FCA Logos & Photos

Please be aware that from 1st April 2014, you will not be able to use the FCA logo - or indeed the FSA logo at all , anywhere. Not on stationery, in adverts or web sites and not on business cards. The actual words used by the FCA on their web site (at this address - http://www.fca.org.uk/site-info/contact/logos-and-photos  ) are as follows:-

Regulated firms and other organisations (e.g. lawyers, auditors and event organisers), are not permitted to use the FCA logo on any of their documentation or promotional material. This includes firm’s mandatory regulatory status disclosure GEN 4.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) logo should also be removed from all documentation.

You have until 1 April 2014 to  use up old stock and make the necessary changes  to your regulatory status disclosures GEN 4.

If you are dual regulated the required disclosure is ‘Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority’. If you are only regulated by us, the required disclosure is ‘Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority’.

You are still permitted to use the Financial Ombudsman Logo however.

I am not sure how long this has been available to firms,  the web page states that it was published today but I know that it was available on Friday last week.

In simple terms and for whatever reason, you will have to get rid of any FSA logos before 31st March 2014.