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BSA Newsbite - October 2011

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http://www.bsa.org.uk/publications/newsbite/oct2011.htm. October 2011

News in digestible form

Welcome to the October edition of our e-newsletter, BSA Newsbite. A monthly online update, Newsbite will give you the latest news, views and stats from the mutual sector.

The ICB recommendations: shifting boundaries

A recent paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) examines the likely effectiveness of the final proposals made by the Independent Commission on Banking here in the UK. The BSA looks at what the IMF has to say.

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Long term fixed rate mortgages - does the demand exist?

Long term fixed rate mortgages hit the headlines recently, with Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, calling on lenders to offer more of these products to give borrowers certainty. But is there the public demand out there for these types of products?

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BSA Yearbook 2011-12 published

The BSA Yearbook is the official handbook of the Building Societies Association, with all the latest facts and figures from the UK’s building society and mutual sector.

It’s packed with -

Features from experts on subjects including the UK mortgage and savings markets in 2011, mutuality and diversity in financial services, capital adequacy, raising new capital, regulatory reform and helping mortgage borrowers

Listings of Association members, including key contacts within each BSA member

Statistical data including key figures for BSA members - assets, shares, borrowings, investing and borrowing members, ATMs and branches.

For more information click here

BSA welcomes new Associate

Warren Partners has joined the BSA as an Associate. A leading independent executive search consultancy, Warren Partners has offices in Cheshire, London and Edinburgh.

To find out more about them, visit their website www.warrenpartners.co.uk

The Association now has 39 Associates – a full list can be viewed here.

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