FCA: Appointed Representatives Regulatory Data from 2021-2022

FCA data requests from 2021 and 2022 provide information on principal firms and their Appointed Representatives. This regulatory dataset outlines the FCA's strategy and expectations for improving the AR regime. The data is published by the Government Digital Service under an open government license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in principal firm reporting based on the 2021-2022 data requests.
• Monitoring compliance with the AR regime based on the information principals must provide.
• Informing regulatory strategy and approach based on the collected authorisation information.

Strengths

• Data originates from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, a primary regulatory source.
• Includes information from two specific years, 2021 and 2022.
• Published under the Open Government Licence, permitting reuse.

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

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Collection Method

Data requests sent to principal firms and authorisation information collected from firms.

Time Range

2021-2022

Freshness

Data covers 2021 and 2022; last update is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom (implied by FCA jurisdiction)