The FCA has issued the following note for firms to action as required.
“Register for Connect today
Register for Connect today. You will need to use our online platform, Connect, to submit your firm’s details – also known as a mandatory annual update. This will be a requirement from January 2020, so we suggest you register now in good time.
If you need help to register and update your firm details, visit our website, watch our video guide, or call 0300 500 0597.
From January 2020, you will be required to update and confirm the accuracy of your firm details annually (even if there is no change), in line with your Accounting Reference Date (ARD). This must be done using Connect.
We are currently emailing, calling and writing to firms to provide the necessary information and encourage registration.”
A closer look at FG 21/3 – finalised guidance on transfers
Alistair MacDougall Compliance FCA, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
In our recent article giving an overview of Finalised Guidance (FG 21/3), we indicated that we would pick out a few of the more interesting snippets for a closer look. That is not to imply that the rest of the guidance is of no interest, just a reflection that much of the guidance is a […]