We have three important reminders for you.
1 April 2017
Significant changes to how general insurance renewals must be processed come into effect on 1 April 2017. See here for more detail.
27 March 2017
Changes to how firms disclose services and costs apply from 27 March 2017. See here for more detail.
26 March 2017
British Summer Time starts. Look out those shorts and don’t forget to put your clocks forward at 1am on the 26th.
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The FCA has issued the following information. We have published a Consultation Paper with proposals to replace the FCA Financial Resilience Survey with a new regulatory return during 2023. In doing so, we aim to: reduce the administrative and financial burden that an ad hoc survey places on firms increase the quality and […]
Following the new Chancellor’s fiscal statement on 23rd September 2022 we have updated ATEB Suitability to incorporate the changes to the rates of Stamp Duty & Land Tax. The revised rates can be found in the optional Glossary of Terms when making Mortgage Recommendations. As always, our friendly support team are also available 9am – […]
A common feature of many file checks is missing or unclear client information. Missing information is generally due to the adviser not having raised the topic or asked the question but unclear information is often a result of a poorly designed fact find document. If the question you ask is unclear then the […]
We have completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 7th September 2022. This comes at no additional cost and provides a security enhancement to protect your ATEB Suitability account. Two-Factor Authentication As part of our ongoing commitment to provide a secure service, we have now implemented Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) as part of the ATEB […]
Consumer Duty – FCA information and help
Shirley McKenzie Compliance FCA, PI, Update
The FCA has added to its published information relating to Consumer Duty to help firms with implementation. The most recent addition to the Consumer Duty webpages is an information for firms page to help firms implement the Duty. This explains more on the areas of the Duty that firms have been raising queries […]