Financial Services Authority

British  

noun

1.  FSA.  (in the United Kingdom) a regulatory body that oversees London's financial markets, each of which has its own self-regulatory organization: it succeeded the Securities and Investments Board

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Example Sentences

At a recent event with investors, management said it’ll begin gradually adding more lending partners, pending approvals by Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the start of his tenure, the Bank assumed responsibility for financial regulation after the abolition of the Financial Services Authority.

From BBC

Securities and Exchange Commission, Japan's Financial Services Authority and regulators in Britain, Germany and France commit to applying the body's recommendations.

From Reuters

Davies has been a key figure in the City of London for four decades, having previously held roles including chairman of regulator the Financial Services Authority and deputy governor of the Bank of England.

From Reuters

Britain previously had one main financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority, which was scrapped after undercapitalised banks had to be bailed out by taxpayers in the 2007-09 global financial crisis, leading to the creation of the standalone FCA and a new PRA at the BoE.

From Reuters