We have today been alerted to a Due Diligence email being issued as per the content below. This is unlikely to be from the FCA and we are awaiting further confirmation, but meantime would recommend that you do not click on the links unless and until the FCA confirms its authenticity.
The email reads:
“YOUR DUE DILIGENCE REQUEST IS NOW DUE
DUE DATE: 03 NOVEMBER 2020
FOR: removed
REFRENCE NUMBER: removed
Hello,
In regards to the recent FCA directives with effect from 03 November 2020, you are required to complete the below compliance questionnaires.
What you need to do:
We require your reviews and answers the relevant questions and return no later than the 15 of November 2020.
Please reply to this email if you have any questions.
View Questionnaire Here (link has been removed)”
The replacement business blind spot?
Paul Jay Compliance Drawdown, FCA, Pension, PI, platform, Switch, transfer
We’ve been involved with a number of firms who are on the acquisition trail and as part of the due diligence work we support them with, we check a lot of advice files. It won’t come as a surprise that many of these involve replacement business. What never ceases to amaze us is that, despite […]