Rory Percival: Three regulation areas to watch in 2018

Consolidation, DB transfers and PROD

Victoria McKeever
clock • 3 min read

Consolidation of regulation, continued DB transfer demand and product governance requirements under MiFID II are the three hot regulation topics advisers need to say on top of in 2018, according to Rory Percival

PA checked in with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist-turned consultant, and all-round regulation guru, to see what he thought were the key areas for advisers over the coming year. Here are Percival's top three picks: Consolidating new regulation With the deadline for the second instalment of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) now having passed, the upcoming implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in March and the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) due in October, Percival (pictured) predicts 2018 will be a y...

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