SUCCESSFUL SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS
The FCA is often criticised for authorising individuals with ‘interesting histories’ and yet, in the same breath, for taking so long to approve applications. Factual evidence would suggest these criticisms are fair. The FCA should do more to weed out …
B-COMPLIANT URGES ACTION ON FINAL CALL FOR DP DATA
Manchester-based compliance experts, B-Compliant, are warning financial firms who did not meet the Directory Persons deadline at the end of March to heed the final call for submissions. Last week, the FCA emailed some 2,800 consumer-facing firms who did not …
B-COMPLIANT CONSULTANTS REACH MENTORING MILESTONE
Two financial services experts from Manchester’s B-Compliant have mentored 18 advisers in as many months, helping them fulfil their career goals. Compliance consultants, Vicky Pearce and Annabel Gray, give up their free time to help those looking for personal and …
INVESTMENT PATHWAYS: ARE THEY RELEVANT?
With great power comes great responsibility. Consumers now have a host of choices when it comes to making their pension money last, but are they really equipped to make an informed decision? How does a lay person grapple with the …
CELEBRATING OUR B-DAY!
B-Compliant is three years old, hooray! In the words of country legend, Shania Twain, “They said, I bet they’ll never make it. But just look at us holding on…” And what a trio of years it has been. Even a …
B-COMPLIANT WARNS DEADLINE IS LOOMING FOR DP DATA
Manchester-based B-Compliant is reminding all advisory firms that they must submit their entries to the FCA’s directory of certified and assessed persons by the end of the month. The financial compliance experts are warning all certified staff, directors not performing …