Firms urged to be proactive in identifying vulnerable characteristics in pension transfer customers The FCA has reiterated the importance of firms being alert to indicators of potential vulnerability 06/09/23 Read more
A peak of interest-only mortgages is set to mature in less than a decade Mortgage firms should act now to support ‘challenged’ borrowers who may struggle to repay 17/08/23 Read more
FCA warns of risk posed by poor mortgage advice amid cost-of-living crisis Following on from its 2020 review work with firms involved with Lifetime Mortgages, the FCA mentioned 03/08/23 Read more
AI RegTech helps mortgage firms monitor and evidence outcomes Fixed-rate mortgages continue to dominate the headlines, as 19/07/23 Read more
The need for mortgage providers to deliver good outcomes for customers facing financial difficulty An unfortunate but sadly unavoidable side effect of the current cost-of-living crisis is 19/06/23 Read more
Why mortgage providers should be reviewing their compliance and focusing on resolving issues now The number of borrowers struggling to keep up with bill and credit payments has 09/06/23 Read more
Consumer Duty: what does the FCA expect from SIPP operators? On 12th May, the FCA published its latest Dear 06/06/23 Read more
How-to guides Your complete guide to the FCA's Business Plan 2023/24 Marking the second phase of its three-year campaign to improve outcomes for financial services 26/05/23 Download
Consumer Duty: Four key lessons from the FCA’s Fair Value Frameworks review Earlier this month, the FCA published the findings from its latest thematic 24/05/23 Read more
Effective complaint handling through the cost-of-living crisis: An assured approach for FCA-regulated firms The financial pressure on consumers has further increased this April, with many witnessing a 17/04/23 Read more
FCA Business Plan: Consumer care tops regulatory agenda for 2023/24 The FCA has today launched its Business 05/04/23 Read more
Why firms need to get serious about Disclosure for Consumer Duty success First published last year, the FCA’s 30/03/23 Read more
RegTech to support Wealth Managers and the Consumer Duty outcomes The role of AI and innovation in Consumer Duty’s future The Consumer Duty 22/03/23 Read more
A closer look at the FCA’s Consumer Duty expectations Further guidance on the FCA’s Consumer Duty expectations has been coming thick and fast 20/03/23 Read more
How-to guides How to prepare for the Consumer Duty’s Price and Value outcome While the industry continues to concentrate on the new Consumer Duty and its implementation in 13/03/23 Download
The importance of embracing equity as a business #InternationalWomensDay #EmbraceEquity Often the words equality and equity are used interchangeably. But 08/03/23 Read more
How-to guides Your four-point plan for successful British Steel pensions redress After much speculation, the FCA is set to get the ball rolling on its British Steel Pension 02/03/23 Download
Intelligent Compliance: achieve your regulatory requirements in a more efficient way When it comes to supporting your compliance and conduct goals, you need a compliance consultancy 27/02/23 Read more
How-to guides Three steps to the Consumer Duty starting line In just over six months’ time, the Consumer Duty will be a regulatory reality for FCA regulated 26/01/23 Download
Prepare for 2023: The importance of robust evidencing for Equity Release firms There was cause for optimism for providers and intermediaries according to Equity 12/01/23 Read more
Three steps to review your Retirement Income advice Earlier this month, the FCA released a Portfolio 20/12/22 Read more
FCA’s Appointed Representative regime and the regulatory focus on Principal firms As the new FCA’s S165 data collection for Principal firms comes into action this Thursday 07/12/22 Read more
What can firms do to support their vulnerable customers during the cost-of-living crisis? The British public is currently facing a perfect storm of inflation, price increases and fuel 28/11/22 Read more