FCA further delays SIPP capital adequacy proposals

The regulator will now aim to publish its proposals for the minimum cash reserves SIPP providers will be required to hold within the first half of next year, it said. The proposals were originally meant to be published as a policy paper in April this year, following a consultation last November which proposed a hike in minimum capital adequacy requirements from from £5,000 to £20,000.  The publication of the proposals were then pushed back to September this year and then further to the end of 2013. An FCA spokesperson said: "We are aiming to publish our final position on SIPP capit...