One year of Consumer Duty: Industry grapples with advice gap amid added requirements
Research from the lang cat and Octopus Money shows move away from smaller clients
Consumer Duty
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FCA launches rule review to spot Consumer Duty ‘overlaps’
Regulator calls on firms to identify regulation which could be removed or simplified
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Vulnerable clients: How can the unseen be seen by wealth managers?
Given all clients have the potential to be vulnerable, why are so many firms failing to acknowledge the existence of at-risk investors?
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Wealth manager Q&A with Matt Sharp: ‘AI is the next game changer’
Head of UK investment management at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management on the effect of technology
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UK investment giants: British ISA proposals could fall foul of Consumer Duty
Hopes that a Labour government will ‘drastically improve’ existing plans
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Dynamic Planner’s Williams: The psychology behind investing and risk
Understanding how clients interpret past performance is a vital component of Consumer Duty
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Ortec Finance: 8% of advisers and wealth managers believe company will not meet Consumer Duty deadline
FCA Consumer Duty compliance deadline 31 July
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UKSIF and IA publish guidance for SDR consumer-facing disclosures
Investors should include information such as labels as well as sustainability objectives and metrics
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‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Industry calls for FCA consultation amid trust test-taking woes
Platforms requiring retail investors to undertake knowledge tests before buying certain trusts is bruising the already-ailing sector
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View from the top: Jane Nicholls on aligning the ’wheel
Redwheel’s head of business development
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FCA increases spending and aims to bolster UK stockmarket in 2024/25 business plans
Will increase its workforce to 5,000 staff members by the end of March 2024
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Wealth manager Q&A with James Fishbourne: Seeing the wood for the trees
Though volatile markets are unnerving for both wealth managers and their clients, Sarasin & Partners’ James Fishbourne says it is during these times you learn long-lasting lessons