FCA
Best Practice | 28 Jul 17
Revised UK managers regime to expose ‘reckless’ IFA firms
The Financial Conduct Authority’s extension of its Senior Managers Regime to almost all regulated companies in the UK will help weed out “reckless and criminal firms”, financial adviser support firm SimplyBiz Group said.
PEOPLE MOVES: Pakistan, Old Mutual Wealth, Jupiter
The Panama Papers fallout continues with the prime minister of Pakistan resigning. Old Mutual Wealth has hired an investment specialist to support advisers, while Jupiter’s head of Middle East & Africa has left the company.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jul 17
Banned IFA found guilty of forging clients’ signatures
A former financial adviser in the UK has been found guilty of forging his clients’ signatures on investment documents following a 10-week trial at Derby Crown Court.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jul 17
Advisers and asset managers hit by FCA senior manager changes
Advice firms and asset managers will be brought under the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) from 2018, the watchdog has announced.
Tax & Regulation | 25 Jul 17
Firms late with Mifid paperwork need emergency plans, says FCA
Financial firms that have missed the deadline to submit crucial information for compliance with Mifid II rules must have contingency plans in place, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned.