As we near Halloween and reach the twilight of our journey, we thought this might be appropriate.
Without wanting to scare the living daylights out of you, could your suitability reports come back from the grave to haunt you sometime in the future?
Over the many years that we’ve worked in this industry, there have been countless episodes of retired advisers being chased by the FSCS, lawyers or ambulance chasers.
The best defence you have is a robust client file and of fundamental importance is a fit for purpose Suitability Report.
We leave our journey from A – Z therefore by imploring you, whether or not you use ATEB suitability, to ensure that your suitability reports are of the highest possible quality.



Thematic review of retirement income advice
Shirley McKenzie Compliance 2015, 2022, FCA, Lifetime Mortgage, Mortgage, Pension, PI, Suitability Review
The FCA has announced that it will shortly be undertaking a thematic review to assess the advice consumers are receiving on meeting their income needs in retirement. Why? Previously planned work on this topic (known as ‘Assessing Suitability Review 2’) was paused as a reaction to Covid but the Regulator believes that it is […]