The Financial Services Specialists

2010

Professionalism - New Level 4 qualifications

Trainee advisers can start studying the new qualifications from Q3 2010.

Decision on the governance of professional standards

Pure protection - Consultation on commission disclosure

Corporate pensions - Publish Policy Statement and final rules implementing consultancy charging in the corporate pensions market

Service and charges - Consultation on changes to transactional sales reporting

Platforms - Current platform discussion paper

Publish Consultation Paper (Q3 2010).

Publish Policy Statement (Q4 2010)

2011

Prudential Rules - Subject to new prudential rules from 31 December 2011 on a transitional basis.

2012

Professionalism - Advisers who do not possess a qualification on the transitional list need to qualify at the new level.

Remuneration - FSA will carry out thematic work and monitoring.

Description of services - All advisers must prepare to describe their services as independent advice or restricted advice from Jan 2013

2013

Prudential Rules for Personal Investment Firms