FCA survey number 7 – Tranche 2 firms
The FCA has advised as follows in relation to Tranche 2 firms (see definition list below). “Many of […]
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FCA Covid-19 Impact Survey – number 7!
The FCA has advised the following. “We issued the first phase of the Covid-19 Impact Survey in June-August […]
FCA – new power to vary or cancel permissions
The FCA can now vary or cancel permissions more quickly than previously applied. What is changing The FCA […]
New FCA fee for Form A applications
We have been advised by the FCA as follows: “Following our recent revalorisation of the application fees earlier […]
Pension switches – what is required?
We have covered regulatory requirements around replacement business, more commonly referred to as switch business, before. As this appears to […]
Pension Transfer – FCA Advice Checker
Back in June 2020, the FCA published an ‘advice checker’ to help consumers assess whether pension transfer advice they had […]
British Steel Transfers – Asset Retention
The FCA has made the following announcement. “This morning we have announced that we are using emergency powers to prevent […]
Pension Transfer charging
Policy Statement PS 20-06 stated that a firm providing pension transfer advice “… may also not charge less than it […]
TR22/1 – Thematic Review: Observations on wind-down planning
The FCA has published a Thematic Review report which provides some observations around the quality of wind-down planning in firms. […]
Consumer Duty – fair value and adviser charges
The FCA’s proposed Consumer Duty is getting a lot of airplay in the trade media. First mooted in the FCA’s […]