The FCA recently consulted on proposals to reset how firms distinguish between retail and professional clients: the process for opting up clients to elective professional status. While we're supportive of the direction of travel, we have a few concerns about how the detail of these proposals will work in practice.

The FCA's new guidance states that ‘polluters’ need to meet, not avoid, the redress liabilities owed to consumers when things go wrong.

Much more needs to be done to create a truly diverse and inclusive financial services sector according to the UK regulators, FCA and PRA....

Assessing business relief opportunities can be a complex business. Individuals often approach financial advisers to guide them on the...

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....

If retail investors are important to your business model you may want to answer the FCA’s Call For Input on the Consumer Investments