The FSA is rolling out a series of sector-specific regulation and guidance handbooks specifically targeted at small firms.
The new online publications, 14 in total and listed below, are 90% smaller than the full handbook as they contain only information relevant, for example, to an IFA firm selling investments only, while another bespoke rulebook contains information for IFA firms which look at investment, mortgage and general insurance products. A smaller version of the handbooks has been possible as electronic content strips out all irrelevant material and looks only at the rules relevant to that type of firm. Companies targeted in tailored handbooks are: Authorised professional firms Asset manage...
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