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The Vulnerability Review: A reflection on the FCA findings and addressing the elephant in the roomÂ
With the FCA releasing their findings on the outcomes for vulnerable customers, what were some of the key findings.


How to have those difficult conversations with clients who are vulnerable
Beth, our clinical lead, explains how to speak about financial vulnerability in a way that puts clients at ease.  It’s been well over a...


Why you are never more than 2 steps away from being vulnerable
Beth, our Clinical Lead, explains that financial vulnerability is a reality we all face, often closer than we realise. Â Recently, during...

A Best Practice Guide: our five top tips when working with vulnerable clients
In March 2024, the FCA announced that it will be conducting a new review into firms’ understanding and response to the needs of...

The challenge of recording and reporting on financial vulnerabilities
We have covered at length the different types of vulnerabilities and the challenges in identifying them, but one question we frequently...

Why identification is so crucial in supporting vulnerable clients
With nearly a year having passed since Consumer Duty came into effect, we regularly hear how pleased firms are with the interventions...

5 top things to do once you have identified a vulnerable customer
So, you’ve identified a circumstance that you think might be making your client vulnerable. What do you do now? Here are 5 top tips for...

What’s the difference between a vulnerability and a vulnerable circumstance?
With six months under our belts since the implementation of the FCA’s Consumer Duty, many firms have implemented processes that will...

How does financial vulnerability affect those in later life?Â
For many of us, retirement is seen as a longed-for period of leisure at the end of years of working and raising a family, however later...

Vulnerability at Retirement
As people age, different types of vulnerability or vulnerable circumstances may present themselves, and as our ageing population...

Why wealth doesn't insulate against vulnerability
With Consumer Duty regulations now in place, never has financial vulnerability been a hotter topic. Advisers will need to demonstrate...

Top 5 Vulnerability Myth Busters
The issue of #vulnerablecustomers has been increasingly on the radar of firms that fall under the watchful eye of the Financial Conduct...
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