Regulators, The

FSA: The Financial Services Authority (FSA)

The Financial Services Authority is the independent watchdog set up by the government under the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 to regulate financial services in the UK. The FSA regulates all the investment business in the UK. Recognition as an investment exchange or clearing house under theFinancial Services and Markets Act 2000 enables the body concerned to carryout investment business in the UK.

RIEs: Recognised Investment Exchanges

EDX London Ltd

ICE Futures Europe

LIFFE Administration & Management

London Stock Exchange

Plus Markets plc

SWX Europe Ltd

The London Metal Exchange Ltd

RCHs: Recognised Clearing Houses

LCH.Clearnet

Euroclear

ROIEs: Recognised Overseas Investment Exchanges

Cantor Financial Futures Exchange

Chicago Board of Trade

EUREX [Zurich]

ICE Futures U.S., Inc

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)

New York Mercantile Exchange Inc.

NQLX LLC

RMX Risk Management Exchange AG

Sydney Futures Exchange

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange

The Swiss Stock Exchange

Other Bodies

Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ), which reviews consumer credit, consumer protection and competition issues.

The Competition Commission is an independent public body established by the Competition Act 1998. The Commission replaced the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on 1 April 1999.

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) covers state, personal and occupational pensions.

The Serious Fraud Office investigates serious and complex fraud.

See also: The Ombudsmen

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