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Staff Incentives and Remuneration for Consumer Credit Firms: A Quick Guide to the FCA's consulta
Keeping abreast of regulatory changes is vital for consumer credit firms, and can be particularly helpful for firms wishing to gain FCA...
Victoria Bell
Oct 18, 2017
How to Improve Audit Effectiveness
Gaining oversight of the performance of your organisation is central to any FCA authorised firm, not least ensuring compliance with the...
Robert Bell
Oct 12, 2017
After you've gained FCA Authorisation - What to consider next?
Gaining FCA authorisation is a vital step for consumer credit firms. However, once you have completed the journey to authorisation, it’s...
Victoria Bell
Oct 3, 2017
10 Steps to FCA Authorisation
The prospect of preparing and submitting an FCA application and the numerous challenges this poses can be overwhelming and things can...
Matthew Mason
Sep 28, 2017
FCA Authorisation for Consumer Credit Firms - A Guide
Authorisation is the cornerstone of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) regulatory regime. When you apply for authorisation you will...
Robert Bell
Sep 21, 2017
FCA's Proposed New Remuneration Code Rules
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation on how consumer credit firms should manage risks related to how they pay or...
Victoria Bell
Aug 23, 2017
Compliance Briefing: June - July 2017
To download this briefing in it's entirety, please click here. Regulatory Sanctions ICO fines Satsuma Loans for spam texts Credit company...
Matthew Mason
Aug 3, 2017
5 Steps to Risk Management in Debt Collection
The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation on the extension of the Senior Management and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to all...
Robert Bell
Jul 27, 2017
Update: The ICO's response to the FCA's Consultation on persistent debt and earlier interven
The ICO, last week, published their response to the FCA’s credit card market study: Consultation on persistent debt and earlier...
Robert Bell
Jul 25, 2017
Senior Managers and Certification Regime – What’s Next?
With a significant change on the horizon - the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) - it is critically important to keep up to...
Robert Bell
Jul 12, 2017
Why is Risk Management so important?
Risk management is a concept that is on everyone's radar to some extent. We've all heard of risk management, and it plays a very...
Robert Bell
Jul 4, 2017
Guidance on the Treatment of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)
Our Compliance Briefing this month covers, among other things, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) guidance consultation on how...
Victoria Bell
Jun 13, 2017
Compliance Briefing Updates: April - June 2017
Every quarter we issue a Compliance Briefing Update to ensure you stay informed of the industry's news and updates. This quarter we...
Matthew Mason
Jun 7, 2017
Increase Staff Retention and Lower Recruitment Costs with SM&CR
As of 2018, the relevant section of The Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 will be fully implemented by the FCA. This...
Robert Bell
May 15, 2017
Financial Advice - What's in a phrase?
As you may be aware, the government’s response to HM Treasury’s September 2016 consultation on amending the definition of financial...
Matthew Mason
May 2, 2017
Get to Grips with GDPR
With the implementation date just over a year away, there is still a lot of conjecture surrounding the impending General Data Protection...
Robert Bell
Apr 6, 2017
Are you ready for the Senior Managers & Certification Regime?
Earlier this month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a short summary of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime,...
Victoria Bell
Mar 28, 2017
The Senior Management & Certification Regime - What does this mean for the credit industry?
Consumer credit lending and debt collection is a difficult art with the balance between compliance and commercial interests becoming ever...
Robert Bell
Mar 16, 2017
Risk Management in Debt Collection
The FCA, of course, have placed a direct obligation on us to manage our risk in accordance with their rules. This has changed the game, clie
Robert Bell
Mar 1, 2017
Do you require FCA authorisation?
Understanding whether you need to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is essential! You cannot legally lend, collect...
Robert Bell
Nov 1, 2016
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