FCA register attracts millions of hits as adviser listings face axe

Advisers to be removed under senior manager regime

Tom Ellis
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The official register of regulated persons and firms, which could soon remove details of the majority of advisers, received more than 70 million views in the last two years, Professional Adviser has learned.

In response to a freedom of information request, the regulator said the official register had received 70.6 million views between November 2015 and November 2017, with 61.4 million of them unique page views. In response to a previous freedom of information request submitted by Professional Adviser, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed all CF30 certified workers, which includes all financial advisers, will no longer be "approved" under its senior manager and certification regime proposals. This means they will no longer appear on the FCA register unless they are pre-approved...

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