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The FCA’s multi-firm review flags gaps in support for vulnerable customers

Insight — 01/05/25
In recent months, the FCA published the findings of its extensive work on how financial service firms support customers in vulnerable circumstances – and whether the existing guidance remains appropriate.    FCA: Treating vulnerable customers fairly, 7th March 2025 Whilst the regulator states t

Part 2: FCA’s ongoing advice services review: next steps for wealth managers

Insight — 01/04/25
TCC recently held a well-received webinar entitled ‘What risks remain for firms following the FCA’s ongoing advice review findings?’ to share our house view on the regulator’s latest communication for wealth managers. In part two of our recent webinar, entitled ‘What Risks Remain for Firms

Part 1: FCA’s ongoing advice services review: the scope

Insight — 31/03/25
TCC recently held a well-received webinar entitled ‘What risks remain for firms following the FCA’s ongoing advice review findings?’ to share our house view on the regulator’s latest communication for wealth managers. TCC’s Chief Product and Chief Commercial Officer, Garry Evans, was joine

TCC roundup: FCA’s ongoing advice review and data in compliance

Insight — 18/03/25
What you need to know about the recent FCA findings, the unnecessary hurdles insurance firms create, plus get familiar with the importance of data-driven regulation. FCA ongoing advice review findings: what you need to know [one_third padding="10px 30px 10px 10px"] [/one_third] [two_third_last paddi

Q&A part 5: How can firms keep their ongoing advice services compliant?

Insight — 13/03/25
Following the FCA's release of its findings into its recent ongoing advice review, TCC’s Chief Product and Commercial Officer Garry Evans catches up with our Technical Director David Boyhan – who specialises in wealth management to unpack all the detail. In the final instalment of the five-part

Q&A part 4: How do the FCA’s review findings relate to the Consumer Duty?

Insight — 13/03/25
Following the FCA's release of its findings into its recent ongoing advice review, TCC’s Chief Product and Commercial Officer Garry Evans catches up with our Technical Director David Boyhan – who specialises in wealth management to unpack all the detail. In the fourth instalment of the five-part

Q&A part 3: How should firms be considering quality and suitability of advice?

Insight — 12/03/25
Following the FCA's release of its findings into its recent ongoing advice review, TCC’s Chief Product and Commercial Officer Garry Evans catches up with our Technical Director David Boyhan – who specialises in wealth management to unpack all the detail. In the third instalment of the five-part

Q&A part 2: What should firms do about disengaged clients?

Insight — 11/03/25
Following the FCA's release of its findings into its recent ongoing advice review, TCC’s Chief Product and Commercial Officer Garry Evans catches up with our Technical Director David Boyhan – who specialises in wealth management to unpack all the detail. In the second instalment of five-part min

Q&A part 1: What are the key findings from the FCA’s ongoing advice review?

Insight — 10/03/25
Following the FCA's release of its findings into its recent ongoing advice review, TCC’s Chief Product and Commercial Officer Garry Evans catches up with our Technical Director David Boyhan – who specialises in wealth management to unpack all the detail. In the first of this five-part mini-serie

Q&A: The important insights from the FCA’s ongoing advice review findings

Insight — 06/03/25
Back in February 2024, following concern from the FCA that ongoing advice services may not have always been delivered as they should have been, the regulator requested data from 22 of the largest advice firms.   The data survey asked firms to submit information about the number of clients who w

Five key questions to consider when changing your advice model

Insight — 22/08/24
Recently there has been an uptick in investment advice firms looking to make some material changes to their propositions, TCC’s regulatory experts report.   For example, some advisers are looking to introduce in-house investment platforms or to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis, to i