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)”
FG 21/3 – client objectives
Alistair MacDougall Compliance Drawdown, FCA, ML, Pension, Pension Transfer, PI, transfer
Following on from our previous articles on FG21/3, we will look today at another of the interesting areas covered by the guidance. It goes without saying that the guidance itself is helpful, reiterating and emphasising previous rules and guidance and clarifying some areas that were arguably fuzzy before. However, as well as the actual content, […]