We wrote about the background to updated redress guidance following the Chancellor’s announcement of changes to the way that the Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation measure is calculated from 2030. You can read that article here.
The FCA’s transfer redress guidance has now been duly updated and can be accessed here. The changes affect all redress calculations since 25 November 2020, even where those have been agreed and settled with clients. Calculations will need to be redone if necessary and any additional redress due will need to be paid.
The ongoing advice charge conundrum
Paul Jay Compliance 2018, Conduct, FCA, MiFID
A high proportion of advice firms operate a largely recurring income model and with this comes the obligation to conduct client reviews. This is a subject that raises its head frequently with firms, especially with Consumer Duty considerations. Reviews are nothing new but when MiFID II came into effect on 3rd January 2018 it introduced […]