The Financial Conduct Authority published initial feedback on the recovery plans submitted by investment firms regulated by it. Recovery plans are required to be submitted by banks and certain investment firms to national regulators under the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. The FCA regulates those investment firms in the UK that are not designated by the Prudential Regulation Authority. The FCA identifies key areas for improvement in recovery plans, including identifying and analyzing internal and external interconnectedness, identifying and calibrating recovery plan indicators, demonstrating that recovery plan options are comprehensive and credible, capturing the minimum range of scenarios or properly explaining why certain scenarios are not applicable, correctly defining core business lines and critical functions and designing appropriate communication strategies for crisis management.

The FCA expects firms to implement appropriate remedial actions without delay where gaps and deficiencies have been identified.

View the FCA's feedback.