Financial Promotions Case Studies
The FCA has produced two short videos of the various products it regulates, and the common mistakes firms make while promoting their products. The videos illustrate the FCA’s expectation and highlight the need for promotions to be clear, fair and not misleading regardless of the media used. These videos, as well as other information about financial promotions, can be found here.
Consumer Vulnerability Webinars
The FCA’s recent Consumer Vulnerability and Consumer Duty Webinars are available to view on demand.
Watch Consumer Vulnerability to learn about the regulator’s Vulnerability Guidance and the role firms play in ensuring customers are treated fairly.
Watch Consumer Duty to learn about what the Duty would require of firms and what outcomes consumers should be able to expect from financial products and services.



Ukraine – 10% drop reporting
Alistair MacDougall Compliance 2020, 2022, COVID-19, FCA, Update
The current hostilities in Ukraine have caused significant market drops and may continue to do so. Accordingly, a reminder about the 10% drop reporting requirements is timely. Readers will recall the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020 caused a period of market volatility that necessitated issue of 10% drop notifications to clients. […]