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Complaints and Redress Flashcards

1
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Complainants - when are micro-enterprises eligible?

A

Employees <10
Balance sheet <€2mn

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Complainants - when are charities eligible?

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Annual income <£6.5mn

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Complainants - when are trustees of a trust eligible?

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When trust NAV <£5mn at the time the complaint is raised.

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Complainants - when are certain SMEs eligible?

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Turnover <£6.5mn
Balance sheet <£5mn
Employees <50

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Who else is eligible to complaints regardless of any other conditions?

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Consumers - aka individual acting in a private capacity

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Complaints - in what form should the procedures of the firm be disclosed?

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In writing

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Complaints - when must firms disclose procedures? (3pts)

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  1. At first point of contact/when documentation is first provided
  2. On request
  3. When a complaint is received
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Complaints - what is an exception to firm having to disclose procedures?

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If complaint is resolved in 3 business days.

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4 things that the firm’s procedures should provide for?

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  1. Receiving complaints
  2. Responding to complaints
  3. Investigating complaints
  4. Notifying complainants of the FOS (independent sufficient authority)
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What is the FOS? And its purpose?

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Financial Ombudsman Service
Free and private dispute resolution service for the clients of authorised firms.

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Who is the FOS available to and what is max award from scheme?

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Available to eligible complainants
Max award is £415,000

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Scope of FOS?

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  1. Compulsory jurisdiction for authorised firms
  2. Voluntary jurisdiction for other firms
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What must a firm do first after receiving complaint and under what timeline?

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Send written acknowledgement of a complaint and a copy of the complaints procedures
Send this promptly

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How long does a firm have to send a final response to a complaint?

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within 8 weeks of receipt of the complaint

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What happens if complaint is unresolved - what must do (3 things)?

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  1. Explain why
  2. Explain when it will likely be resolved
  3. Inform complaint they can approach FOS within 6 months
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16
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Transparency as a Regulatory Tool - when must a firm publish details on their complaints?

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When a firm receives >500 complaints in a given 6-month period

17
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Transparency as a Regulatory Tool - what detail must the firm publish?

A

Total number of complaints opened and closed (includes all complaints)
No. of complaints closed within 8 weeks
% of complaints upheld

18
Q

Transparency as a Regulatory Tool - which regulator uses this and for what?

A

FCA uses the info to produce consolidated lists of complaints data covering all affected firms.

19
Q

FOS - who operates it and who is the board appointed by?

A

Operated independent of FCA
Board appointed by FCA

20
Q

FOS - private or public?

A

PRivate

21
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What happens if the complainant accepts/rejects award from FOS?

A

If accepts, it is binding on the firm
If rejects, the complainant can pursue matter through the courts

22
Q

Who can super-complaints be made by and who do they complain to/about what?

A

Certain HMT-approved consumer bodies
These consumer bodies can raise competition and consumer issues.
To the FCA

23
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Who can make mass-detriment references?

A

FOS
Firms themselves

24
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What are 2 conditions for mass-detriment references to be made?

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  1. Regular failures by a firm(s) to comply with regulatory requirements resulting in loss or potential loss to consumers
  2. Firms acting in a way in which, if a complaint was made to FOS, the FOS is likely to find in favour of complainant
25
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For super-complaints or mass-detriment complaints, how long does FCA have to respond and what must it detail in response?

A

Within 90 days
Explain what the FCA intends to do

26
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What does FSCS enable?

A

Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Allows clients to claim for losses when a firm goes into liquidation

27
Q

Who are eligible claimants under FSCS and who else (all clients) can benefit from scheme?

A

Eligible complaints are basically all RCs.
All clients are generally insurance firms - intermediate customers and market counterparties can make limited claims in respect of insurance losses.

28
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Eligible claimants under FSCS - what are 3 things they can claim for and what is max claim for all 3

A
  1. Deposits
  2. Investments
  3. Home finance
    Max claim for all is £85,000
29
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All clients under FSCS - for compulsory insurance, how much can client claim for?

A

100% of claim

30
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All clients under FSCS - for general insurance, how much can client claim for?

A

90% of claim

31
Q

What is max pay-out by FSCS each year?

A

Unlimited

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