Death of the Tripartite

Addressing Mansion House last night the chancellor claimed the changes proposed to the banking regulatory system would have eased the impact of the current global financial crisis.  This is a bra...

Impacts of a Hung Parliament upon the Financial Services Industry

A hung parliament means no party has more than half of MPs in the House of Commons.  It means that whichever party ends up in power it will not be able to win votes to pass laws without the suppo...

Firms join forces to take on RDR

Two firms have formed an alliance to combat current uncertainty revolving around the retail distribution review. The Consulting Consortium and learning specialist Intellego have formed a partnership...

Training Programmes aim to help advisors pass level four

The Consulting Consortium and Intellego have joined forces to offer training programmes designed to help advisers pass QCF level four. TCC says programmes are based on individual firms’ needs a...

PPI Complaints

PPI Complaints –  Following consultation paper CP09/23, the FSA is requiring firms to make redress on their PPI complaints, and it is estimated that 185,000 complaints cases will have to be...

The Consulting Consortium Launches TCF Frameworker July 2008

London, July 2008 - The Consulting Consortium today announces the launch of a self assessment version of the TCF Frameworker, a unique diagnostic tool to help advisers measure their progress against...

The Consulting Consortium Criticises Sir Alan Sugar's Choice Of Apprentice June 2008

Highlighting the lies on Mr. McQueen's CV and the subsequent attempt to cover up his dishonesty at interview, Tracy Harvey-Bussell of The Consulting Consortium, said: "I am appalled and aghast ...

Treating Customers Fairly - Practical Applications & Employee Advocacy May 2008

It is nearly a year now since the Financial Services Authority (FSA) published two significant papers on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF); the first was TCF – Culture with an accompanying siste...

Principle based regulation in Financial Services in the UK May 2008

Summary Tracy Harvey-Bussell, a Director and Fellow of the Compliance Institute, with over 30 years of financial services industry compliance experience, takes a look at the changing role of compli...

The Consulting Consortium Appoints Jill Wade As Head Of Learning Solutions & Human Resources - April 2008

Ms. Wade, a senior HR professional with over 20 years experience and in-depth expertise of policy, regulation and legislation joins The Consulting Consortium furnished with a Masters degree in Human...

The Consulting Consortium wins prestigious Financial Services Award 2007

Commenting on the win, Joanne Smith, TCC's Managing Director, said: "We feel immensely privileged to have won this award. It is important to us not only because it reflects the efforts we put i...

Learning a Hard Lesson

It would be inappropriate to sit in judgement of the HBOS affair or FSA, as we can all read and have independent thoughts on the facts as they emerge.  However recent comments attributed to Pau...

TCC finalists in ifs Innovation Awards

The Awards, organised by the ifs School of Finance which are now in their 12th year, celebrate innovation, change and excellence in the financial services industry. Chosen from what is understood to...

RDR Review - Ready for 2012?

Given the amount of change that has occurred at every stage of the Review – from discussion paper, to feedback statement, to interim statement, to consultation – it has proven difficult ...

The Consulting Consortium highlights key RDR findings

TCC is urging advisers to be fully aware of relevant RDR requirements, underlining the importance of being alert to what the review means for the industry as a whole as well as the impact it will ha...

TCC Recruit Wins Nomination For Best Recruitment Services Award

This award, offered by the Compliance Register at their prestigious annual OStCaR dinner, is for firms who provide recruitment services to financial services firms. The attributes of such a firm are...

The Consulting Consortium adds Solvency II function to Risk Frameworker

The Consulting Consortium has announced the development and addition of a Solvency II function to its Risk Frameworker tool as a result of client demand. Solvency II is a fundamental review of the ...

The Consulting Consortium launches free pensions transfer review

The Consulting Consortium (TCC) has launched a free high level review of individual firms pensions transfer business in response to the latest FSA findings on the pension switching report. The FSA ...

Consulting Consortium MD awarded prestigious Compliance Institute Fellowship

The Consulting Consortium chief executive Joanne Smith has been admitted to the Compliance Institute’s fellowship in recognition of her contribution to regulatory practice. Founded in 2000, ...