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Financial Services and Markets Act 2000

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Long title An Act to make provision about the regulation of financial services and markets; to provide for the transfer of certain statutory functions relating to building societies, friendly societies, industrial and provident societies and certain other mutual societies; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2000 c.8ff
Dates
Royal assent 14 June 2000
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk

The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a regulator for insurance, investment business and banking, and the Financial Ombudsman Service to resolve disputes as a free alternative to the courts.

The Act was considerably amended by the Financial Services Act 2012 and the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016.

Some of the key sections of this act are:


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