Since October the FCA has been moving firms across from Gabriel to the new data collection platform, RegData. The move to RegData is happening in stages. At time of writing, 22% of firms have been moved.
To prepare for the move, each Gabriel user needs to register for RegData before their planned moving date, by logging in to Gabriel and completing a one-time activity to link their Gabriel account to their Connect account.
All users are required to have completed the registration by 10pm on the Friday before the firm’s planned moving date. If registration is incomplete the FCA will not be able to move the firm from Gabriel to RegData. Firms will receive an email to communicate their planned moving date 3 weeks before the date, with reminders 5 days and 1 day to go.
Unsure whether you have already registered? Simply login to Gabriel and, if you are not prompted to register for RegData, that means you have already registered. For anyone not already registered, 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 them when using the platform.
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 […]