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The Payments Services Directive
The Payment Services Directive came into force on 1 November 2009 under which any UK entity that makes payments must be authorised by the FSA and comply with both the FSA rules and the Payments Services Regulations 2009. APCC member firms can assist you in this process.

Click here to go to our online directory and use our Advanced Search facility to find a list of member firms that advise Payment Institutions.

Promoting Professional Standards in Compliance Consultancy

The APCC is the body for compliance consultants who advise firms regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK. It is active in enhancing the professional standards of compliance consultants and is recognised as a trade body by the FSA.

Proffesional Standards

Professional Standards

The APCC is developing a framework of Professional Standards setting out best practice guidance for compliance consultants. These Professional Standards are to be adapted to meet particular client circumstances and are not intended to be rigid statements of required conduct...

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The Steering Council

The Steering Council

The Steering Council meets regularly and directs the business of the APCC. Members of the Steering Council are drawn from a wide cross-section of the compliance consultant community. It is intended that Steering Council members will serve for up to three years after which they will retire but may put themselves forward...

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Appointing a Consultant

Appointing A Consultant The FSA has recently published details of the forthcoming supervisory projects for the general insurance, mortgage and financial advice sectors of the market. One project that appears on all three lists is the role provided to the industry by compliance consultants and in particular the extent to which firms may over rely on consultancy firms and not retain sufficient overall control. The FSA aims, through its supervisory visits, to monitor the role of consultants and achieve a measurable improvement in the quality of advice...

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news & events

02/03/10

APCC email outage

We are currently experiencing an email outage which should be solved by early afternoon on 2 March 2010.

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27/01/10

2010 London Forum


The APCC is pleased to announce that its 2010 London forum will take place on Tuesday 9th March.

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25/01/10

FSA Events


Set out below are the summary details and links to the FSA's events as notified to the APCC

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Professional Standards

Events - London March 2010

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