A reminder that we are running a supervisor’s training workshop on the 25th September.
It is important that firms can demonstrate that they meet the FCA’s rules and guidance and specifcally that “Firms should ensure that those supervising employees ……. have the necessary coaching and assessment skills ….. to act as a competent supervisor and assessor.
Find out more about our workshop here.
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The FCA has advised the following. “We issued the first phase of the Covid-19 Impact Survey in June-August 2020, covering around 23,500 firms. Since then, we have repeated this survey five more times. The survey has helped us obtain an accurate view of the impact of Covid-19 and supported our work to mitigate […]
We have completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 22nd May 2022. This update comes at no additional cost and provides firms with the ability to write suitability reports and letters to Trust/Trustee(s) and Power of Attorney(s) as client. Full details of the enhancements can be found in the tables below, but some of […]
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FCA Survey – problem question
Michael Senior Compliance 2022, FCA
We wrote recently about the latest FCA survey. This is mandatory and some firms have been querying how to answer one of the questions. The question asks – What are your estimated cash needs (fixed costs, known variable costs) and expected cash inflows between 1 March and 31 May 2022? (GBP) Please report the […]