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In just over six months’ time, the Consumer Duty will be a regulatory reality for FCA regulated organisations, and so the clock is ticking for businesses to ensure their new and existing products and processes are compliant by 31st of July 2023. This momentous shift to a more assertive form of sup
As Client Account Director for TCC, Mark takes a lead role in developing the client base for our AI-powered document review technology and business assurance solutions. Mark brings more than a decade of experience across the breadth of financial services, his primary specialisms are enterprise and s
There was cause for optimism for providers and intermediaries according to Equity Release Council statistics in the third quarter of 2022. An increase of over 8% in equity release plans compared to the previous quarter – over 13,000 in total – is a promising uplift in post-pandemic business leve
Earlier this month, the FCA released a Portfolio Strategy letter emphasising their continued focus on the suitability of advice for Financial Advisers and Intermediaries. The latest Portfolio Strategy communication confirmed the FCA’s drive regarding advice to British Steel Pension Scheme m
TCC and Recordsure Group have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Support to join the admin support function, working alongside the HR team. We are seeking a conscientious and proactive individual with strong interpersonal and organisational skills to provide professional and efficient administ
We are seeking a number of Advertising Approval consultants that are highly experienced and skilled in the review, approval and sign off of financial promotions, including Websites and Social Media platforms and content, to Regulatory standards, including the use of trading styles. Interested indivi
As the new FCA’s S165 data collection for Principal firms comes into action this Thursday 8th December 2022, let’s remind ourselves what is changing – and why it’s critical to act now. Last year it was widely reported across the press that David Cameron lobbied for Greensill Capital (where h
The Consumer Duty is intended to raise the bar for customer protection across financial services, placing much greater emphasis than before on firms' need to identify and manage vulnerability among their customers on an ongoing basis. In Money Marketing, TCC Group's Chief Product Officer Garry Evans
The British public is currently facing a perfect storm of inflation, price increases and fuel shortages that are putting more consumers than ever at real risk of financial difficulties. And it seems like every day, we’re presented with new and concerning figures painting a bleak forecast of the mo
Last week Consumer Duty expert and TCC’s Associate Director, Neil Dethick joined a specialist panel that continued a Duty focussed webinar series, hosted by Recordsure in partnership with BSA. Host, Recordsure’s Chief Product Officer Garry Evans, was joined by Ex-FCA and now Senior Produc
On Monday, 31st October 2022, TCC’s Associate Director and Consumer Duty expert Neil Dethick joined the first of three Consumer Duty focused webinars, hosted in partnership with the BSA and Recordsure. The specialist panel – featuring Recordsure’s Programme Director Adeline Han and Chie
The hugely significant shift towards the FCA’s new Consumer Duty will culminate in its first deadline on Monday 31st October, when Implementation Plans needs to be ready for regulatory scrutiny. Under the Duty’s overarching Consumer Principle of ‘A firm must act to deliver good outcomes for re
In a matter of days, the Consumer Duty’s first critical deadline of having Implementation Plans ready for review will be upon us. Last week, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director at the FCA, Emily Sheppard spoke about the Duty at the CISI/Financial Planning Conference 2022 and explained
With the deadline for Consumer Duty Implementation Plans now less than two weeks away, firms should be stress testing their approach to ensure they're truly putting customers' needs first across the entire business lifecycle. In Money Marketing, TCC's Associate Director Neil Dethick takes a closer l
1. How will the FCA assess your firm’s Consumer Duty compliance? The Consumer Duty and how it will regulate financial service compliance is being widely discussed across the industry. The changes are significant and given that the FCA is now leading with more assertive supervision – a ‘show me
With less than three weeks to go until firms need to have a Consumer Duty Implementation Plan that is ready for FCA scrutiny, we continue our series considering the Duty’s four outcomes. After Nick McGruer, Head for Advisers, Wealth and Pensions at the FCA shared that independent financial
The FCA’s new Appointed Representative (AR) regime was published on 3rd August 2022, announcing fundamental changes to the level of principal firms’ supervisory oversight.
As the weeks continue to slip away, we spotlight the FCA’s four Consumer Duty outcomes: products and services, price and value, consumer understanding and consumer support. Here, Neil Dethick, Associate Director at TCC, focuses on outcome two: price and value. Ahead of the imminent Duty
The new Consumer Duty, which applies to existing FCA regulated products and services, as well as any new products expected to launch, is nearly here. Under the Duty, firms are required to have an Implementation Plan ready for scrutiny in just a few weeks where ‘firms will need to assess and eviden
Times are changing, and this can seem an overwhelming period for FCA-regulated firms as they get to grips with the new Consumer Duty and explore how they’ll become compliant. The pressing Implementation Plan deadline of Monday 31st October is now only a matter of weeks away, so we’re taking a cl
In the first of our subject matter expert interviews, Anthony Harkess, Client Director at TCC and Head of Specialist Resourcing, sits with David Boyhan, TCC Technical Director, to discuss Defined Benefit Transfers and the challenges the market is currently experiencing. David has over 15 years
Reports to: Client Delivery Director Responsible for (people or teams): Resource assigned to managed services projects Job Summary: To lead and manage a portfolio of client managed service delivery projects undertaken remotely or at Leeds Operation Centre or client site to deliver subject matter exp
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Associate Director to join TCC's Advisory Team. The key aspects of the role are broad ranging and the successful candidate would require a good holistic understanding of key elements of the FCA Handbook, Regulated Business systems and controls within 3LOD as we