'Will this return us to one-size-fits-all?': Industry divided over Reeves' Consumer Duty wholesale review

‘Adversely affect the Duty’s objectives’

Sahar Nazir
clock • 5 min read

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ directive for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to review the impact of the Consumer Duty on wholesale firms has been welcomed but has also raised concerns that revisiting the Duty’s scope could dilute consumer protections and risk a return to a “one-size-fits-all” approach the regulation was designed to move away from.

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