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Consumer Duty Hub

Professional Adviser’s Consumer Duty Hub is your home for the latest news, analysis, and expert opinion on how The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty will impact advisers and their businesses.

This is where you can find all the updates on what to expect as each deadline approaches, and how you can best prepare your firm to align with the watchdog’s new rules.

FCA investigates 11 potential Consumer Duty breaches including small IFA

FCA investigates 11 potential Consumer Duty breaches including small IFA

Regulation

Michael Nelson

13 July 2026 • 4 min read

FCA moves to remove 'co-manufacturing' label in latest consultation

Regulation

FCA moves to remove 'co-manufacturing' label in latest consultation

‘Firms would be either a principal or secondary manufacturer’

29 June 2026 • 4 min read

FCA looks to reduce Consumer Duty wholesale and non-UK burden

Regulation

FCA looks to reduce Consumer Duty wholesale and non-UK burden

To still apply to firms offering UK pension advice to overseas clients

29 June 2026 • 2 min read

Price comparison impacting consumer understanding

Protection

Price comparison impacting consumer understanding

BIBA, ABI and Fairer Finance

25 June 2026 • 2 min read

CII publishes vulnerability data guidance for firms

Your profession

CII publishes vulnerability data guidance for firms

Consumer Duty and GDPR

19 June 2026 • 2 min read

Most advice firms only 'somewhat satisfied' with platforms' data

Wrap/platforms

Most advice firms only 'somewhat satisfied' with platforms' data

According to NextWealth’s Data Openness Report 2026

18 June 2026 • 2 min read

Ongoing fees and Consumer Duty fair value: How advice firms can get it right

Regulation

Ongoing fees and Consumer Duty fair value: How advice firms can get it right

The FCA has six open investigations into potential Consumer Duty fair value breaches

16 June 2026 • 4 min read

Advice firms report that around four in ten clients are vulnerable - MorganAsh

Your profession

Advice firms report that around four in ten clients are vulnerable - MorganAsh

Data from the MorganAsh Resilience System

28 May 2026 • 2 min read

Clearer simplified advice guidance needed to 'drive genuine progress'

Regulation

Clearer simplified advice guidance needed to 'drive genuine progress'

Responses to FCA consultation were due by last Friday

27 May 2026 • 5 min read

Identifying financial coercion is part of Consumer Duty – PIMFA

Your profession

Identifying financial coercion is part of Consumer Duty – PIMFA

‘If you’ve got concerns, you need to take some action’

21 May 2026 • 2 min read

Why FCA scrutiny of consolidator integration is growing

Your profession

Why FCA scrutiny of consolidator integration is growing

A shift from acquisition strategy to integration capability

20 May 2026 • 6 min read

Firms urged to build 'fit-for-purpose' processes amid FCA bereavement review

Regulation

Firms urged to build 'fit-for-purpose' processes amid FCA bereavement review

Financial advice firms ‘lack a clear service strategy for bereaved clients'

18 May 2026 • 5 min read

FCA releases further details on bereavement processes review

Regulation

FCA releases further details on bereavement processes review

Review to focus on platforms, advisers and wealth managers

13 May 2026 • 2 min read

FCA receives 210 whistleblower complaints over Consumer Duty in Q1

Regulation

FCA receives 210 whistleblower complaints over Consumer Duty in Q1

Closed 265 whistleblowing cases between January and March

11 May 2026 • 2 min read

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