Does the cost of regulation outweigh the value?

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Does the cost of regulation outweigh the value? Nick Bamford Chartered Financial Planner

Transcript of Does the cost of regulation outweigh the value?

Does the cost of regulation outweigh

the value?

Nick BamfordChartered Financial Planner

• LAUTRO• FIMBRA• PIA• FSA• FCA

• A brief history of regulation…

• 1988• 1995• 2012• 2016• 2065

• FCA• FSCS• FOS

• FCA £519m• FSCS £363m• FOS £253m

• Total £1.135bn

• Who pays for regulation?

• I do!• My clients do!

• Regulation is…

• Expensive• Ineffective• Mushrooming

• Five solutions…

• Reduce scale of FCA• Switch FSCS to product levy• Publish qualifications of FOS

staff• Create a self-regulating

professional body• Abolish RMAR

• Does the cost of regulation outweigh its value?

• Yes!