The FCA has issued an addendum that delays the implementation of the rules relating to premium finance disclosure from 01 October 2021 until 01 January 2022.
The updated article can be found here https:/ps21_5-general-insurance-pricing-practices-market-study
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We have been advised by the FCA as follows: “Following our recent revalorisation of the application fees earlier this year, on 24 January we advised that we would be introducing a new charge of £250 for standalone long Form A applications both for Senior Manager Functions and Controlled Function for Appointed Representatives. We […]
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We have covered regulatory requirements around replacement business, more commonly referred to as switch business, before. As this appears to comprise a significant proportion of the source of many firms’ business, it is always relevant to revisit this from time to time. You can link to our previous articles here. It is particularly relevant to […]
Back in June 2020, the FCA published an ‘advice checker’ to help consumers assess whether pension transfer advice they had received might be unsuitable and might warrant a complaint. This has now been updated and relaunched. Details can be found here and the page includes a link to the checker itself. It is interesting […]
FCA – new power to vary or cancel permissions
Paul Caine Compliance Conduct, FCA, Register
The FCA can now vary or cancel permissions more quickly than previously applied. What is changing The FCA now has an additional power, which enables quicker action to: vary or cancel the statutory permissions to conduct FCA-regulated activities of many FCA-authorised firms, where those firms: appear to be carrying on no FCA-regulated activities for which they have permission, and […]