December 2018 Update 17 December 2018 David AndersonSuitability Attitude to Transfer Risk / Extended Intelligent Office Integration Read More
Disclosure issues 12 December 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Some six years after RDR came into effect, many firms still do not comply with the adviser charging and disclosure […] Read More
Pension Transfer Advice – FCA’s latest findings 11 December 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance The FCA has published its latest findings on the quality of transfer advice. It does not make happy reading ... Read More
Aggregated costs and charges 11 December 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Firms need to start issuing aggregated costs statement in Q1, 2019. Read More
Preparing for BREXIT 11 December 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance See if and how your firm is affected by BREXIT. Read More
Policy Statement PS 18/20 – Pension Transfers 5 October 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Confirmation of further rule and guidance changes in relation to advice on pension transfers. Read More
Are you independent? 25 September 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance The definition of independence changed with MiFIDII on 3 January 2018. Many firms have not changed their disclosure to reflect […] Read More
Transfer triage 25 September 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Firms that advise on defined benefit transfers need to ensure that their triage process does not inadvertently cross the line […] Read More
Operational resilience and preparing for BREXIT 25 September 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance BREXIT, cyber attacks, IT failures, market events - firms need to be able to weather all these events ... and […] Read More
Vulnerable clients 25 September 2018 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Do you recognise and deal appropriately with vulnerable clients? Read More