7 Flashcards
Re Fair Treatment of Customers (FTOC), what are the first three consumer outcomes?
- Fair treatment of customers
- Products and services are designed to meet needs
- Consumers are appropriately informed
Re Fair Treatment of Customers (FTOC), what are the last three consumer outcomes?
- Advice is suitable
- Products and services are of acceptable standard
- No unreasonable post-sale barriers
What is Fair Treatment of Customers (FTOC) about? (2)
- Not about standardising services and products
- It’s about firms focus on outcomes for customers and how they deliver
Is FTOC a rule that affects all businesses?
Not a rule and is different for every type of business and business model
What is the FCA’s role on FTOC?
FCA provide suggestions of what outcomes may look like
What do you need to know about interacting with vulnerable clients? (3)
- They’re less able to represent their own interests
- Adviser decides whether a client is treated as vulnerable
- Vulnerability can be permanent or temporary
The four key drivers of vulnerability are:
Health
Resilience
Life events
Capacity
How should dvisers adapt their approach to accommodate vulnerable clients’ needs? (3)
- Have trusted family members present at meetings
- Appropriate authority on file (POA)
- Document steps taken
What kind of evidencing is required in Know your customer (KYC)?
Must be able to show collection of sufficient KYC data to show that u r acting on client’s best interest
In KYC, advisers must gather what information?
AI PIANOE
- Attitude to risk
- Investment preferences
- Personal information
- Income and expenditure
- Assets and liabilities
- Nationality, residence and domicile
- Objectives
- Employment details
What responsibilities do intermediaries have to their clients and what are their obligations? (2)
- have a fiduciary responsibility
- Obligations vary based on nature of the relationship
What are the different Fiduciary Duties?
LCD CAMM
- Duty of loyalty
- Duty of care
- Duty to disclose information
- Duty of confidentiality
- Duty to avoid unauthorised transactions
- Duty to monitor and review
- Duty to manage conflicts of interest
When should the complaints-handling procedures of a firm be disclosed? (3)
- Disclosed at first point of contact
- On request
- When a complaint is received
The complaints-handling procedure of a firm must be available to clients in what form?
In writing
What should the complaints-handling procedures of a firm be like? (2)
- Appropriate and effective
- Readily available for customers
Complaints-handling procedures should provide which key details? (4)
- How to complain
- What response to expect
- How complaints are investigated
- How to escalate to the FOS
What are two key turnaround times for complaint handling?
- Acknowledge a complaint promptly
- Final response within eight weeks
What should be communicated to a client if a complain is unresolved? (2)
- Explain why and when it’s likely to be resolved
- Let complainant know they can contact the FOS within six months
What information should the complaint summary report sent to the FCA contain? (5)
- Total complaints received
- Number of complaints resolved
- Number of complaints outstanding
- Number of complaints with the FOS
- Total amount of redress paid
In complaint handling, who are eligible complainants? (6)
Consumer
Micro-enterprises
Small business
Charities
Trusts
Guarantor
What records should kept about complaints? (2)
- Total complaints received
- Number of complaints completed and outstanding
How long should records about complaints be held for?
Records kept for three years
How often should a complaint summary report be sent to the FCA?
Summary report sent to FCA every six months
What is the role of The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)?
Free dispute resolution service for eligible complainants
What must you do before escalating a complaint to the FOS?
Complainant must’ve approached the firm concerned first
For complaints, what are the possible redress?
Money award as compensation or direction to take appropriate action
What’s the maximum award for winning a complaint?
£415,000 (plus reasonable costs)
What are the reasonable costs that can be added to the maximum award of a complaint? (4)
- Financial loss
- Pain and suffering
- Damage to reputation
- Distress
What happens when a complainant accepts/rejects the compensation offered by a firm?
- If accepts award, it is binding on the firm
- If rejects award, can pursue matters through the courts
Who is under compulsory jurisdiction of the FOS?
Regulated and ancillary services of authorised firms - defined in the FCA handbook
Who can be under voluntary jurisdiction of the FOS?
Businesses not covered by compulsory jurisdiction - defined in the FCA handbook
What kind of complaints can be put under voluntary jurisdiction of the FOS?
Complaints not covered by compulsory jurisdiction
What should the parties of the FOS’ voluntary jurisdiction do during investigation? (2)
- Firm must be a ‘willing participant’
- Parties allow investigation deemed necessary by the FOS
What does the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) do?
Allows clients to claim for losses when a firm goes into liquidation
How is the FSCS funded?
Funded via an annual levy on authorised firms
What are the current limits on FSCS claims for deposits? (3)
- £85,000 per person per firm
- £170,000 for joint account
- £1million for temporary high balances (for up to six months)
What are the current limits on FSCS claims for investment / home finance / debt management?
£85,000 per person per firm
What are the current limits on FSCS claims for insurance business? (2)
1.100% of claim protected for compulsory insurance
2. 90% of claim for other insurance
What is the legislation on insider dealing?
Criminal Justice Act 1993, Part V (CJA 1993)
What is considered ‘inside information’? (3)
- Specific
- Not public
- Price-sensitive