The FSA has published final rules on the training and competence requirements for all individuals carrying out customer-facing regulated retail activities.
The rules also cover expected standards of behaviour for all approved persons.
There will be a 30-month deadline for individuals to complete all modules of a qualification required for their role, starting on January 1.
Qualifications that meet FSA regulatory requirements will now be listed in the FSA Handbook.
Peter Smith, head of investments policy at the FSA, said: “The new rules strengthen and clarify our overall competence requirements, and ensure firms and individuals are maintaining standards of competence and behaviour at an appropriate level.”
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