The FCA employs a principle based approach to regulation. Principle 7 states that “A firm must pay due regard to the information needs of its clients, and communicate information to them in a way which is clear, fair and not misleading.”
This is a fundamental cornerstone required of all client communication.
While some degree of technical information is inevitable, your suitability reports should nevertheless be easily understood. One effective way to test the clarity of your suitability reports is to ask a friend or family member, who has no financial services experience, and who is more likely to provide frank observations, to read and to provide critical feedback.



Content Management Update – Royal London Portfolios
Doug McFarlane Suitability 2025, content management, Investment, platform, Royal London Portfolios, Update
We have completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 7 February 2025. This enhancement comes at no additional cost and provides an update to our ‘Content Management’ library. Within the ‘Investments’ feature of ‘Content Management’, we have made the following changes to our Royal London portfolios: Royal London’s Governed Portfolios 1-9 have been replaced […]