Professional Adviser’s Consumer Duty Hub is your home for the latest news, analysis, and expert opinion on how The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty will impact advisers and their businesses.
This is where you can find all the updates on what to expect as each deadline approaches, and how you can best prepare your firm to align with the watchdog’s new rules.
Deadline for post-Consumer Duty rule change feedback is 31 October
'Emphasis on continuous improvement and evidence-based practices'
'There's a long way to go, but that troublesome first hurdle has been cleared'
'Engaging directly on vulnerability is new and still feels quite alie'
Gillian Hepburn: ‘Are we really putting ourselves in our clients’ shoes?’
Adviser firms want further assistance to understand vulnerable client characteristics
It's an ‘unintended consequence’
Firms should expect greater FCA scrutiny
Consumer Duty has led platforms to improve fee communication
In line with Consumer Duty requirements
Catch up on the big financial advice talking points of the summer
The days of prescriptive compliance are over
Ruth Handcock on Consumer Duty and advice/guidance review impact