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What's Next for Consumer Duty?
Consumer Duty has been in place for nearly four months and the feedback we are getting from industry compliance experts is that some...
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- Nov 16
Vulnerability at Retirement
As people age, different types of vulnerability or vulnerable circumstances may present themselves, and as our ageing population...
- Sep 22
Why wealth doesn't insulate against vulnerability
With Consumer Duty regulations now in place, never has financial vulnerability been a hotter topic. Advisers will need to demonstrate...
- Sep 22
Consumer Duty: 31st July marked the beginning of the vulnerability journey
With Consumer Duty regulations having come into effect on 31st July 2023, many businesses might have seen the preceding few weeks as the...
- Mar 23
Top 5 Vulnerability Myth Busters
The issue of #vulnerablecustomers has been increasingly on the radar of firms that fall under the watchful eye of the Financial Conduct...
- Jan 31
Vulnerability - what progress has been made and what can we expect in 2023?
Towards the end of last year, the FCA’s latest Financial Lives survey found that the number of adults with low financial resilience had...
- Nov 16, 2022
Why mortgage advisers need to take client vulnerability seriously
Unpicking the 10 new rules focused on vulnerability in The Consumer Duty When the FCA sent its ‘Dear CEO’ letter on 16 June 2022 to over...
- Sep 26, 2022
The challenge of recording and reporting on financial vulnerabilities
We have covered at length the different types of vulnerabilities and the challenges in identifying them, but one question we frequently...
- Sep 16, 2022
The impact of the cost of living crisis on financial vulnerability
When I am asked about the impact of the rising cost of living upon financial vulnerability it is tempting to simply say that everyone...
- Jul 11, 2022
Vulnerable clients, the cost of living crisis and the new Consumer Duty: an update from the FCA
By now, I think we are all aware of the importance of checking with our clients for signs of financial vulnerability, but did you know...
- Jun 20, 2022
5 top things to do once you have identified a vulnerable customer
So, you’ve identified a circumstance that you think might be making your client vulnerable. What do you do now? Here are 5 top tips for...
- May 9, 2022
Five ways IFA's can look after their mental health, so they can in turn spot vulnerable clients
Our lives have been under a great deal of pressure over the last few years. What with dealing with the impact of Covid at home and within...
- Mar 30, 2022
Supporting SimplyBiz's Vulnerability Week
Monday marked the start of SimplyBiz's vulnerability week, focussing on providing practical support and guidance to advisers. The week...
- Mar 2, 2022
New Equity Release Assessment launched with SimplyBiz Mortgages
As part of our ongoing drive to create more sector specific assessments, we are delighted to announce the launch of our latest assessment...
- Mar 2, 2022
Tenet Compliance Services partners with Comentis
We are delighted to announce our partnership with Tenet Group who have selected us to help their DA firms identify and support vulnerable...
- Mar 1, 2022
Comentis Joins Association of Professional Compliance Consultants
The team at Comentis are delighted to have joined the APCC, and we are looking forward to collaborating with the UK’s leading compliance...
- Sep 2, 2021
Why Advisers still need to adapt processes
In Tim's latest blog, he explores how wider changes in society have accelerated the likelihood of clients being in vulnerable...
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