Firms are reminded of the requirement to notify the FCA in either of the following situations.
- in any 12 month period, three complaints are upheld* against any individual adviser
… notification must be made within 20 business days starting on the day
on which the third complaint was upheld; - if a complaint is upheld* against any individual adviser, where the redress paid exceeds £50,000
… notification must be made within 20 business days starting on the day
on which the complaint was upheld.
The relevant rule is SUP 15.12.



An ATEB reminder for all staff involved in insurance distribution activities
Michael Senior Compliance Conduct, FCA, P1, PI, Security
We thought it appropriate to issue a New Year reminder for firms that have staff … directly involved in the carrying on of the firm’s insurance distribution activities; or within the management structure responsible for the firm’s insurance distribution activities; or responsible for the supervision of a relevant employee acting in the capacity […]