Another March reminder!
Solo-regulated firms must submit their Directory Persons data via Connect by 31 March 2021.
Submissions of 10 persons or more using the multiple upload functionality must be done between 11 January and 18 March to ensure submissions are processed ahead of the deadline.
A failure to submit required data in time would be a breach of regulatory reporting requirements and could lead to enforcement or supervisory action.
There is a £250 admin fee for late or incorrect submissions.
FCS Transitional Arrangements
Steve Bailey Compliance Update
As you will be aware the Financial Services Authority ceased to be and the Financial Conduct Authority took over the regulation of financial advice firms on 01 April 2013.
The FSA issued PS13/05 last week which includes updated rules and transition arrangements. The policy statement itself is 88 pages but the ‘appendix (3)’ that accompanies it is a mere 1990 pages so you must excuse us for not as yet absorbing every word. The document can be seen here.