Three regulation areas to watch in 2017 - Rory Percival

Suitability, MiFID II and pension transfers

Victoria McKeever
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The results of the regulator's 2016 suitability review, the MiFID II policy statement and further work on pension freedoms are set to be the hot regulation topics over the year ahead, according to Rory Percival.

Asked by Professional Adviser to highlight the areas of regulation on which advisers should keep a close eye in 2017, the former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist, who set up his own consultancy last year, picked out: Suitability review Percival suggested advisers should not be too surprised by the findings of last year's suitability review by the FCA as they were likely already to be aware of the problems in question. He also expected the findings and recommendations would be at the higher level and stick to topics already covered, such as record-keeping, discl...

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