Its pretty obvious really, but the requirement to demonstrate that you know your customer is a fundamental rule requirement. You may not be surprised to know that FCA thematic reviews continue to find that standards in this respect are not what they should be.
While this information should be gathered at the fact finding stage of the sales process, ATEB suitability provides the facility to summarise the KYC information and to integrate with back office systems so that the data can be pulled through automatically.



Abridged advice – how is it going so far?
Alistair MacDougall Compliance 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, abridged, Drawdown, FCA, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
Based on data and live visits to firms during the period from April 2015 to rule changes in 2018 and 2020, the FCA believed that far too high a proportion of clients were being recommended to transfer safeguarded benefits. This was predicated on the longstanding rule which stated: “… a firm should start by assuming […]