After listening to the views of small firms at roadshows throughout the country, the FCA has announced that it has reduced its proposed consumer credit application fees for small firms. This has been published in a supplement to their fees Consultation Paper. Click here to access the supplement.
The FCA noted the potential for significant negative impact on businesses. As a result, they are proposing that small firms will pay no more than £1,000 in application fees, and those in the less complex categories will pay less.
They have also delayed the deadline to receive responses to question 1 (the supplement) of the consultation paper CP 13_14 until 16th January 2014. The deadline for the other questions is still 6th January.
Anyone who has already responded to the fees Consultation Paper may wish to reconsider their feedback to question one and send a new response by 16th January 2014.
FCA Retirement Income Advice Survey – a threat or an opportunity?
Paul Jay Compliance 2015, EBI, FCA, Lifetime Mortgage, Mortgage, Pension, PI, platform, transfer
We drew attention to the FCA’s Retirement Income Advice Survey in our ‘What lies beneath?’ article last month and there has been plenty of commentary in the industry press about the survey since, most of it covering how generally intrusive and onerous completion is, but are there some benefits to be had here? It’s hard […]