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 4 December 2020.
Publications issued
The following publications were issued recently:
- CP20/22: Regulatory fees and levies: policy proposals for 2021/22
- Draft FCA transitional direction for the Share Trading Obligation
- Draft FCA transitional direction for the Share Trading Obligation: explanatory note
- Handbook Notice 81
- Handbook Notice 82
- Consultation on proposed policy with respect to the designation of benchmarks under new Article 23A
- Consultation on proposed policy with respect to the exercise of the FCA’s powers under new Article 23D
- Benchmarks Regulation and proposed amendments under the Financial Services Bill
- FS20/17: Mortgages and coronavirus: Updated Payment Deferral and Tailored Support Guidance for Firms – Feedback on draft guidance
- FS20/18: Consumer credit and coronavirus: Updated guidance for firms (November 2020) - Feedback on draft guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Mortgages and coronavirus: updated guidance for firms
- Finalised Guidance: Mortgages and Coronavirus: Payment Deferral Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Mortgages and Coronavirus: Tailored Support Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Consumer credit and coronavirus: updated guidance for firms
- Finalised Guidance: Rent-to-own, buy-now pay-later, pawnbroking and coronavirus: Payment Deferral Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Credit cards (including retail revolving credit) and coronavirus: Payment Deferral Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: High-cost short-term credit and coronavirus: Payment Deferral Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Motor finance agreements and coronavirus: Payment Deferral Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Consumer credit and Coronavirus: Tailored Support Guidance
- Finalised Guidance: Personal loans and coronavirus: Payment Deferral Guidance
- Primary Market Bulletin 31
Upcoming publications
For an explanation of the modules 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.
|
Future publications |
Intended audience |
Module |
Expected date |
Consultation period |
Expected feedback date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP on amendments to accommodate Breathing Space Regulations |
|
CONC MCOB |
Q4 2020 | 2 months | January 2021 |
| CP on exit fees in investment platforms and comparable firms |
|
COBS | 2021 | 3 months | 2021 |
| Open-ended Investment Companies -Proposals to facilitate standard listing – PS to CP20/5 |
|
LR | Q4 2020 | N/A | N/A |
| Single Easy Access Rate – PS or FS to CP 20/1 |
|
BCOBS | 2021 | N/A | N/A |
Quarterly Consultation Papers
|
Publication |
Chapter |
Modules |
Expected date of feedback* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CP20/18: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 29 (September 2020) | 2. Consequential changes to the Listing Rules (Chapter 8) to align with provisions for ‘exempted documents’ under the Prospectus Regulation | LR | TBC |
| CP20/18: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 29 (September 2020) | 3. Proposal to amend the open banking identification requirements (eIDAS certificate) | Non-Handbook: UK-RTS (Article 34) | TBC |
| CP20/18: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 29 (September 2020) | 4. Proposals to reflect further onshoring changes over the transition period for EU withdrawal | SYSC, COCON, APER, FIT, SUP, COLL, PERG, FEES, PROD, COBS | TBC |
| CP20/7: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 28 (June 2020) | 4. Changes to the Sourcebook for professional body anti-money laundering supervisors – criminality checks | Non-Handbook: OPBAS Sourcebook | TBC |
| CP20/4: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 27 (March 2020) | 8. Amendments to MiFID II relating to the tick size regime | MAR, REC | TBC |
| CP19/33: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 26 (December 2019) | 2: Claims against appointed representatives and principals | COMP | TBC |
| CP19/27: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 25 (September 2019) | 8: Lending Standards Board - FCA code recognition | N/A | TBC |
| CP19/19: Quarterly Consultation Paper No 24 (June 2019) | 2: Gibraltar-based firms – fees and levies | FEES | TBC |
| CP18/24 Quarterly Consultation No. 22 (September 2018) | 3: Changes to supervisory principles | SUP | TBC |
| CP16/21 Quarterly Consultation No. 14 (September 2016) | 6: Mutuals' deferred shares | GLOSS, COBS | 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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