April 15, 2025
The FCA has published a ‘good practice and areas for improvement’ report in relation to its review of firms’ approaches to the consumer support outcome of the Consumer Duty.
The consumer support outcome is one of the four key outcomes of the Duty. It should be viewed alongside the Duty’s other outcomes and cross-cutting obligations. The requirements and the FCA’s expectations are set out in PRIN 2A.6 and Chapter 9 of the FCA’s Finalised Guidance (FG 22/5).
The FCA wants firms to provide a level of support that meets customers’ needs throughout their relationship with the firm. Firms’ customer service should enable customers to realise the benefits of the products and services they buy and support them in pursuing their financial objectives.
To access full articles, clients can log into the ICS Compliance Manual or complete the form below for 14 days free access.
We will use your data to contact you in relation to the article you have selected and by submitting this information you agree for us to add you to our mailing list, from which we will provide you with content relevant to and further information about our services from time to time, where we think you will find this useful.
Should you wish to unsubscribe, you can let us know at any time, including by selecting the unsubscribe button in our emails or, alternatively, email , following which your request to unsubscribe will be processed.
View our Privacy Policy for further details.