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Operational Resilience

The ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from disruptions, ensuring continuous services.

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PIMFA Key Successes Overview 2025/26

Read the overview of how we are continuing to deliver meaningful change and value. Looking at our successes over the last year in Policy and Advocacy and Regulation and Compliance, with an overview of PIMFA Groups, Event Highlights and Awards.

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Published: March 27, 2026

PIMFA Key Successes 2025/26

Read how we are continuing to deliver meaningful change and value. Looking at our successes over the last year in Policy and Advocacy and Regulation and Compliance, with an overview of PIMFA Groups, Event Highlights and Awards.

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Published: March 27, 2026

The revolution will not be technologised

Targeted Support is likely a landmark moment for financial advice in the UK. Industry definitions of advice are well debated and central to FCA consultations. Clearly boundaries must be clarified for good reason, namely consumer protection.

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Published: March 17, 2026

PIMFA Queries Compendium

This Queries Compendium represents PIMFA’s first publication bringing together a selection of the queries raised by our member firms over the past two years. The queries encompass a wide range of regulatory and operational topics, and we have included those that remain most pertinent and of continuing value to our membership.

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Published: February 2, 2026

FCA Adviser Survey 2025 – Feedback from Member Firms

The FCA issued a new Advisers’ Survey under s.165 FSMA 2000 in June 2025. Firms in scope were principally those classified as Personal Investment Firms and the advisory and intermediary entities within groups. Read their collated feedback now.

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Published: December 11, 2025

PIMFA Regulatory Insights Tracker Summary Report

Read the findings from our first PIMFA Regulatory Insights Tracker

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Published: November 21, 2025

Journal #28

Discover here the PIMFA Journal #28 with articles from our members

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Published: September 25, 2025

FIVE PRINCIPLES TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL TECH MIGRATION IN WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Discover here an article from the PIMFA Journal#28 on the Five Principles to Ensure Successful Tech Migration in Wealth Management

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Published: September 25, 2025

THE ECONOMIC CRIME AND CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT 2023

Discover the 2024 Explanatory Memorandum on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Understand financial penalties under the Companies Act 200

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Published: September 25, 2025

PIMFA Journal Edition #31

Read here the PIMFA Journal #31, featuring nine articles written by PIMFA Associate member firms on current industry topics of interest, relevant to their firms’ operations, Topics include AI, Senior Management Functions, Women Investors, Private Investment, CCI Product Summaries, Data, M&A, Back Office as a Strategic Asset

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Published: September 25, 2025

PIMFA Groups Infographic

Read here the updated PIMFA Groups infographic, showing the structure involved

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Published: September 25, 2025

New Technology and Client Expectations in the Wealth Management Industry: A Focus on Client Analytics and Onboarding – An EY & PIMFA WealthTech report

Download here the PIMFA WealthTech/EY publication “New Technology and Client Expectations in the Wealth Management Industry: A Focus on Client Analytics and Onboarding”, looking at the changing expectations of clients, broader industry headwinds, the PIMFA WealthTech Tech Sprint outcomes and Conclusions

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Published: September 25, 2025

PIMFA Plus

PIMFA collaborates with product and service providers to offer member firms a suite of membership enhancements.

Chancellor sets out Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy in Leeds Reforms

The Chancellor has set out the Leeds Reforms and delivered her annual Mansion House speech to the financial services sector. Launching the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, she outlined the next step in the government’s economic plan.

When your firm is moving into a new group: navigating your directors’ and SMFs’ responsibilities

Read here an article from PIMFA Journal #31 by Clive Cunningham, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, looking at how to navigate directors' and SMFs' responsibilities when your firm is moving into a new group from an M&A perspective

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Published: July 17, 2025
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