Guidance – Fair Treatment of Vulnerable Customers 12 August 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance The FCA has issued a second guidance consultation relating to vulnerable customers. Read More
Beware – email hacking scam 12 August 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance An email hacking scam first seen a few years ago is back. Read More
Obligation to provide a suitability report to non-UK residents 5 August 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Do you have to provide a suitability report for clients that are not UK citizens? Read More
US Privacy Shield does not protect privacy – ECJ 5 August 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance The EU/US Privacy Shield agreement has been struck down by the ECJ. Read More
Evolution of the FCA’s view of suitability 29 July 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance How the FCA's assessments of suitability have developed. Read More
PS20/06 – part five: and finally! 29 July 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance In this final article of the series, we cover the remaining items from PS20/06. Read More
Policy Statement PS 20/06 22 July 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance On 5 June, the FCA published the long awaited policy statement following its consultation from 2019, CP 19/25. The policy […] Read More
PS20/06 – part four: Just one more thing? 22 July 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance This policy statement covers far more than the ban on contingent charging for transfer advice. Read More
Outsourcing to cloud and other IT service providers 22 July 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Existing FCA guidance continues to apply rather than new EU guidelines. Read More
Complaints considered by a court 22 July 2020 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Can the FOS consider complaints after they have been through the legal system? Read More