A leap yeAR blog
On this different numerical day, Emmanuel Kenning takes a look at two sets of intriguing stats from the past month.
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent performance on authorisation speeds was rightly lauded this month, with the data showing all metrics out of the red zone for the first time.
After sustained criticism for authorisation delays in 2021 and 2022, the watchdog hired more than 150 extra staff to help burn down the time taken.
And between October and December 2023, for the five areas that touch broking, two were ranked as green and three as amber.
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