Pension transfer advice – personalised charges
“I’ve started so I’ll finish …”. A well known catchphrase first coined by Magnus Magnusson, the original presenter of the
2020
FCA Covid-19 Survey #5
The FCA has advised; Many of you will be aware that we issued the first phase of the Covid-19 Impact
Fund managers falling short on assessing the value of their funds
One of the issues identified in the FCA’s Asset Management Market Study was a lack of competition among fund providers
Implementation of Investment Firms Prudential Regime
The FCA has published policy statement PS21/6 – Implementation of Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPRU). The policy statement
EU recognises UK data protection laws
Following on from a draft decision in February, the European Commission has now granted the UK access to EU data.
Abridged advice – how is it going so far?
Based on data and live visits to firms during the period from April 2015 to rule changes in 2018 and
Cryptocurrency prohibition
It is likely that all our readers have heard of cryptocurrency, probably in the guise of Bitcoin. This cryptocurrency and
FCA expectations – temporary long term absence
Following consultation in CP20/23, which was published in December 2020, the FCA has made changes to the Handbook.
FG 21/3 – charging for DB transfer advice
Everyone involved with defined benefit pension transfer advice should by now be very aware that contingent charging is banned for
DP 21/1 – strengthening financial promotion rules for high-risk investments
The FCA has published a discussion paper on strengthening financial promotion rules for high-risk investments and firms approving financial promotions.