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.
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 […]