Although we know that most firms are aware of the FCA’s post 2014 budget guidance, it is most certainly worthwhile our highlighting and reiterating what is expected of firms in the interim period i.e. up to April 2015.
The FCA’s guidance FG14-03 can be found here and if you have not already done so, please read this carefully. Note in particular the guidance in section 2 that explains what is expected for clients in different stages of the retirement process.
We recommend that you formally document your response to the guidance paper.



Can you advise on Shares?
Paul Jay Compliance 2018, FCA, MiFID, Pension, PI, protection, Register, Security, transfer
What do you do? Your client has inherited some (insert company name) shares and she asks you, as her trusted financial planner, what to do with them. Do you tell her that you don’t advise on individual shares and recommend that she goes to a stockbroker? But wait, that loses you credibility and might […]