In readiness for the new rules relating to Defined Benefit Transfers (FCA Policy Statement PS20/06) applicable from 1st October 2020, ATEB Suitability intelligent report writing software has been upgraded.
This upgrade includes:
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One of the key benefits that our clients who use ATEB Suitability intelligent report writing software gain is that updates required by changes in regulation or tax legislation are taken care of by ATEB. Users simply need to create a report, safe in the knowledge that the output will be compliant and up to date.
So we are proud that, yet again, our software colleagues in ATEB IT have delivered a significant update bang on time.
Niels Bohr, the Nobel laureate in Physics and father of the atomic model, is quoted as saying, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future!” A related axiom states: “Predicting the future is easy – the hard bit is getting it right!” And with those thoughts in mind, we can ponder the wisdom, […]
A change is as good as a rest they say. So here is a compliance related article that does not have any connection with Consumer Duty! We recently received a query from a firm which purported to be in relation to what permissions are needed in connection with a client opting out from an […]
Nothing major, but take note. The FCA has announced that it will be replacing the Financial Resilience Survey with a new financial resilience regulatory return. This will be referred to as ‘FIN073 – Baseline Financial Resilience Report’. Firms still need to complete the Financial Resilience Survey when requested to do so until the […]
Well, sort of. OK, this is another Consumer Duty themed article but, following our attendance at the FCA’s Live and Local events (which we recommend you attend if you haven’t done so already), we thought we’d share our experience and highlight the main points that the regulator appears to be placing specific emphasis […]
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Most firms will have at least vague recollections of the FSA’s thematic review of pension switching and the report it produced in December 2008. It produced a flurry of activity, but as time has elapsed it has perhaps become a distant memory, despite the high volumes of replacement business that have been and continue […]