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FCA Mission: Approach to Authorization

FCA report sets out its approach to authorizations

UK Financial Conduct Authority report sets out its approach to authorizations. Sets out the conditions that firms and individuals must meet to be authorized, how the FCA evaluates whether firms and individuals meet the conditions, how authorizations promote competition, and how the effectiveness of authorization decisions are evaluated.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Nov 2018 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Application Paper on the Use of Digital Technology in Inclusive Insurance

IAIS guidance on regulations and supervisory practices regarding digital technology in inclusive insurance

International Association of Insurance Supervisors application paper discusses use of digital technology, FinTech and InsurTech in inclusive insurance. Paper: i) describes typical inclusive insurance market and typical inclusive insurance customer; ii) describes use and implications of digital technology with inclusive insurance markets; and iii) provides application guidance on the relevant internationally-agreed Insurance Core Principles regarding the use of digital technology in inclusive insurance.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Nov 2018

Type: Guideline

Peer: Issues Paper on Conduct of Business in Inclusive Insurance

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Insurance, Microinsurance

Gender Considerations in Balancing Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism

AFI guidance note discusses how to balance women's financial inclusion with financial integrity policy objectives

Alliance for Financial Inclusion guidance note discusses current practices in the AFI network to support financial policymakers and regulators responsible for implementing and overseeing AML/CFT standards at the national level. Raises awareness of specific financial inclusion challenges disproportionately faced by women in the national implementation of AML/CFT standards, and assists in the formulation and implementation of policy responses that can contribute to advancing women's financial inclusion.

Publisher: Others Release date: Nov 2018

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

Improving Digital and Financial Inclusion for Gender Equality

TC executive panel on harnessing innovation for gender equality

Toronto Centre executive panel discusses: i) what actions have been most effective in increasing access to and use of financial services by women and how they can be incorporated into strategies designed for inclusive financial sectors; ii) how to improve the quality, availability and use of gender-disaggregated data; iii) what international institutions are doing in this regard; iv) the most constraining legal, regulatory and other barriers and what has been done to overcome them; and v) what else needs to be done to improve digital financial inclusion for gender equality.

Publisher: Toronto Centre Release date: Oct 2018

Type: TC Videos

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Pensions, Securities

Guidelines on Provision of Digital Advisory Services

MAS guidelines on characteristics and risks of digital advisory services

Monetary Authority of Singapore guideline sets out its assessment of the unique characteristics of and risks posed by digital advisory services (also known as robo-advisors), along with regulatory expectations.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Oct 2018 Country: Singapore

Type: Guideline

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Securities

FCA Approach to Competition

FCA report sets out its approach to promoting competition in the interests of consumers

UK Financial Conduct Authority report sets out its approach to promoting competition, one of core objectives. Describes the FCA's role in promoting competition and its decision-making framework for identifying potential harm, diagnosing and remedying features of a market that do not work well for consumers, and evaluating the success of those remedies to inform our future decisions.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Oct 2018 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: FCA Mission: Approach to Authorization, FCA Mission: Approach to Consumers

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Women in Finance: A Case for Closing Gaps

IMF report analyzes women's roles as users of financial services and as leaders in financial institutions and supervisory agencies

International Monetary Fund report examines large gap between representation of men and women in leadership positions in banks and banking supervision agencies worldwide. Analysis suggests that the presence of women as well as a higher share of women on bank boards appears associated with greater financial resilience and greater bank stability.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Sep 2018

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking

HKMA Mystery Shopping Program

HKMA mystery shopping program on banks' selling practices in respect of investment products and insurance products

Hong Kong Monetary Authority mystery shopping program to ascertain the practices of banks in customer risk profiling, financial needs analysis (as applicable to life insurance products), suitability of recommendations, and product and risk disclosure. A good example of an effective supervisory technique for promoting consumer protection and improved corporate governance.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Aug 2018 Country: Hong Kong, China

Type: Supervisory Practice

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking

Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN)

FCA consultation sets out plan for a new "global sandbox" to enable innovative firms to interact with regulators around the world

UK Financial Conduct Authority consultation to create a global sandbox or Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) to provide a more efficient way for innovative firms to interact with regulators. Three main functions of the proposed GFIN would be: i) to act as a network of regulators to collaborate and share experiences of innovation in respective markets, including emerging technologies and business models; ii) to provide a forum for joint policy work and discussions; and iii) to provide firms with an environment in which to trial cross-border solutions .

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Aug 2018 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

FCA Mission: Approach to Consumers

FCA report on its approach to regulating for benefit of consumers

Financial Conduct Authority report sets out its approach to regulating for consumers and its desire for markets where: i) high-quality, good value products and services that meet consumers' needs are available; ii) consumers can buy the products and services they need and the way in which they are sold is clear, fair and not misleading; and iii) the needs of vulnerable consumers are taken into account.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Jul 2018 Country: United Kingdom

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

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382 records

FCA Mission: Approach to Authorization

Application Paper on the Use of Digital Technology in Inclusive Insurance

Gender Considerations in Balancing Financial Inclusion and Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism

Improving Digital and Financial Inclusion for Gender Equality

Guidelines on Provision of Digital Advisory Services

FCA Approach to Competition

Women in Finance: A Case for Closing Gaps

HKMA Mystery Shopping Program

Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN)

FCA Mission: Approach to Consumers

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