Financial Services

Below is a list of links to legal information concerning a variety of issues relating to financial services.

OUT-LAW Guides (UK law)

• Distance marketing of financial services
  The Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations are discussed in detail in this article, e.g. when and to whom they apply, cancellation rights and unsolicited services.
• Financial and Credit services
• Selling financial services online
  This guide concentrates on the non-legislative side, dealing with the contractual and commercial issues which must be considered when selling financial services products online.
• Financial services advertising
  Financial advertising, depending on the product, is governed by the self regulation system and additionally by statutory regulation by both the FSA and under the Consumer Credit legislation. Both are discussed here.
• Basel II: An introduction to the Capital Adequacy Accord and the Capital Requirements Directive

Recent OUT-LAW News

• Usability and security gurus agree that masked passwords should go
• Companies will have to justify different treatment of old people, Government says
• FSA fines reach record high
• Swiss banks broke privacy laws over SWIFT transfers, says data chief
• Commissioner will probe call centre data leaks

Contact one of our lawyers

We advise several financial services firms on issues of IT and e-business. We'd be happy to speak to you about how we can help.

Susan McKiernan
susan.mckiernan@pinsentmasons.com
+44 (0) 141 249 5425

Angela
Biography
angela.cha@pinsentmasons.com
+44 (0) 207 490 6300

Useful links

• Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services Directive 2002 (9-page PDF)
• The Financial Services (Distance Marketing) Regulations 2004
• Consultation document on implementing the Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services Directive, including draft regulations (69-page PDF) and supporting information from HM Treasury.