The latest FCA review of firm’s consumer duty implementation process has highlighted key concerns across a well-used regulatory tool that of proof of value (POV). Given that evidencing fair value across the Duty’s second outcome is highly subjective this was always going to be a big challenge for adviser firms.
The Consumer Duty and 7 steps to Proof of Value
[fa icon="calendar'] May 12, 2023 10:54:36 AM / by Chris Davies posted in Financial regulation, Financial business development, fintech, Human resource development, client engagement, regtech, Risk management, practice management, FCA, AI, compliance, consumer duty, artificial intelligence
The FCA 2023 - 2024 Business plan
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 6, 2023 3:36:54 PM / by Chris Davies posted in Financial regulation, Financial business development, fintech, Human resource development, client engagement, regtech, Risk management, practice management, FCA, AI, compliance, consumer duty, artificial intelligence
The FCA's 2023/2024 business plan outlines three key priorities: protecting consumers, ensuring market integrity, and promoting competition. Let's take a closer look at each of these priorities.
The Consumer Duty Final Rules and your data
[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 27, 2022 9:35:47 AM / by Chris Davies posted in Benchmark, compliance, client centric, Financial regulation, Financial business development, fintech, Human resource development, client engagement, regtech, Constructive compliance, Risk management, practice management, FCA, consumer duty
So, the final rules are here and not much has really changed other than the implementation period has been extended slight for live business to July 31st, 2023, and closed book business has until 31st July 2024. Plus (wait for it) firms need to be up and running on their implementation by October ’22! Although any extension is welcome, it’s not long enough in my opinion given the ramifications this all-encompassing regulatory directive brings. Think Operational Resilience which has an implementation and transitional period totalling four years!
5 Regulatory challenges for 2022 and how RegTech can help
[fa icon="calendar'] Jan 5, 2022 3:45:00 PM / by Chris Davies posted in Financial regulation, Financial business development, fintech, regtech, Risk management, practice management, FCA, advice, HMT, suitability, MiFIDII, Data, GDPR, Culture, Enforcement, supervision, audit, Conduct, auto advice, streamlined advice, GRC, governance, compliance, ESG, appointed representative, consumer duty
As we enter a new year, it provides us with an opportunity to review the past years activities and look ahead at what is to come. Indeed January is named after the Roman god Janus, who had two faces so he could see the past and future. What Janus may have told us from a regulatory perxpective.is the FCA are 'one one' with their future vision and learning from the past when it comes to firms regulation data and compliance analytics.