together recent European Union legislative and regulatory developments in the sphere of financial or corporate regulation. It provides relevant UK context and activity. It also includes a checklist of EU regulations currently being implemented across the EU with links to further information or explanation.
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Corporate Economic Crime

Tuesday, 27 June, 2017

This brief outlines the issues involved with corporate economic crime and the measures taken, principally to reduce bribery and corruption..
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Bank accounts: problems of identification

Friday, 09 June, 2017

This note is aimed at the more practical manifestations of money laundering legislation: why can't I open a bank account?
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Payment Systems Regulator

Friday, 09 June, 2017

The financial crash of 2008 was a wake up call to the inadequacies of financial regulation worldwide. The basic payment service mechanisms on which everything relies did not escape the notice of the authorities. The upshot is a new regulator of the 'plumbing' of the financial system. This note describes its establishment and scope.
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