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Associate Knowledge is the BSA newsletter that enables BSA Associates to get in touch with BSA Members.  It contains news from BSA Associates and is circulated to all BSA Members and Associates.

If you would like to contribute to an edition of Associate Knowledge please contact either keeley.ball@bsa.org.uk or katie.wise@bsa.org.uk.

Previous editions can be viewed via the links below -

Winter 2012

  • Water companies prepared for predicted housing transaction surge
  • Appointing a great Non-Executive Director
  • What to expect from your valuation and property risk management partner
  • Risk management
  • FSA: Report into the failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland
  • An established name with a fresh approach
  • Government New Build Initiative should be welcomed
  • Handling complaints and coping with FOS
  • What is Cloud Computing?
  • ADT: Help protect the financial community and its customers
  • Payment Protection Products: FSA/OFT Joint Guidance Consultation

View Winter 2012

Autumn 2011

  • Independent Commission on Banking: Final Report - Overview and Building Society Commentary
  • Customer Relationship Management tools must be integrated
  • The Prudential Regulation Authority and its approach to supervision
  • Guarding against fraud
  • Plus ça change....who wants a Euromortgage?!
  • Helping members understand private survey options
  • Payment Services Regulations - D+1 Compliance
  • The changing valuation landscape
  • WIPIN to exhibit at the Annual Mortgage Seminar for a second year

View Autumn 2011

Summer 2011

  • Protecting consumers: the CON29DW
  • The changing valuation landscape
  • Bribery Act - what it means for those in the building societies and financial sector
  • Cheque clearing to remain open - but alternatives will continue to emerge
  • How to particiate in the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 Schemes
  • Growth eases in financial services - CBI/PWC
  • iRed Partnership - shared services delivers benefits to the mutual sector
  • Helping members understand private survey options
  • Co-operatives and mutuality in the international Year of Co-operatives
  • Technology functionality coupled with look and feel has an important role in product sales
  • Managing mass mis-selling claims

View Summer 2011

Spring 2011

  • Challenges and opportunities for building society directors
  • Building societies - preparing for the new regime for derivative transactions under EMIR
  • Helping members understand private survey options
  • Fast speed to market when interest rates change - with iRed Partnership
  • Evidence of excellence: a combination of conduct risk & good governance always on the agenda
  • Regulatory capital -implications of proposed new Basel III regime
  • Conduct risk is an ever growing area of focus for the FSA - firms are starting to look again at how they proactively managed this risk area
  • Investigating prepaid cards for societies
  • Abolition of default retirement age - it's all change
  • Legislative changes in the property search sector
  • Top tips for complaints management in 2011

View Spring 2011

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