Thursday, February 3, 2011

FSCS funding review left in limbo

FSCS funding review left in limbo : The FSA has refused to commit to a timescale for consulting on reforming the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) despite huge adviser anger over the latest £93m interim levy.

It was expected to publish a consultation paper in November but is now waiting for the new regulatory structure to be finalised.

Levies for 2011/12 will be published this week and the consultation process will need to complete this year for reform to affect the 2012/13 levies.

An FSA spokeswoman says: “We cannot move to consultation stage on the FSCS funding review until we have clarity about the new regulatory landscape.” (article continues below)

Richard Hobbs, a public affairs and regulatory consulting director at Lansons, says: “There will not be a review until after the legislation about the new regulatory structure has been agreed and I think that is some years away yet.”

Ken Davy, the chairman of SimplyBiz, has called on the FSA to introduce a product levy instead. Over 300 advisers have signed a petition at
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