FSA - Neither service nor authority?

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Documents:

• 17 July '03 - EMAG's unanswered questions at the FSA AGM
• 17 July '03 - EMAG at FSA's annual meeting: Questions asked at the AGM
• 9 July '03 - Getting an explanation for surrender and maturity values
  A minor victory over The Equitable and a demonstration of the lack of helpfulness of the FSA, by Alex Henney, EMAG
• Reports at the FSA website
• November 2001 - FSA report on Future Regulation of Insurance (PDF)
• Baird report
• 18 July 2002 - Howard Davies' address to FSA Annual Meeting
• August 2001 - Press release from EMAG re role of the FSA
• Febuary 2001 - Press release - Open letter to Sir Howard, entitled "Equitable/Halifax: The FSA's responsibilities and the case for caution"

Correspondence:

• 26 August' 03 - Email to the FSA's chief executive, John Tiner
• 17 July '03 - Letter to Ms Drake of the FSA from Paul Braithwaite
• 19 June '03 - Letter to John Tiner of the FSA from Alex Henney
  Concerning surrender and maturity values
• 27 March '03 - Alex Henney's letter to John Tiner of the FSA
• 10 Jan '03 - Letter from John Tiner
  An extensive reply from the managing director of the FSA, John Tiner, to Alex Henney’s six letters to him and to Sir Howard Davies
• 13 Dec '02 - Letter to Howard Davies of the FSA
• 10 December '02 - Letter to Mssrs Mr. Tiner and Mr. Strachan of the FSA
• 4 December '02 - Letter received by Alex Henney from Howard Davies, FSA
• 29 November '02 - Letter to Sir Howard Davies at the FSA - prompting him to prick his conscience over FSA failings
• 27 November '02 Letter from John Tiner of the FSA in response to an urgent agenda submitted by "E 7", 22nd Nov '02
• 21 November '02 - Letter from Alex Henney, chairman of EMAG. Published in the Financial Times
• 20 November '02 - E 7, all action group, letter (Nov 4th) to Parliamentary Ombudsman
• 12 November '02 - Letter to John Tiner and Roger Allen of the FSA from Alex Henny regarding the lack of information provided by the Equitable to its members
• 5th November, 2002 - Open letter to the non-executive board members of Equitable regarding FSA & Parliamentary Ombudsman
• 5 November '02 - Letter from Alex Henney to John Tiner - Re Equitable's Market Value Adjuster
• 20 March 2002 - Letter to Sir Howard Davies, FSA
• 20 March 2002 - to John Tiner, FSA
• 28 January 2002 - to John Tiner, FSA - The governance of Equitable in particular, and big mutuals in general
• 25 January 2002 - to John Tiner, FSA
• 17 January 2002 - to John Tiner, FSA re Halifax deal
• 27 November 2001 - from John Tiner - Re letter of 5 November 2001
• 5 November 2001 - to John Tiner, FSA - compromise proposal & ongoing management & administration problems at Equitable Life
• 21 September 2001 - Asking FSA for code of conduct on management and governance of insurance mutuals
• 8 Febuary 2001 - to Sir Howard Davies at FSA

Meetings:

• 12 February 2001 - EMAG Meeting with FSA

Media Stories:

• 30 October '02 - Alex Brummer in the Daily Mail writes: Superwatchdog lacks bite