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 advice – assessing transfer risk
Alistair MacDougall Compliance 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, DBAAT, Drawdown, FCA, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
It has been well publicised that the FCA has aimed increasingly close scrutiny in the direction of firms that have been providing advice in relation to defined benefit pension transfers. Apparently caught off guard by the then Chancellor’s introduction in the Pension Schemes Act 2015 of what are generally called ‘pension freedoms’, the regulator has […]