Financial Jargon Buster Dictionary
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FSA (Financial Services Authority)
The financial service industry's regulator. One of the principal aims of the regulator is to protect the consumer.
The Financial Services Authority ("FSA") is an independent non-governmental body, quasi-judicial body and a company limited by guarantee that regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its main office is based in Canary Wharf, London, with another office in Edinburgh. When acting as the competent authority for listing of shares on a stock exchange, it is referred to as the UK Listing Authority (UKLA), and maintains the Official list.
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