FCA Financial Promotions Quarterly Data for Q2 2023

301 financial adverts were reviewed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority between 1 April 2023 and 30 June 2023. The data shows the FCA's actions resulted in 1,507 promotions being amended or withdrawn, with retail investments (41%) and retail lending (29%) accounting for most interventions. This dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Analyzing sector-specific intervention rates based on the reported retail lending and retail investment outcomes.
• Monitoring quarterly trends in financial promotion rule breaches based on the FCA's review and action data.
• Assessing the effectiveness of regulatory interventions based on the count of amended or withdrawn promotions.

Strengths

• Contains specific intervention counts, including 301 reviewed adverts and 1,507 amended/withdrawn promotions.
• Provides a clear temporal coverage from 1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023.
• Includes sector-level breakdowns, showing retail investments accounted for 41% of outcomes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Collection Method

Analysis of data resulting from FCA actions against firms breaching rules and investigations into unregulated activity.

Time Range

1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023

Freshness

Covers Q2 2023; update frequency is quarterly.

Geography

United Kingdom (likely)