Financial Sanctions Checks 3 August 2022 Shirley McKenzieCompliance In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the FCA published information about the tranche of sanctions announced in relation to […] Read More
Product Governance multi-firm review by the FCA 29 July 2022 Michael SeniorCompliance The FCA conducted a multi-firm review to assess whether manufacturers of general insurance and pure protection products are undertaking the […] Read More
FCA delays Consumer Duty rules 27 July 2022 Shirley McKenzieCompliance The FCA has confirmed a delay to the introduction of Consumer Duty rules. The press release details are described in […] Read More
FG22/4 – FCA approach to compromise arrangements 13 July 2022 Paul JayCompliance The FCA has issued final guidance (FG22/4) for regulated firms entering into, or considering entering into compromise arrangements with creditors […] Read More
FCA Business Plan – 2022/23 6 July 2022 Michael SeniorCompliance The FCA recently published its Business Plan for 2022/23. The plan explains the programme of work for this year to […] Read More
New pension nudge rules 29 June 2022 Michael SeniorCompliance One of our clients recently received this note from a SIPP provider. “You may already be aware that […] Read More
Change to Firm Reference Numbers 29 June 2022 Lisa CrossCompliance The FCA has advised as follows: “We currently use six-digit Firm reference Numbers (FRNs) to uniquely identify firms, […] Read More
New notification requirement – 25 June 2022 21 June 2022 John BeggCompliance A new notification rule takes effect from 25 June 2022. Read on for details. Firms will be aware […] Read More
Ensuring the fair treatment of customers in vulnerable circumstances 21 June 2022 Richard FosterCompliance With Consumer Duty requirements set to take effect in Q2 2023 and ahead of the final rules being published – […] Read More
FCA Survey – problem question 15 June 2022 Michael SeniorCompliance We wrote recently about the latest FCA survey. This is mandatory and some firms have been querying how to answer […] Read More