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Apr 20, 20211 min read
Have you submitted your Directory Persons?
The FCA has released a statement to highlight that 2,800 failed to submit Directory Persons' information by the deadline of 31 March and tha
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Support for LCF bondholders to be extended beyond FSCS
The Government is setting up a support scheme that will compensate up to 80% of each LCF bondholder's investment
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Could your Wind Down Plan trigger a liquidity requirement?
The FCA issued ‘Finalised Guidance 20/1 - Our framework: Assessing Adequate Financial Resources’ in June 2020 in a bid to ensure that...
Mar 31, 20212 min read
The FCA wants “purposeful” AML systems and controls
In a recent speech at the AML & ABC Forum 2021 Mark Steward (the FCA’s Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight) spoke to...
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Fair Treatment of Vulnerable Customers: Finalised Guidance Released
The Guidance is designed to drive change within firms and help them understand how to achieve the goal of treating vulnerable customers in t
Feb 22, 20212 min read
SFDR compliance for UK managers
UK-based managers of funds and portfolio services may need to include ESG disclosures in their product literature from 10 March 2021 if...
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Advising on business relief opportunities
Assessing business relief opportunities can be a complex business. Individuals often approach financial advisers to guide them on the...
Jan 22, 20212 min read
'Use it or lose it': the permissions review
n January this year the FCA warned firms of their “use it or lose it” policy. This reminded firms that the FCA could cancel the...
Jan 7, 20211 min read
Consultation Paper: New Prudential Regime for Investment Firms
The much-awaited consultation paper on the new UK Investment Firm Prudential Regime (IFPR), was released in December. Full details can be fo
Dec 16, 20202 min read
Confirmation of the ban on the marketing of speculative illiquid securities
It will be no great surprise that the FCA has confirmed that the existing temporary ban on speculative illiquid securities will be made...
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Prudential regime change delayed
Investment firms will be delighted to hear that the timeframe for the prudential rule change has been delayed with HM Treasury now...
Nov 5, 20201 min read
Forbearance in the face of a pandemic
The FCA continues to focus on the consumer credit market in light of the ongoing pandemic and the effect it is having on retail borrowers....
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