Consumer Duty Dear CEO Letter: Demonstrating Value 9 March 2023 Paul CaineCompliance Last week the FCA issued a Dear CEO Letter to firms in the Consumer Investment sector to “help them implement […] Read More
Consumer Duty: FCA Multi-Firm Review 9 March 2023 Paul CaineCompliance The FCA has published the results of its review of the Consumer Duty implementation plans of larger firms, in order […] Read More
PS23/1 – Extended asset retention requirement for firms under the British Steel Pension Scheme consumer redress scheme 8 February 2023 Paul CaineCompliance This article will be of relevance to firms who have provided pension transfer advice to members of the British Steel […] Read More
PS22/14 – Consumer redress scheme for unsuitable advice to transfer out of the British Steel Pension Scheme 8 February 2023 Paul CaineCompliance This article will be of relevance to firms who have provided pension transfer advice to members of the British Steel […] Read More
FCA – new power to vary or cancel permissions 19 May 2022 Paul CaineCompliance The FCA can now vary or cancel permissions more quickly than previously applied. What is changing The FCA […] Read More
Consumer Duty – impact on adviser charging 15 March 2022 Paul CaineCompliance The FCA is devoting a great deal of weight to its upcoming Consumer Duty regulations. These will be finalised in […] Read More
Pension Transfers and Serious Ill Health Lump Sums 15 February 2022 Paul CaineCompliance We often see pension transfer cases where the client is in ill health and with this as the primary driver […] Read More
General Insurance Pricing Rules – Compliance with ICOBS 6B Attestation 11 January 2022 Paul CaineCompliance The FCA is requesting that firms who have general insurance permissions (and premium finance providers), complete an online survey in […] Read More
IFPR and Remuneration Policy 4 January 2022 Paul CaineCompliance The new UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”) came into force on 1 January 2022 and applies to UK investment […] Read More
IFPR – are you ready? 22 December 2021 Paul CaineCompliance The Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR) represents a significant upheaval to the rules around prudential requirements for “FCA investment firms”. […] Read More