the Financial Services Authority
/ðə faɪˌnænʃl ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ɔːθɒrəti/, /ðə fəˌnænʃl ˈsɜːvɪsɪz ɔːθɒrəti/
/ðə faɪˌnænʃl ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz əθɔːrəti/, /ðə fəˌnænʃl ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz əθɔːrəti/
(abbreviation the FSA)
- an independent organization set up in 1985 (then called the Securities and Investments Board) to control the UK financial services industry, including banks, insurance companies, credit card companies, etc. It changed its name to the Financial Services Authority in 1997. It was paid for by the industry itself and its job was to encourage good business practices, protect customers, deal with complaints and reduce financial crime. It was closed in 2013 and its work is now shared by two new organizations, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority.
金融服务管理局：成立于1985年的独立组织（当时称为证券和投资委员会），控制着英国金融服务业，包括银行，保险公司，信用卡公司等。它更名为金融服务局在1997年。它是由行业本身支付的，其工作是鼓励良好的商业行为，保护客户，处理投诉并减少金融犯罪。它于2013年关闭，其工作现在由两个新组织-金融行为监管局和英格兰银行审慎监管局共同承担。