On 30 June 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published CP25/17, its latest consultation for modifying the rules relating to investment advice. The Consultation Paper (CP) suggests a number ...

The Association of British Insurers’ George Ritchie explores the Financial Conduct Authority’s targeted support plans and what they mean for the help trustees can give to their pension scheme’s ...

On 11 December 2025, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published PS25/22, which contains its near final rules on the new concept of “targeted support” which firms can use to help consumers ...

The FCA’s new “targeted support” regime, introduced to bridge the gap between generic guidance and regulated financial advice, risks being more complex and less effective than the system it replaces, ...

The proposition, intended to provide an alternative where individuals are not yet ready for holistic advice, was first ...

Trade bodies have called for greater detail on proposals to offer customers “targeted support” as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) seeks to bridge the advice gap. Targeted support is designed to ...

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Legal & General has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority to deliver targeted support. The provider detailed that the first live case for targeted support will focus on members whose ...