FCA policy statement: Advising on investments

In August 2017, the FCA published consultation paper CP17/28 (the “Consultation Paper”) which sets out several proposals designed to support the retail investment advice sector. These included amendments to the FCA’s Perimeter Guidance Manual (“PERG”) on what amounts...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published Handbook Notice 48, setting out the changes made to the FCA Handbook under the following instruments that were made by the FCA board in September and October of 2017, such as the Financial Services Compensation...