Here us this week’s food for thought. Short this week, but with all the detail in the hotlinks.

Here is a digest of issues that have come across my desk this week. Just two topics this week. Annual Client Reviews (or are they) Creating a redress system that works better for consumers and firms Annual Client Reviews (or are they) Why not begin this week’s digest with controversy. “There is an argument that we need to rethink annual client reviews to ensure that more clients receive the advice they need.” These are the words of Phil Billingham at Perceptive Plan

Ipswich Marina Here is a digest of issues that have come across my desk this week. Where relevant, I have provided high-level summaries with hyperlinks to documents that give further detail. Consumer investments priorities: strengthening trust, supporting investors Vulnerability in retirement Grandparents eye student loans in inheritance tax planning Inheritance tax and pensions: the cost of doing nothing Consumer investments priorities: strengthening trust, supporting

Here is a digest of issues that have come across my desk this week. Where relevant, I have provided high-level summaries with hyperlinks to documents that give further detail. Sequencing risk – the silent threat to retirement plans A smarter approach to communicating the FCA’s regulatory priorities Influencers fined for issuing unauthorised financial promotions Sequencing risk – the silent threat to retirement plans Sequencing risk, or sequence of returns risk, is the d

Here is a digest of issues that have come across my desk this week. Where relevant, I have provided high-level summaries with hyperlinks to documents that give further detail.

Hove (actually) Here is a digest of issues that have come across my desk this week. Where relevant, I have provided high-level summaries with hyperlinks to documents that give further detail. The opening article did not lend itself to a hyperlink. Easter and Tax Year End It is worth noting that Good Friday is 3rd April this year, meaning the tax year effectively ends on Thursday 2nd April. Product providers will want applications in the days before that. Some providers

Here is a digest of regulatory issues that have come across my desk this week. Where relevant, I have provided high-level summaries and hyperlinks to documents that give further detail.

Here is a digest of regulatory issues that have come into my inbox this week. I have provided high-level summaries and hyperlinks to documents that give further detail. FCA highlights good practice and risks in complex ETPs for retail investors Tax and disability in the UK: review of trusts and other savings options FCA publishes webpages on the new crypto regulation regime Should income protection become a cornerstone of financial planning? FCA highlights good practice an

Here is a digest of regulatory issues that have come into my inbox this week. • IHT planning following the changes to pensions • Pension value to be put under the spotlight Tackling non‑financial misconduct in financial services Deepening Outcomes Under the Consumer Duty FCA removes contactless payments limit

Welcome to this week’s Compliance Matters. Here is a digest of regulatory issues that have come into my inbox this week. FCA’s...