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.
Operational resilience: preparing for the switch from analogue to digital phone lines
Richard Foster Compliance FCA, Switch
The FCA has recently issued a reminder to firms about forthcoming changes to the UK telephone system. The current analogue phone network (known as the Public Switched Telephone Network or PSTN) is starting to be switched off across the UK. It will be completely decommissioned by the end of 2025, migrating to a […]