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The FCA works alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Policy Committee to set regulatory requirements for the financial sector. The FCA is responsible for the conduct of around 58,000 businesses which employ 2.2 million people and contribute around £65.6 billion in annual tax revenue to the economy in the United Kingdom ...
If the principal purpose of the firm is to carry on regulated activities, each person with responsibility for directing its affairs performs the FCA controlled function. If the principal purpose of the firm is other than to carry on regulated activities, a person performs the small friendly society function only to the extent that he has ...
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of Turkey (BRSA) ; Capital Markets Board (SPK) ; Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency (IPRSA) Turks and Caicos: Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission (TCIFSC) Uganda: Bank of Uganda ; Capital Markets Authority (CMA) ; Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda ...
The Financial Conduct Authority Handbook is a set of rules required to be followed by banks, insurers, investment businesses and other financial services in the United Kingdom under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. It is administered by the Financial Conduct Authority in London.
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) apply to the United Kingdom banking sector since March 2016 and dual-regulated insurers since December 2018. SM&CR has been put in place to reduce financial service consumer harm and strengthen market integrity by making individuals accountable for their conduct and competence.
Financial regulation is a broad set of policies that apply to the financial sector in most jurisdictions, justified by two main features of finance: systemic risk, which implies that the failure of financial firms involves public interest considerations; and information asymmetry, which justifies curbs on freedom of contract in selected areas ...
The term is commonly used in the United Kingdom where IFAs are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and must meet strict qualification and competence requirements. Typically an independent financial adviser will conduct a detailed survey of a client’s financial position, preferences and objectives; this is sometimes known as a ...
Financial advisers need to pass a series of exams and receive a Diploma in Financial Planning (or, prior to the Retail Distribution Review, a Financial Planning Certificate) and also authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, a UK government qango that must be satisfied that the adviser is a “fit and proper person” before they may ...