MIFID investment firms now need to use a new form to notify FCA of management body changes for Non-SMF Directors. This form is required to submit information when appointing Non-SMF Directors to, or withdrawing them from, the firm’s management body.
The form is called ‘Notification Procedures for Changes to the Management Body for Non-SMF Directors’ and is available to download in SUP 15 Annex 14R of the FCA Handbook.
If a firm’s management body changes, the form needs to be downloaded, completed and emailed to NonSMFNotification@fca.org.uk until it is loaded on to Connect. From Q1 2020, firms will be able to submit the form via Connect, the FCA’s online platform.
Thematic review of retirement income advice
Shirley McKenzie Compliance 2015, 2022, FCA, Lifetime Mortgage, Mortgage, Pension, PI, Suitability Review
The FCA has announced that it will shortly be undertaking a thematic review to assess the advice consumers are receiving on meeting their income needs in retirement. Why? Previously planned work on this topic (known as ‘Assessing Suitability Review 2’) was paused as a reaction to Covid but the Regulator believes that it is […]