FCA continues data reporting cuts

Regulator removes more data returns

Isabel Baxter
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it is “continuing to make data reporting more proportionate” and has removed more data returns.

In an update shared today (28 August), the regulator set out that 36,000 firms will now no longer need to submit a nil return when completing certain tasks relating to disciplinary action, "saving them time and reducing burden".  "If there's nothing to submit, firms won't need to take action," the FCA stated. As part of its ‘Transforming Data Collection' external programme, the watchdog consulted in June 2024 to: Decommission REP022 (General Insurance Pricing Attestation) and retail investment advisers (RIA) complaints, reduce the frequency of reporting for REP009 (Consumer Buy-To-Let...

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