We wrote with details of the latest FCA survey. You can read those details here. The FCA has now extended the response dates as indicated below.
“On 19 July 2021, we sent the below e-mail informing you of our plans to issue a Covid-19 Impact Survey to firms in Tranche 1 for a fifth time. In recognition of the holiday period in August we have decided to extend the survey completion date. Please see new dates below:
Batch 1: to be sent on 2 August 2021 – response due by 13 September 2021
Batch 2: to be sent on 3 August 2021 – response due by 14 September 2021
Batch 3: to be sent on 4 August 2021 – response due by 15 September 2021
Batch 4: to be sent on 6 August 2021 – response due by 17 September 2021
No other changes have been made; the survey questions and supporting material remain the same.”
FCS Transitional Arrangements
Steve Bailey Compliance Update
As you will be aware the Financial Services Authority ceased to be and the Financial Conduct Authority took over the regulation of financial advice firms on 01 April 2013.
The FSA issued PS13/05 last week which includes updated rules and transition arrangements. The policy statement itself is 88 pages but the ‘appendix (3)’ that accompanies it is a mere 1990 pages so you must excuse us for not as yet absorbing every word. The document can be seen here.