FCA to introduce new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts
To help people to make informed decisions to invest with confidence, the FCA is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts.
To help people to make informed decisions to invest with confidence, the FCA is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts.
In 2022 H1, financial services firms received 1.88m complaints, an increase of 1% on 2021 H2, the latest FCA data shows.
The FCA is improving its capacity to intervene when firms cannot meet threshold conditions and remove firms that will not meet standards.
The FCA announces the removal of the temporary measures introduced in 2020 allowing for delayed annual and interim financial reporting.
By 2025, the FCA will halve the number of consumers who are investing in higher risk products that are not aligned to their needs.
The FCA plans a new Consumer Duty, which will set a higher level of consumer protection in retail financial markets.
The FCA approach to authorization of international firms sparks confusion, as relations with overseas regulators are still unclear.
The FCA has confirmed that it is pursuing a number of enforcement investigations involving financial promotions.
The FCA warns that, before transferring clients’ personal data, firms should consider whether this is fair to and in the interests of their clients.