Reference Case Number: FOI11026
Freedom of Information: Right to know request:
1. Please confirm the number of new firm applications for permission to conduct regulated activities that were granted authorisation by the FCA in the period 1st January 2022 – 31 December 2022 that fall into the following supervisory portfolios:
Pensions & retail investments – Advisers and intermediaries
Pensions & retail investments – Wealth Management
Retail Lending – Mortgage Intermediaries
Retail Lending – Credit Brokers
2. Please confirm the number of new firm applications for permission to conduct regulated activities that were granted authorisation by the FCA in the period 1st January 2023 – 31 December 2023 that fall into the following supervisory portfolios:
Pensions & retail investments – Advisers and intermediaries
Pensions & retail investments – Wealth Management
Retail Lending – Mortgage Intermediaries
Retail Lending – Credit Brokers
3. Please confirm the rejection rate, expressed as a percentage, of new firm applications for permission to conduct regulated activities in the period 1st January 2023 – 31 December 2023 that fall into the following supervisory portfolios:
Pensions & retail investments – Advisers and intermediaries
Pensions & retail investments – Wealth Management
Retail Lending – Mortgage Intermediaries
Retail Lending – Credit Brokers