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  • November 11, 2025
    Brand Bitesize - Consumer Duty

    Brand Bitesize: Consumer Duty

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on November 11, 2025

    The FCA’s Consumer Duty has transformed how firms interact with retail customers. This video breaks down what it means...

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  • September 10, 2024
    Understanding the Financial Ombudsman Service

    Understanding the Financial Ombudsman Service

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on September 10, 2024

    In this article, we look at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), focusing in particular on the process to be...

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  • May 14, 2024
    Brand Bitesize: Client Assets and Client Money

    Brand Bitesize: Client Assets and Client Money

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 14, 2024

    To help you prepare for your CII R01 exam, this Brand Bitesize video explains the rules surrounding client assets...

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  • March 26, 2024
    Getting to Know the 'Know Your Customer' Rules

    Getting to Know the ‘Know Your Customer’ Rules

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on March 26, 2024

    Here, we take a look at the ‘know your customer’ rules, focusing, in particular, on investment objectives - useful...

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  • July 11, 2023
    Importance of Ethical Conduct in Financial Services

    Importance of Ethical Conduct in Financial Services

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 11, 2023

    Ensuring ethical conduct is crucial within the financial services industry, where the reputation of financial advisers and firms hinges...

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  • May 9, 2023
    Handling Complaints as a Financial Services Firm

    Handling Complaints as a Financial Services Firm

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on May 9, 2023

    Each financial services firm must have and publish a written complaints procedure to deal with complaints from eligible complainants....

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  • July 3, 2013

    UCIS – CII R02 and AF4 exams

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on July 3, 2013

    Here, we look at UCIS – of interest to those studying for the CII R02 and AF4 exams. The...

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  • June 12, 2012

    Financial qualifications are just a mess for consumers

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 12, 2012

    Consumer protection through effective regulation is rightly the mantra of financial services – but does the consumer really understand...

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  • March 6, 2012

    Pre-RDR trail commission

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on March 6, 2012

    Content on this page has been removed as it is no longer relevant. Refer to the FCA website for...

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  • June 20, 2011

    Financial Services Reform Mapped out with New Bill

    Posted by The Team at Brand Financial Training on June 20, 2011

    The government has published a new financial services regulation roadmap laying out how consumer protection will be bolstered with...

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