The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) has recently impacted the Credit & Collections industry and it was introduced to ensure that Senior Managers are individually accountable for their business decisions, their conduct and the competence of those that they manage. Managing the SM&CR regime in business-as-usual (BAU) in a way that a) doesn’t cause […]
Regulated firms have struggled to measure Culture, often citing that ‘it’s far too difficult and abstract’ to define and manage effectively. Such reasoning in 2021 won’t wash with regulators, shareholders and the public expecting senior managers and boards to be much more proactive and transparent in this space. In this FREE webinar, Worksmart's Julie Pardy, […]
FCA solo regulated firms are now completing the transition of SM&CR requirements into ‘Business as Usual’ but what exactly does this look like? As this transition continues, knowingly or not, firms are moving to a position where, at one end of the spectrum, SM&CR becomes the foundation stone of lasting cultural change or, at the […]
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) has been with us for some time now, but should we be cautious about losing focus and our attention being directed elsewhere? For instance, are you confident that your firm is ready for embedding the regime as expected by the regulator; in a way that becomes ‘integral to […]
FCA solo regulated firms are now completing the transition of SM&CR requirements into ‘Business as Usual’ but what exactly does this look like? In the second of our popular webinars, we further delve beyond pure compliance with the regulations and explore some of the key underlying concepts that appropriately structured SM&CR arrangements should be able […]
Now in its 11th year, City and Financial are hosting City Week, the premier gathering of the international financial services community. This brings together industry leaders and policy makers from around the globe to consider together the future of global financial markets, and London in particular. We are delighted to be Silver Sponsors of this […]
As Accountability Regimes are rolled out around the Globe, the "Award Winning" team here at Worksmart invite you to join us for this event very specifically focused on the Singapore accountability regime. With the implementation deadline of the 10th September 2021 looming for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Accountability Regime to be implemented, time […]
SM&CR has been part of the regulatory landscape for Banking & Insurance for 5 years now, and whilst its much less than that for FCA solo regulated firms, there is still uncertainty around how best to align the requirements within firms. Now that FCA solo regulated firms have passed the deadlines for both Directory Submissions […]
SM&CR has been part of the regulatory landscape for Banking & Insurance for 5 years now and much less so for FCA solo regulated firms. But even some banks and insurance firms remain uncertain around how best to align the requirements within their organisations and evidence suggest that remains the case for many solo regulated […]
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) has been with us for some time now, and as a result expectations are changing. The regulatory focus will be around firms providing assurance around the operational effectiveness of the regime as opposed to achieving initial implementation. For instance, would you be confident if either the FCA or […]
Constant reminders by The FCA on the importance of Culture is challenging leaders of regulated financial firms to move from saying, “We need to measure Culture“ to asking “What are we doing to measure Culture?” But where and how do firms start measuring Culture effectively in 2021? In this FREE 60 minute webinar, Julie Pardy, […]
Operational resilience has been thrust higher up the regulatory agenda over the last 12/18 months as firms and individuals alike have had to completely re-engineer the way they have operated through the Covid crisis. The financial services regulators have for some time now identified Operational Resilience as a cross-sector issue and it has been a […]