Extension of Annual Financial Crime Reporting Obligations 1 June 2021 Lisa CrossCompliance Policy Statement PS21/4 summarises the FCA’s proposals to increase the number of firms (by circa 4500) who need to submit […] Read More
Product Enhancements & Content Management Updates 27 May 2021 Doug McFarlaneSuitability We completed the latest upgrade to ATEB Suitability on 27th May 2021. This update comes at no additional cost and […] Read More
FG 21/3 – charging for DB transfer advice 25 May 2021 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Everyone involved with defined benefit pension transfer advice should by now be very aware that contingent charging is banned for […] Read More
Papers galore! 25 May 2021 Huw ReynoldsCompliance It has been a busy month for papers and publications at the FCA. These include: New […] Read More
FG21/3 – Appropriate Pension Transfer Analysis (APTA) 18 May 2021 Alistair MacDougallCompliance COBS 19.1.2 states … “To prepare an appropriate transfer analysis a firm must: (1) assess the benefits likely to […] Read More
PS 21/4 – Extension of Annual Financial Crime Reporting 4 May 2021 Huw ReynoldsCompliance The FCA has confirmed in PS21/4 that it is proceeding with its previously stated intention to extend the requirement to […] Read More
FG 21/3 – Pre-transfer advice information for clients 4 May 2021 Richard FosterCompliance This fourth in a series of articles on FG 21/3 takes a closer look at the guidance around pre-advice information […] Read More
FG 21/3 – client objectives 27 April 2021 Alistair MacDougallCompliance Following on from our previous articles on FG21/3, we will look today at another of the interesting areas covered by […] Read More
Changes to DB Transfer redress calculations – an update 21 April 2021 Lisa CrossCompliance We wrote about the background to updated redress guidance following the Chancellor’s announcement of changes to the way that the […] Read More
Recommending a ‘do not transfer’ 19 April 2021 Paul CaineCompliance Here is a question. If a client is being recommended NOT to transfer, do you still need to identify a […] Read More