Consumer Duty Alliance in the news
The Consumer Duty Alliance is an independent community interest company representing the retail 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.
January 2025
20 - Professional Adviser - FCA's plan to axe Consumer Duty board champions 'questionable'
15 - Professional Adviser - New pensions minister: Advisers cautiously welcome 'radical thinker' Torsten Bell
December 2024
10 - FT Adviser - Protection industry must ‘rethink’ how it engages with advisers
Money Marketing - Insurers must better engage with advisers on protection products, survey finds
6 - Money Marketing - New Consumer Duty tool launched to help advisers ‘stay one step ahead’
5 - FT Adviser - Consumer Duty Alliance launches tool for firms to track progress
Financial Planning Today - Consumer Duty Alliance launches free diagnostic tool
4 - Professional Adviser - Consumer Duty Alliance launches tool to help advisers 'stay ahead of FCA'
November
27 - Professional Adviser - Consumer Duty Alliance to launch international arm for expats
October
24 - FT Adviser - Protection Guru to host regular protection forums for CDA
The Intermediary - Protection Guru to host bi-monthly Consumer Duty Alliance protection forums
IFA Magazine - Protection Guru to host bi-monthly Consumer Duty alliance protection forums
23 - FT Adviser - 'My surprise at queuing for the ladies loo at an advice conference'
11 - 'CONSUMER DUTY AND THE EVOLUTION OF FINANCIAL PLANNING' - THE ALLIANCE'S FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT
FT Adviser - FCA to publish 'polluter pays' proposals before end of year
Money Marketing - FCA tight-lipped over timing of consolidation review
Professional Adviser - FCA's Hulme: Consolidation review a response to 'industry-led' concerns
FCA - It's good to be different: the new FCA supervisory strategy for the financial advice sector
Speech by Nick Hulme, head of department, advisers, wealth and pensions, consumer investments, delivered at the Consumer Duty Alliance event in Birmingham
August
20 - FT Adviser - 'Under-represented' smaller firms to hear from FCA at event
Money Marketing - FCA among speakers at Consumer Duty Alliance event
Financial Planning Today - FCA spotlight on smaller firms at CDA event
12 - FT Adviser - Pair of directors appointed at Consumer Duty Alliance
9 - Money Marketing - Consumer Duty Alliance appoints Barnes and Owen to board of directors
Professional Adviser - People Moves: CDA welcomes Vanessa Barnes and Adam Owen
June 2024
27 - Money Marketing - New diagnostic tool launched ahead of Consumer Duty first anniversary
Financial Planning Today - Consumer Duty 'gap analysis' diagnostic tool unveiled
FT Adviser - Consumer Duty Alliance partners with Model Office on diagnostic tool
PA Adviser - Consumer Duty Alliance launches tool to help advisers meet FCA requirements
26 - Professional Adviser - Consumer Duty Alliance and Model Office launch diagnostic platform
25 - Financial Planning Today - Free risk videos for Consumer Duty Alliance members
20 - Money Marketing - Consumer Duty Alliance offers free client-facing videos to advisers
FT Adviser - Client facing videos made available to advisers
May
30 - The Intermediary: Air reveals headline speakers for National Later Life Lending Conference 2024
8 - FTAdviser: Consumer duty guide to help firms ahead of deadline
2 - Professional Adviser: Adviser guide aims to 'demystify' Consumer Duty annual reporting
1 - Financial Reporter: Why should financial advisers be engaged in learning more about the UK’s adult social care system?
April
24 - Financial Planning Today: Consumer Duty Alliance backs new Retirement Income Taskforce
Keith Richards: Why we're backing new Retirement Income Taskforce
March
26 - CDA LAUNCHES ALLIANCE TO ATTRACT NEW TALENT
Financial Planning Today: New alliance launched to boost industry recruitment
FT Adviser: CDA launches alliance to attract talent to advice profession
Money Marketing: Consumer Duty Alliance launches initiative to attract new talent
Professional Adviser: Consumer Duty Alliance looks to attract advice industry talent
25 - BestAdvice: Later life lending customer needs “have forever changed”
Legal Futures: An opportunity to demonstrate your support for clients in vulnerable circumstances
12 - FT Adviser: Worry for profession as young adviser numbers plummet
8 - Income Protection Task Force joins Consumer Duty Alliance
Cover magazine: IPTF joins Consumer Duty Alliance membership
Money Marketing: IPTF joins Consumer Duty Alliance
February
15 - The CISI: The Consumer Duty – six months on
December 2023
14 - FT Adviser: Full time pro bono: 'I get up in the morning realising I don't have a conflict'
12 - FT Adviser: 'I did not need to do this, but felt it was the right thing to do'
November
29 - Professional Adviser: FCA's 'polluter pays' consultation: 'Wary' IFAs raise questions
October
6 - FT Adviser: 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 - FT Adviser: 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
FT Adviser: 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
FT Adviser: Why parity of esteem is the holy grail for financial services
11 - Pensions Advice Taskforce being reformed
FT Adviser: Pensions advice taskforce to be reformed
FT Adviser: 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 - FT Adviser 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?