The FCA’s New Direction – Outcomes Focused Regulation
I think we can all agree that a crystal ball would be about the most useful tool now for trying to make post-Covid decisions for firms in the financial services. […]
IAC-Singapore – From The Award-Winning Team At Worksmart
As stronger governance arrangements within organisations and the accountability of senior leaders becomes critical components of regulatory regimes across the world, it is with great excitement that I have put […]
Predictions For 2021 – Automating SM&CR
Well, let’s start by saying that 2021 surely can’t be any more challenging than 2020?! That said, now that the majority of HR and Compliance practitioners in firms will be […]
Predictions For 2021 – Conduct And Culture Change
Looking forward into 2021, I see further momentum building for the two major trends the were evident in 2020 albeit they were largely masked by the turmoil created by the […]
Predictions For 2021 – Technology
The last year has shown us several challenges in the areas of product development and production systems’ maintenance and so my predictions for 2021 are in three main areas: Remote […]
Predictions For 2021 – Regulation And RegTech
2020 was a tumultuous year for most, not least our Regulators. Firms were challenged by operating remotely, in many cases with less staff and with more and more edicts being […]
Predictions For 2021 – IT and Data Security
In recent years we have seen an increasing focus by firms regarding their information security and this is an area which, I am confident to predict, will continue to grow […]
When A Process Is Broke, Then It’s Definitely Time To Fix It
As I bring this series of guest blog posts for Worksmart to a close, I wanted to use this last one to focus on process. It might seem odd, when […]
Stopping Groundhog Day: The FCA’s Plans For Cultural Change
I’ve been in financial services for longer than I care to mention and to be honest when you’re the proverbial dinosaur like me, then you start to notice cyclical patterns […]
Everything You Do Tells The Regulator Something About Your Cultural Make Up!
For those regular visitors to our Website, they will know that we take a keen interest in the latest news and information from the FCA. But for those of you […]