Context
Over the past couple of years, the FCA has improved its understanding of the financial resilience of a large number of firms with the collection of data through its Financial Resilience Surveys. As a result, the FCA is now consulting on a proposal to replace this survey with a new calendar quarterly RegData return (CP22/19). Its aims are:
- To reduce the burden of the existing survey by changing the collection of financial resilience data from an ad-hoc survey to a specific (and shortened) quarterly return within RegData, where firms can see it in their schedule.
- To increase the quality and consistency of financial resilience data.
Key points to note
- The proposed FIN073 return will not apply to credit brokers; MIFIDPRU investment firms; not-for-profit debt advice bodies; PRA-authorised persons; supervised run-off firms; and Temporary Permission firms
- The financial resilience question set will be rationalised from 14 questions/sub-questions to 5 questions, which are proposed to be:
- What is the total amount of liquid assets that you control or have unrestricted access to?
- What are your average monthly cash needs arising from fixed costs?
- What is your net profit OR loss in the last quarter?
- What was your revenue in the last financial year?
- Please report your net asset or liability position at the end of the last (calendar) quarter
- Feedback to the proposals is invited up to 2nd December 2022, with the Policy Statement and final rules to be published in Spring 2023
Next actions
None – for information and awareness.