12 Dec, 2024 Advice Guidance Boundary Review: FCA consults on a proposed new regime of targeted support for pensions By Premlata Fagan As promised in its feedback statement to its Advice Guidance Boundary proposals (set out in DP 23/5), the FCA has published its first...
12 Dec, 2024 Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2025 By Stephen Clipsham Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2025 report explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset...
21 Nov, 2024 FCA sets out next steps for “Advice Guidance Boundary Review” By Premlata Fagan In December 2023, the government and the FCA put forward proposals to improve how people can access help with their investments...
15 Nov, 2024 Growth and competitiveness - a new strategy By Elizabeth Dowd Rachel Reeves has used her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor to put forward reforms aimed at making the UK financial services...
08 Oct, 2024 FCA announces advice market consolidation review and other key priorities in dear CEO letter By Premlata Fagan It has been a while since the FCA last looked in detail at consolidation, but a Dear CEO letter sent to financial advisers and investment...
13 Oct, 2023 Update on recent financial regulatory developments in the U.S. By Stephen Clipsham Brad Caswell Our U.S. Financial Regulation Group have published their latest update covering the most critical regulatory developments in the U.S....
05 Sep, 2023 Advice vs guidance and the Consumer Investments Strategy By Alexia Katzaros In September 2021 the FCA published its Consumer Investments Strategy focused on promoting consumer confidence as well as risk awareness...
04 Sep, 2023 UK reveals date for changes to financial promotions regime By Upasana Chauhan Simon Treacy New regulatory gateway for marketing financial services to apply from 7 February 2024.Affects businesses which rely on regulated firms to...
11 Aug, 2022 FCA consults on changes to redress framework for pension transfer advice By Jimi Piggott-Bader The FCA has opened a consultation (CP22/15) into redress calculations for customers who suffer financial loss following a DB to DC...
13 May, 2021 Wise up: FCA to require pension providers to offer Pension Wise sessions for savers By Jimi Piggott-Bader It's little over seven years since the then-Chancellor set out radical reforms to the pension system to give savers more choice and...