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			<title>FSA issues record sub prime penalty</title>
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			<description>The Financial Services Authority has fined Thinc Group &amp;pound;900,000 over sub prime mortgage sales.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 06:43:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Counter-fraud exercise reaps rewards</title>
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			<description>Almost &amp;pound;10m worth of fraud and errors have been identified following a Scottish detection exercise.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 03:01:35 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Little support for UK whistleblowers</title>
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			<description>Just 40 per cent of UK firms have measures in place to accommodate potential whistleblowers.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:37:37 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Corruption and bribes still widespread</title>
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			<description>Ernst   Young warns that company executives risk fines and jail by ignoring anti-bribery laws.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:56:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Jewson sacks director in fraud probe</title>
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			<description>Building materials retailer Jewson has fired sales director Tony Newman after alleged &amp;pound;1m fraud.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:24:50 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Growing concern over litigation issues</title>
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			<description>Businesses could be facing a future liability crisis if they do not face up to growing litigation issues, Lloyd&amp;#39;s has...</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:52:34 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FSA fines Land of Leather over PPI</title>
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			<description>The Financial Services Authority has fined furniture retailer Land of Leather and its CEO.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:46:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>EU slams misleading airline websites</title>
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			<description>There are  serious and persistent consumer problems  throughout the airline industry, the EU has said.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 06:53:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Network Rail fined £14m over delays</title>
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			<description>The Office of Rail Regulation has said it will confirm a penalty of &amp;pound;14m on Network Rail.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:31:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Financial services warned of class action</title>
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			<description>Financial services firms have been warned to keep a close eye on a class action-style lawsuit.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 03:28:37 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Consumer law to be simplified</title>
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			<description>The Government is planning fundamental changes to UK consumer law.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:29:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Survey shows changes in banking risk</title>
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			<description>The turmoil in the financial markets has completely transformed the risk landscape.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 08:24:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Regulation still main worry for NEDs</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1759&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>Company directors continue to cite regulation and corporate governance as the biggest business challenges for non-executive directors.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 07:39:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>BAE &quot;damaged Britain’s reputation&quot;</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1756&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>The Woolf Committee has published its report on BAE Systems plc&amp;#39;s ethical business conduct. </description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 04:34:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>HSBC in £70m theft probe</title>
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			<description>A junior administrator at HSBC&amp;rsquo;s head office in Canary Wharf, London, has been charged with an alleged &amp;pound;70m theft.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Authors urge Tesco libel restraint</title>
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			<description>A group of British writers has attacked Tesco&amp;rsquo;s Thai court case against a newspaper columnist.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:11:57 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Oil and gas industry lacks transparency</title>
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			<description>A majority of leading oil and gas companies are far from transparent when it comes to the payments they make...</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:08:34 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FSA compliance officer course launched</title>
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			<description>FSA training firm Compliancy Services has launched its compliance officer training course.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:53:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>EU investigates yeast takeover</title>
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			<description>The European Commission has opened an investigation into the proposed acquisition of parts of GBI by Associated British Foods.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:31:55 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>OFT accuses 112 builders of price-fixing</title>
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			<description>The Office of Fair Trading has accused 112 construction firms in England of price-fixing.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:32:07 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Tougher banking rules planned</title>
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			<description>The Basel Committee has announced steps to help make the banking system more resilient.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:36:38 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Green credentials face growing scrutiny</title>
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			<description>The public is increasingly cynical about environmentally-friendly claims by big firms, a survey shows.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:29:30 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Transaction monitoring tools criticised</title>
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			<description>Criminal activities remain undetected inside many of the world&amp;rsquo;s major banks, experts claim.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:24:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Hedge fund standards drive investment</title>
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			<description>A KPMG survey has found investors strongly in favour of proposed industry standards.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:28:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>SFO halted BAE probe unlawfully</title>
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			<description>The Serious Fraud Office was wrong to stop a bribery investigation involving BAE Systems.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:32:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Police warns of boiler room scams</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1622&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>Investors in Scotland are falling victim to cold-calling bogus stockbrokers.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:23:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>OFT warns debt collection firms</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1618&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>The OFT has issued warnings to 13 debt collection agencies and financial institutions.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:15:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FSA fines third party administrator</title>
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			<description>The Financial Services Authority has fined outsourcing firm Liberata Financial Services.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:53:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>BBA warns against legislating in haste</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1609&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>Banks need more time to ensure regulatory reforms do not have unintended consequences.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:50:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Ofwat plans Severn Trent Water fine</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1604&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>Ofwat proposes to fine Severn Trent Water &amp;pound;35.8 million for lying and poor customer service.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Half of firms unaware of regulators</title>
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			<description>Companies are leaving themselves at risk of heavy fines or even the imprisonment of directors.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:53:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Financial bodies commit to principles</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1592&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>Four professional bodies have agreed principles for raising standards in financial services.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:14:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Roadmap for transatlantic regulation</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1563&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>SIFMA has released a report on improving cross-border financial services regulation.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:51:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>CEOs call for certainty in regulation</title>
			<link>http://www.dofonline.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1555&amp;Itemid=115</link>
			<description>Business is annoyed not so much by regulation as by changing regulation, according to a survey. </description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:44:24 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Visa target of European antitrust probe</title>
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			<description>The European Commission has decided to open formal antitrust proceedings against Visa Europe.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:20:24 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FSA admits failings over Northern Rock</title>
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			<description>The Financial Services Authority has accepted that its handling of the Northern Rock crisis was unacceptable.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:07:13 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>FSA issues paper on insurance market</title>
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			<description>An FSA discussion paper looks at transparency in the commercial insurance market.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:00:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Boiler room scam netted $70m in UK</title>
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			<description>US authorities have arrested a father and daughter involved in an investment fraud scheme.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:46:49 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Morgan Crucible boss wins appeal</title>
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			<description>A former chief executive has won a landmark victory in the House of Lords.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:41:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Enron-scale scandal could happen here</title>
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			<description>Senior IT professionals believe that a fraud on the scale of Enron could happen in the UK.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:59:11 +0100</pubDate>
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