FCA COVID SURVEY – PART 4
The FCA has advised the following: “Many of you will be aware that we issued the first phase of the […]
2020
Data Protection – post BREXIT update
On 25 May 2018, the Data Protection Act 2018 came into force and represented the UK’s adoption of the EU’s […]
FOS award limit to remain unchanged
The FCA has made the following announcement about the FOS award limit. “When we increased the Financial Ombudsman Service’s award […]
10% depreciation reporting to be reviewed
The FCA has announced a review of the 10% depreciation notifications requirement. This requirement came into being with MiFIDII in […]
GI and mortgage intermediary firms – PII cover and pandemic exclusions
The significant increase in PII costs for firms providing investment advice in recent years and the difficulties for firms doing […]
Changes to DB Transfer redress calculations
FCA redress guidance has been updated as at March 2021 – this article explains the background as at the date […]
Financial protection post-BREXIT
In December 2020, we reminded readers about the expected changes to FSCS protection after the EU withdrawal period ended on […]
FCA Defined Benefit Advice Assessment Tool (DBAAT)
You may well have seen reports that the FCA recently published its Defined Benefit Advice Assessment Tool (DBAAT). This is […]
The Final Countdown to Senior Managers and Certificate Regime (SM&CR)
March is almost here and Spring is in the air. So probably the last thing you are thinking about is […]
Making platform transfers simpler
Way back in December 2019, the FCA published PS19/29 – Making Transfers Simpler. The policy statement and accompanying rules were […]