Compliance service designed for small firms launched

Carmen Reichman
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The Consulting Consortium (TCC) has launched a 'bespoke' compliance support service for small financial advice firms.

TCC Intermediary, which will specialise in helping small firms understand what the regulator expects of them, follows TCC's acquisition of boutique intermediary support consultancy Swaines in 2013. The service will offer an initial 'health check' assessing clients' current arrangements against the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) expectations, followed by a compliance monitoring programme tailored to the areas where clients need support. It will also offer assistance on ad-hoc issues such as mis-selling reviews and Section 166 reports. TCC chief executive Joanne Smith said: "In ...

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