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Financial Services Review 85 - Complete Issue
The Run on the Rock
The Treasury Select Committee’s recent report on the fall of Northern Rock is a searing indictment of the bank’s directors and the FSA’s failure to regulate for unforeseen risks. Mick James examines the lessons learned.
Times Leadership Challenge
The theme of leadership is central to the development of all finance professionals. Amrit Saroya looks at a training scheme with a difference.
Coaching your way to CPD
Participating in your company’s coaching programme can help you meet your CPD requirement. Claudia Chapman profiles one successful scheme.
A New EU Presidency
David Doyle, head of EU parliamentary affairs at ACCA, looks at the priorities for the new Slovenian EU presidency.
Professional Courses
More Principles-Based Regulation
The FSA’s principles-based approach to regulation brings challenges and opportunities in equal measure, as Paul Grainger explains.
Tax Studies Go Global
Calum Robson talks to ACCA member Joe Caplin about the benefits of further study towards an acclaimed international tax qualification.
Financial Services Network Events Programme
UCITS - The Never-Ending Story
The UCITS Directive(s) is continually evolving, as Ashley Kovas of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) reports.
Solvency II
Pierre Theron provides an overview of the insurance industry’s new solvency regulation
A Case Study - Preparing for MiFID Changes
Mazhar Manzoor writes on helping a major Japanese bank implement the requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive or ‘MiFID’.
Investment with a Conscience
The rise of socially responsible investment reflects consumers’ increasing concern about the ethical integrity of the business world. Vicky McAllister reports.

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