Regulation & Compliance
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Financial services regulatory family publishes its wider Implications Framework annual report for 2022
The financial services regulatory family re-launched the Wider Implications Framework in 2022, to achieve better outcomes for consumers, firms and the industry…
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Millions of customers together save nearly £1billion due to overdraft rule changes
Improved overdraft rules brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have reduced high fees for unarranged borrowing, removed complex charging structures…
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Will the FCA’s new Consumer Duty mean more support for those not taking advice?
Every year, around 700,000 people (£45bn of pots) start accessing their pension pots. These new retirees have big decisions to make about their…
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FCA sets clear plan for next 12 months
In its Business Plan 2023/24, the FCA has set out an ambitious programme for the next 12 months to achieve better outcomes for…
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‘Proactively settled’ trial to proceed says the FOS as it publishes Feedback Statement on outcome reporting consultation
The Financial Ombudsman Service(FOS) has published its consultation Feedback Statement on proposed amendments to the way it reports business-specific complaints data. “Over…
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Hargreaves Lansdown: More details on advice/guidance review provides plenty to cheer
Chris Hill, CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown, comments: “Early details of the advice/guidance review offer a great deal of promise. We’re delighted to…
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PIMFA outlines six-point plan to reform disclosure requirements in wake of PRIIPs reforms
PIMFA has outlined a six point plan to reform disclosure requirements following the Government’s decision to repeal the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based…
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Aegon : Refresh of FCA’s future disclosure framework should build on ‘real world’ behaviours
In its response to the FCA Discussion Paper on the Future Disclosure Framework, Aegon has called for the new approach to reflect…
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Financial Ombudsman Service consults on proposed changes to reporting business-specific complaints data
The Financial Ombudsman Service has today published a consultation on proposed amendments to the way it reports business-specific complaints data. The consultation…
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PIMFA welcomes FCA proposals for core investment advice but warns they risk being undermined by unnecessary restrictions
PIMFA has welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on broadening access to investment through the provision of core investment advice. PIMFA, which…
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