Adair Turner

Three things we learned this week

Retirement Planner | 20 Mar 2012 | 15:30

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pensions story this week.

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Turner, Hoban and Webb dismiss RDR fears

Lord Turner, Mark Hoban and Steve Webb have rebuffed complaints from a group of senior politicians about the adverse effects they claim the retail distribution review (RDR) will have on pension provision.

IFAonline | 19 Mar 2012 | 07:55
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Protection Watch...with Kevin Carr

Our protection detective gives his verdicts on five key developments in the industry this month.

Professional Adviser | 26 Jan 2012 | 08:00

Other Adair Turner articles

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Reckless bank chiefs may be jailed

Reckless bank chiefs who damage the economy could face jail sentences under new measures under consideration by the government.

IFAonline | 09 Jan 2012 | 13:35
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FSA's Turner: We're not clever enough to spot problems

The chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said regulators are "not clever enough" to spot problem areas and act quickly enough to prevent or limit their damage.

IFAonline | 15 Dec 2011 | 07:55
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Rathbones finance director joins FSCS board

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed the group finance director of Rathbones to a non-executive role on board of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

IFAonline | 02 Dec 2011 | 11:23
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Cameron: Controlling UK debt tougher than we thought

Our round-up of Tuesday's national newspaper headlines...

IFAonline | 22 Nov 2011 | 07:40
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Sants admits FSA accountability issues; says sorry for RDR response

Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has admitted accountability issues with parliament and apologised for ill-feeling caused by the FSA's refusal to delay the retail distribution review (RDR).

IFAonline | 01 Nov 2011 | 11:52
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FSA chairman 'spent £66k on first-class flights'

Adair Turner has spent more than £66,000 in the past 15 months flying around the world as FSA chairman - largely because he never flys any lower than business class.

IFAonline | 13 Oct 2011 | 10:40
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FSA's Turner launches fresh bank attack

Lord Adair Turner, the head of the FSA, last night launched an outspoken attack on the banks, claiming their ability to create credit and money is ‘potentially dangerous'.

IFAonline | 30 Sep 2011 | 07:30
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FSA warns on scammers who pretend to be Sants

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned firms and consumers to be vigilant for fraudsters claiming to be from the regulator.

IFAonline | 28 Jul 2011 | 08:00
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Sants: MAS will do its bit for consumer education

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is ready and able to improve consumers' financial education and the burden will not fall solely on advisers, FSA chief executive Hector Sants has said.

IFAonline | 24 Jun 2011 | 13:15
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FSA delays MMR proposals until autumn

The FSA has confirmed it will delay publishing its next Mortgage Market Review (MMR) consultation paper until early autumn, as it seeks to strike the right level of regulation for consumer protection.

IFAonline | 23 Jun 2011 | 12:08

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