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Commitment 2 of the FCA Business Plan for 2024\/5 confirms the FCA will begin new work looking at the way firms are treating Vulnerable Customers.<\/p>\n
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The FCA have issued guidance setting out its view of what firms should be doing to comply with their obligations to ensure they treat customers in vulnerable circumstances fairly.<\/p>\n
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FG21\/1 Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers published.<\/p>\n
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The FCA has released an update on its Financial Lives Survey, now including data on the impacts and experience of Covid-19, based on a Covid-19 panel survey in October 2020 with over 22,000 respondents.<\/p>\n
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In an article looking at financial issues affecting customers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Nicky Hasler also considers how such issues could create vulnerabilities that need to be considered.<\/p>\n
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Craig Umbleja looks at the key issues for firms as they start preparing for the Policy Statement expected in Q1 2021.<\/p>\n
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Survey findings: Financial Lives: The experiences of vulnerable consumers<\/p>\n
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GC20\/3: Guidance Consultation and feedback statement Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. 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FCA Animated video: Treating vulnerable customers fairly.<\/p>\n
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GC19\/3: Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers<\/p>\n
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The FCA Business Plan for 2020\/21 is released. One of the key objectives highlighted by the FCA is to ensure “that the most vulnerable are protected.”<\/p>\n
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