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 …
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 …
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 …
We have launched a new service to help small, independent financial firms meet their regulatory responsibilities and outsource complicated, time-consuming back office tasks. Subscribers to our Partnership Package receive a compliance monitoring plan, which we then manage for you, submitting …
We were pleased to brief readers of Professional Adviser about the need for IFAs to prioritise the submission of data for the new ‘FCA Directory of certified and assessed persons’ which is going live later this year under the SM&CR. You …
As members of the APCC, we’ve been briefed on a new study about to be undertaken by the FCA, which requires immediate attention. Participation in the process is mandatory for IFAs and wealth management firms selected to take part… The …
We are delighted to report that Vicky Pearce has been selected as a finalist in a prestigious awards ceremony organised by Professional Adviser, the leading media title read by UK-based regulated financial advisers. The Women in Financial Advice Awards recognises …
Due to social distancing we are having to find new ways of communicating with each other, with video and audio calls being the popular choice, email, website blogs/vlogs and social media also have their place. At this time, it is …
In such uncertain times, it’s so important as a large community, that we come together to help one another with our wellbeing. Over the past couple of days, more and more businesses have been releasing their usual ‘paid for’ services, …
The FCA has issued a communication for firms to help identify who the key workers are. Their definition is: A key financial worker at a dual-regulated, FCA solo-regulated firm or PSR-regulated firm, or operators of financial market infrastructure, fulfils a …