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Praemium expands UK funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... ASX-listed Praemium Limited is on the brink of expanding its UK business after it approached the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) for authorisation of five new risk-based fund-of-fund portfolios. The new funds will be managed by UK-based Old Broad ...

Praemium signs on UK Fat Prophets

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... of SO Smartfund, a hybrid SMA/managed fund offering developed by Praemium and approved by the UK Financial Services Authority earlier this month. Praemium claims the product's legal structure will allow clients to make the most out of the UK tax laws ...

Algos trap rogue traders

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... and market abuse. Apama has been working with several international regulators, including the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), to incorporate "real time" fraud detection technologies into its market monitoring endeavours in a bid to detect fraud. ...

Præmium tackles UK SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... administration provider PrA|mium Limited is one step closer to establishing its UK business as the Financial Services Authority approved the new legal framework for Smartfund - its British adaptation of the Separately Managed Account (SMA). PrA|mium's ...

FSA changes practices after Northern Rock

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The UK based Financial Services Authority (FSA) has overhauled its staffing and reviewing methods after an internal investigation found it failed to properly review Northern Rock's liquidity crisis. In February, Newcastle-based Northern Rock sought ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... reported that the UK's fourth-largest home lender would be given a short-term credit line from the UK Financial Services Authority and the UK Treasury to allow it to maintain operations. "The Aussie, kiwi and all carry trade (currencies) got dumped on ...

No special rules needed for PE: FSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
In a pointer to where the Senate Inquiry into private equity will most likely head, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a statement about how it intends to regulate private equity - collect more statistics, hold yet more inquiries but ...

FPA appoints policy head

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... March. Prior to his time with the IMMFA Fitzpatrick spent seven years with the UK regulator, the Financial Services Authority. "Ged will play a key role in maintaining our good relations with government, the opposition and ASIC, particularly as the agenda ...

Macquarie seeks banking licence in Britain

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... Europe. The bank's chief executive Allan Moss said Macquarie would submit an application to the UK Financial Services Authority in July, seeking permission to set up a locally incorporated banking entity. The bank already operates as a foreign branch. ...

PE won't be allowed to cause systemic risks: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... regulators are monitoring overseas policy shifts closely, he said. "Regulators around the world, the FSA [Financial Services Authority] here in London has done a big report, we are having this looked at in Australia by our Council of Financial Regulators." ...