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Business as usual compliance tasks can already be extremely time and resource consuming; it’ s no wonder that a breath of new and potential requirements might feel overwhelming at some points. Simplybiz is here to ensure you never feel like you’ re facing these challenges alone; as well as the support we provide to help you understand and handle your regulatory requirements, we also do all we can to make sure you feel confident and prepared for what’ s on the horizon.
Our Regulatory Horizon Scanner, pictured below, is designed to give a snapshot of new and future changes, and the regulatory obligations they may place upon authorised firms. You can find it in the‘ Compliance’ area of our website, regularly updated by our expert team.
ALL FIRMS to prepare their second annual assessments of Consumer Duty Outcomes and Board Reports |
Publication of a Smaller Firms Guide on outcomes testing |
Protection Market study Interim Report |
Inheritance Tax on pensions |
Reform of SM & CR |
Review of KIID / KID product disclosure |
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FCA review of Firm’ s ongoing service delivery |
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S. 165 Investment Adviser Survey
Modernising the redress framework
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Flexible reporting introduced for REP008 |
Consultation on Improving the Effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations
Further Capital adequacy reform for Personal Investment Firms
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Reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974
Consultation
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PS25 / 11 Mortgage Rule Review: First steps to simplify our rules and increase flexibility |
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FCA working group output to build capability on sustainable finance |
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Don’ t forget to keep an eye on the Scanner, but we will – of course – keep you fully up to date with regular bulletins, posts on our LinkedIn page, and sessions at our events.
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