FCA to canvass small adviser firms on impact of regulation

Larger sample size to follow

Hannah Godfrey
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New regulations increasing pressures on financial advice firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to canvass smaller advice firms in a bid to find out how its regulations impacts them.  On behalf of the regulator, independent consultancy Kantar Public will conduct in-depth interviews with a small, representative sample of firms over the next month. The initial interviews will inform the design of an online questionnaire that will be sent to a larger sample of firms in April and May. The FCA said such a survey will help to ensure FCA cost benefit analyses and judgements of proportionality take account of smaller firms' circumstances. ...

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