At Verve, we support individuals and firms with their application to the Financial Conduct Authority to become directly authorised (DA), and we're often inundated with questions from individuals who are considering making the leap into the world of direct authorisation to help them establish the pros and cons.
This guide looks to explain some of the considerations that should be on your radar before embarking on the directly authorised journey, and using our experience of assisting these applications to help you decide if DA is for you.