The policy development update provides some information on our recent and upcoming publications but should not be regarded as comprehensive. We usually update this page on the first Friday of each month – this version is current as of 3 August 2018.
Publications issued
The following publications were issued recently:
- DP18/4: Building the UK financial sector’s operational resilience
- DP18/5: a duty of care and potential alternative approaches
- DP18/6: Price discrimination in the cash savings market
- DP18/7: Consumer Credit Act Review: interim report
- Payment Services and Electronic Money – Our Approach – September 2017
- Track changes: Payment Services and Electronic Money – Our Approach - July 2018
- Directory prototype screens
- Call for Input: PRIIPs Regulation – initial experiences with the new requirements
- PS18/17: The European Money Market Funds (MMF) Regulation
- PS18/18: Industry Codes of Conduct and Feedback on FCA Principle 5
- PS18/19: Assessing creditworthiness in consumer credit: Feedback on CP17/27 and final rules and guidance
- CP18/20: Loan-based ('peer-to-peer') and investment-based crowdfunding platforms: Feedback on our post-implementation review and proposed changes to the regulatory framework
- CP18/21: General standards and communication rules for the payment services and e-money sectors
- CP18/22: Handbook changes to reflect the application of the EU Securitisation Regulation and the amendment to the Capital Requirement Regulation
- Handbook Notice 57
Upcoming publications
The list below is arranged under the blocks of our Handbook where the policy is likely to be given effect. For an explanation of the blocks see our Handbook Reader's Guide and for an overview of the Handbook see the structure diagram. While we aim to ensure it is accurate, the entries are not comprehensive and dates do not represent firm commitments by us.
Some items in quarterly consultation papers may have a shorter or longer consultation period than the consultation period stated in this update.
High level standards
|
Future publications |
Intended audience |
Module |
Expected date |
Consultation period |
Expected feedback date |
| Claims Management: fees proposals | Claims management companies established or serving customers, in England, Scotland and Wales, including those who deal with section 75 claims | GLOSS, FEES | August 2018 | 2 months | December 2018 |
|
Recovering the costs of the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS): Rates proposals 2018/19 |
Professional body supervisors listed in Schedule 1 of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the MLRs) and bodies considering applying to be listed. | FEES App2 | September 2018 | 2 Months | December 2018 |
| Regulatory fees and levies: policy proposals for 2019/20 |
|
GLOSS FEES | October 2018 | 2 months | February 2019 |
Quarterly Consultation Papers
|
Publication |
Chapter |
Modules |
Expected date of feedback* |
| CP 18/14 Quarterly Consultation No. 21 (June 2018) | 3: Changes to the FEES manual | FEES | 28 September 2018 |
|
CP17/39 Quarterly Consultation No.19 (December 2017) |
8: Changes to reporting requirements in the Supervision manual and ICOBS |
ICOBS, SUP |
TBC |
|
CP16/21 Quarterly Consultation No. 14 (September 2016) |
6: Mutuals' deferred shares |
GLOSS, COBS |
TBC |
|
CP16/17 Quarterly Consultation No. 13 (July 2016) |
8: A new 'pooled investment vehicle' definition for the marketing restriction rules on NMPIs |
GLOSS |
TBC |
* Feedback to QCP consultations will publish in the Handbook Notice.
Other publications
Major policy initiatives may have their own dedicated sections on our website and their progress will not be recorded here. Check under the firms and markets sections of this site.
Consumer publications
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Contacts
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