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5 unusual facts about Financial Services and Markets Act 2000


Financial Ombudsman Service

The United Kingdom's Financial Ombudsman Service is an ombudsman established in 2001 as a result of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to help settle disputes between consumers and UK-based businesses providing financial services, such as banks, building societies, insurance companies, investment firms, financial advisers and finance companies.

FSMA

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, a UK law that created the Financial Services Authority

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries continues the former Institute’s role as a designated professional body, under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which enables it to license firms that are managed or controlled by actuaries, allowing them to carry on certain limited regulated activities.

Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Act 2006

This section inserts sections 300B to 300E of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Investor Relations Society

Investor Relations activities in the UK are covered by a number of legal and regulatory requirements including the Companies Act 2006, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and The Criminal Justice Act 1993.



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