Following the banking crisis, the Chancellor of the Exchequer asked Lord Turner, in his capacity as Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, to review and make recommendations for reforming UK and international approaches to the way banks are regulated.

The Consultation sets out the Financial Services Authority’s proposed guidance to product providers on their internal systems and controls relating to the development, design, marketing and distribution of structured products.

The European Banking Authority has published a Recommendation, relating to banks’ recapitalization needs as part of a broader European package agreed by the European Council in October 2011 to address the current situation in the EU by restoring stability and confidence in financial markets.

The Financial Services Authority has released a consultation paper to address concerns regarding low consumer awareness with regard to depositor protection.

The House of Commons’ Treasury Select Committee has published a memorandum of advice by Bill Knight and Sir David Walker, as specialist advisers to the Treasury Select Committee, on the Financial Services Authority's report on the Failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The Financial Reporting Council has published a report looking at developments in corporate governance in 2011 and the impact of the UK Corporate Governance Code and the UK Stewardship Code.

The Financial Services Authority has released a consultation paper to receive feedback on the proposed format of the "regulatory prudent valuation return", including showing the net and gross balance sheets for a defined list of asset classes, together with the potential downside and upsid

The Financial Services Authority and the UK Treasury have jointly published a consultation paper which follows the adoption of an Amending Directive on 24 November 2010, which revised both the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive.

The Financial Services Authority has published a policy statement on the review of the covered bond regime which sets out, amongst other things, certain changes to the Regulated Covered Bond sourcebook which are intended to introduce consistent standards of investor reporting, clarify the role of &q

The European Banking Authority has published a speech given by its chairman, Andrea Enria which discusses the proposal the EBA has put forward to deal with the impact of the sovereign debt crisis on EU banking markets and the concept of the EU Single Rulebook.