Staying informed and proactively managing consumer duties remain a top priority for firms. However, detecting problems and anticipating risks has proven to be a significant challenge for many businesses. To address this challenge, we’re introducing a new Consumer Duty Management…
According to the FCA, culture audits, culture prints, and culture maps are precisely where the problem with culture starts. FCA considers that as soon as we attempt to wrap metrics around culture or conduct, we are missing the point because…
Introduction On 28 June 2023, the FCA published a reminder article on the upcoming go-live of the Consumer Duty. It posed “10” (well, 14 actually) key questions for firms to consider. We thought it would be useful to map those…
The Financial Conduct Authority has made it clear that Consumer Duty is not a “once and done” exercise and firms should be continually challenging themselves to ensure they are delivering good outcomes for clients. Consumer Duty implementation can be a complex journey…
Introduction Two months in, the FCA’s Consumer Duty has had a significant impact in the context of the SM&CR. It has: · placed a greater emphasis on the importance of culture and conduct in SM&CR firms; · raised the bar…
The new Consumer Duty has ushered an era marked by elevated standards, better transparency, and a renewed emphasis on trust. Previously, firms simply needed to demonstrate to the regulator that they had followed the regulatory signposts even if customers didn’t…
Every transformative journey, no matter how well-intentioned and well-informed, has its blind spots. Recognising and addressing these is not just a necessity but a duty as the name Consumer Duty infers. Firms need to do this to not only meet…
Introduction The FCA’s Consumer Duty is live. This duty sets out higher standards of consumer protection for all firms that provide financial services to retail customers: the new bosses in financial services. The Consumer Duty requires firms to put the…