Consumer Duty Alliance in the news
The Consumer Duty Alliance is an independent community interest company representing the personal finance sector and enabling it to share good consumer duty practice.
Listed below are all press releases issued by the Alliance and links to articles featuring the Alliance or Financial Vulnerability Taskforce.
October 2023
6 - FTAdviser: Protection Guru works with doctors to improve CI policy wordings
September
25 - VouchedFor announces new campaign supported by Consumer Duty Alliance
FT Adviser - VouchedFor campaign looks to change perception of advisers
IFA magazine - VouchedFor aims to tackle public’s lack of trust in advice with campaign reaching 3 million consumers
August
18 - FTAdviser: Consumer Duty Alliance hits 10k members in 5 months
8 - Consumer Duty Alliance appoint ex-FCA Technical Specialist as Chair of the Consumer Duty Champions’ Forum
FTAdviser - Consumer Duty Alliance appoints former FCA specialist to lead forum
Financial Planning Today - Consumer Duty Alliance adds former regulator as forum chair
Professional Adviser - Ex-FCA exec to chair Consumer Duty Alliance forum
8 - Financial Vulnerability Taskforce issues Good Practice Guide Containing over 30 practical ways to support bereaved clients
Cover magazine - Financial Vulnerability Taskforce launches guide to support bereaved clients
Professional Adviser - Financial Vulnerability Taskforce issues guide to support bereaved clients
May
23 - Technology Forum announces initial operating structure and meeting dates for 2023
Best Advice - Consumer Duty Alliance Technology Forum announces operational details
IFA magazine - Consumer Duty Alliance Tech Forum announce more details of support available to advice professionals
The Intermediary - Consumer Duty Alliance Technology Forum shares meeting dates for 2023
17 - Professional Adviser Retreat
Richards calls industry to unite ahead of Consumer Duty
April
13 - Promoting the profession
FTAdviser - Why parity of esteem is the holy grail for financial services
11 - Pensions Advice Taskforce being reformed
FTAdviser - Pensions advice taskforce to be reformed
FTAdviser - Richards: Industry 'needs to address' pre-retirement planning
5 - SimplyBiz joins the Consumer Duty Alliance
Best Advice - SimplyBiz becomes founding Affiliate of Consumer Duty Alliance
Cover magazine - SimplyBiz joins Consumer Duty Alliance as affiliate
Health and Protection - SimplyBiz joins Consumer Duty Alliance
Mortgage Solutions - SimplyBiz joins Consumer Duty Alliance as affiliate
Professional Adviser - SimplyBiz joins Keith Richards' Consumer Duty Alliance
The Intermediary - SimplyBiz becomes founding Affiliate of Consumer Duty Alliance
March
31 - FTAdviser podcast: The Consumer Duty Alliance and what it means for advisers
Featuring Keith Richards, CEO of the Consumer Duty Alliance, Ian Mckenna, CEO of FTRC and chair of the Consumer Duty Alliance technology forum, and Russell Facer, CEO of Threesixty Services and an early affiliate of the alliance.
In the podcast Keith explains that "We've already got well over 4,000 advisers that are part of the alliance, and that number is growing rapidly as each day passes."
24 - Legal & General partners with the Consumer Duty Alliance to promote good practice
FT Adviser - L&G partners with Consumer Duty Alliance to promote good practice
Cover - Legal & General becomes Consumer Duty Alliance member
Money Age - Legal & General partners with Consumer Duty Alliance
Insurance Business Magazine - Legal & General talks about Consumer Duty Alliance membership
Financial Planning Today - Legal & General joins new Consumer Duty Alliance
Health & Protection - Legal & General joins Consumer Duty Alliance
Best Advice - L&G partners with the Consumer Duty Alliance
The Intermediary - Legal & General joins Consumer Duty Alliance to promote good practice and better client outcomes
Protection Reporter - Legal & General announce partnership with the Consumer Duty Alliance to promote better standards in benchmarking
9 - Launch press release
FT Adviser - Keith Richards launches professional body for financial services
FT Adviser - Five things to know about the Consumer Duty Alliance
FT Adviser - 'Pivotal moment for sector': Advisers react to new professional body
Money Marketing - Ex-PFS CEO Keith Richards backs new professional adviser body
Financial Planning Today - New body launched for Consumer Duty professionals
Professional Adviser - Ex-PFS CEO launches Consumer Duty 'good practice' body
Cover - Keith Richards unveils new Consumer Duty advisory body
International Adviser - Former PFS CEO sets up financial services professional body
Adviser Home - A new body is formed for advisers, but will it be an alternative to existing professional bodies?