Financial Services Act 2012 Financial Services Act 2012 The Financial Services Act 2012 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which implements a new regulatory framework for the financial system and financial services in the UK. It replaces the Financial Services Authority with two new regulators, namely the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, and creates the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England. This framework went into effect on 1 April 2013. Its main effect is to amend the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Under the Act, the administration of Libor became a regulated activity overseen
Financial Services and Markets Tribunal Financial Services and Markets Tribunal The UK Financial Services and Markets Tribunal was an independent judicial body established under Section 132 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which heard references arising from decision notices issued by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). In April 2010 the Tribunal was abolished and its functions transferred to the Upper Tribunal. Examples of such decisions which the Tribunal could review included: There were 8 legally qualified chairmen (including Stephen Oliver QC, the President), and 19 lay members with special experience of the financial sector, all appointed by the Lord Chancellor. Appeal against decisions