Regulation and Compliance
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Aegon hopes FCA advice / guidance boundary review will lead to more personalised guidance
Aegon has welcomed the FCA’s latest update on its review with the Treasury of the advice guidance boundary. It believes this could…
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Government sets out plans to ban cold-calling for ALL financial products – AJ Bell
Tom Selby, head of retirement policy at AJ Bell, was one of the earliest and most vocal campaigners for a pensions cold calling ban…
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FCA sets out 14-point action plan on cash savings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out a 14-point action plan to ensure banks and building societies are passing on…
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Regulators finalise clearer, more transparent Complaints Scheme
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England have finalised a revised scheme for those…
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Financial Lives survey highlights importance of the FCA’s Consumer Duty
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found 7.4 million people unsuccessfully attempted to contact one or more of their financial services providers…
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Working smarter not harder: how technology is helping advisers with growing demands of compliance and regulation
IFA Magazine’s recent reader survey, carried out in conjunction with specialist T&C and People Compliance platform, HRComply, revealed that advisers have real concerns about coping with…
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FSCS 2022/23 Annual Report and Class Statements published today
In its Annual Report and Accounts and Class Statements published today, The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has outlined the work it…
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FCA cracks down on ‘finfluencer’ social media promotions ahead of Consumer Duty deadline – Quilter
Written by Rosie Hooper, chartered financial adviser at Quilter The FCA is increasing its scrutiny of influencers and so-called ‘finfluencers’ touting crypto…
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FCA’s Social media guidance set for revamp
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to take another significant step in its work to combat illegal and non-compliant financial promotions. The…
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Consumer Duty – an opportunity to make valuable change or just another stop on the route to Compliance Fatigue?
By Neil Herbert, Director of HRComply In this article – and following our joint survey with IFA magazine of Advisers’ attitudes to…
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