Questions, questions… 30 November 2023 Paul JayCompliance As a result of firms needing to implement Consumer Duty this year (and many still don’t appear to have their […] Read More
Template Enhancements + New Morningstar & Transact-BlackRock Content Integrations 26 October 2023 Doug McFarlaneSuitability We have completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 26th October 2023. This update comes at no additional cost […] Read More
Unravelling client objectives 20 September 2023 Paul JayCompliance Client objectives are the starting point for virtually all advice scenarios, but how often do the objectives recorded on file […] Read More
Consumer Duty – the shape of things to come? 30 August 2023 Paul JayCompliance In its numerous publications prior to the implementation of Consumer Duty, the FCA promised that it would be more proactive […] Read More
The replacement business blind spot? 16 August 2023 Paul JayCompliance We’ve been involved with a number of firms who are on the acquisition trail and as part of the due […] Read More
What story do your files tell? 19 July 2023 Paul JayCompliance The FCA’s Retirement Income Advice thematic review seems to be gathering momentum and the latest developments come as no surprise. […] Read More
FCA Retirement Income Advice Survey – a threat or an opportunity? 5 July 2023 Paul JayCompliance We drew attention to the FCA’s Retirement Income Advice Survey in our ‘What lies beneath?’ article last month and there […] Read More
Consumer Duty – Identifying Foreseeable Harm 17 May 2023 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Niels Bohr, the Nobel laureate in Physics and father of the atomic model, is quoted as saying, “Prediction is very […] Read More
ATEB Suitability Upgrade – Tax Year End Changes 6 April 2023 Doug McFarlaneSuitability Our report writing software has been fully updated to accommodate changes to allowances, rates and reliefs in advance of the […] Read More
Consumer Duty – Are you a manufacturer? 29 March 2023 Alistair MacDougallCompliance In our article last week, we highlighted the deadlines for implementation of Consumer Duty – 30 April and 31 July […] Read More