Summary

Advice that you give to your client may fall under the category of regulated investment advice, in which case you must not give advice unless you are suitably qualified and authorised to do so.

The Financial Services Act 2012 came into force on 1 April 2013. The Act created a new regulatory framework for financial services and abolished the Financial Services Authority.

Specifically, FSA 2012 gave the Bank of England responsibility for financial stability, bringing together macro and micro prudential regulation, created a regulatory structure consisting of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial