FCA to issue fourth FCA Covid-19 impact survey (and it won't be the last)

Will be sent later this month

Sophie King
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told advisers it will be sending them another Covid-19 impact survey and says it expects to repeat the survey in the future.

In an email sent on Tuesday (6 April) morning, the regulator told advisers they can expect to receive the fourth survey so that it can better understand the impact of coronavirus on their financial resilience. The format will be similar to previous surveys. The survey will be sent to about 23,000 firms, being issued to 13,350 firms in tranche 1 between 12 and 16 April. Answers must be submitted within 15 working days of receipt of the survey and it must be completed in addition to the survey it issued in January.  The email said: "This survey is being sent to all relevant firms in ...

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