Create Solutions are delighted to offer this FREE 1-hour Bitesize session for our clients on the topic of Assessing the Competence of your staff. FCA see having competent staff as a cornerstone of firms delivering good outcomes for consumers. As such, the subject has its own part of the FCA Handbook,...
Ideal for those who have not had any formal training in this area, or as a refresher. Some firms may also find it useful to include as part of their induction programmes. This two-hour on-line training session will provide a practical look into the various sections of a typical commercial...
Create Solutions are delighted to offer this 1.5 hour (max) Booster session for Senior Managers on 8th July 2022. If something goes badly wrong at your firm, you may be held personally responsible by the FCA. (Unless that is you can prove you took “Reasonable Steps” to avoid the failure). All Senior...
This is our second wellbeing session. We are putting on these FREE sessions for our clients. Some firms may want to incorporate these sessions into their overarching staff wellbeing strategy. Recently we looked at Staying Focussed and our June 2022 session is going to be on the topic of Emotional Eating....
Businesses required to prove they are carrying out the regulated activities they are permitted to or face losing this permission Failure to take action following two warnings will lead to cancellation of regulatory permission 28 days after the first warning New powers support FCA’s ‘
In November the FSCS’ indicative levy had put the broker bill at £67.7m. See full article here....
The High Court today approved Amigo Loans Limited scheme of arrangement (the scheme) to provide redress to customers who are due it for being mis-sold loans and who raise a complaint. The court-approved scheme is an improvement on last year’s failed proposal and has the support of the Independent Creditors Committee,...
We are bringing this important free Bitesize session to our clients on the topic of Cyber Crime. Against a backdrop of war in Ukraine, and the growth in Sanctions and Money Laundering issues, does that mean we can switch our attention away from Cybercrime? The answer is, of course, no! In fact,...
The FCA has now published its business plan for 2022/23 and their strategy for the next 3 years. They have taken on 200 new staff recently, increased their staff numbers in Edinburgh and will be opening an office in Leeds. They have issued commitments, outcomes and metrics and are very clear on...
Following the FCA’s policy statement PS19/8 the FCA confirmed the annual increase in award limits in 2019. The next change to Financial Ombudsman service (FOS) award limits will be implemented on 1st April 2022. Please click the link here for the full article
