FCA Announces that IFAs are to Disclose Esoteric Investment Recommendations
The FCA has recently announced that IFAs are to disclose more risky investment strategies which they have recommended to their clients The FCA’s reforms follows its review of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS); from 2013-2016 around a third of FSCS claims were linked to the sale of esoteric investment plans by Advisers. During the consultation The FCA did not address the proposal that Advisers selling higher-risk products were…