Back in June, we wrote with early information on RegData, the FCA’s replacement for Gabriel. The first firms will soon be moving across from Gabriel.
All 52,000 firms that provide regular regulatory submissions in Gabriel will need to use RegData in the future. The FCA is moving firms and their users to RegData in stages, based on their reporting requirements.
To prepare for the move, the FCA has set out the key steps firms will go through as they move to RegData, as well as a range of online resources to guide firms when using the platform.
Every Gabriel user will receive 3 direct email reminders from Gabriel advising them of their firm’s moving date – 3 weeks, 5 days and 1 day before their move. Firms should continue to use Gabriel as normal until they are moved to RegData.
Pension Transfer charging
Alistair MacDougall Compliance abridged, FCA, P1, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
Policy Statement PS 20-06 stated that a firm providing pension transfer advice “… may also not charge less than it would charge for investment advice of the same value”. That seems clear enough, but the rule that gives effect to this statement is subtly different. COBS 19.1B.7 states: “A firm should not charge less […]