Solo Regulated Firms have been living with the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) now since December 2019, and the impact of Covid-19 means the landscape of our professional world continues to change and evolve as we all respond to the impact of the pandemic (“work from home again if you can”!). Megan Butler, FCA, […]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCA announced that the deadline for solo-regulated firms to undertake the first assessment of the fitness and propriety of their certified persons under the SM&CR has been delayed until 31st March 2021. This online forum will be a timely platform for firms to hear about industry best practice […]
2020 was a tumultuous year for most of the UK population, regardless of what sector you worked in. Within the Financial Services Sector, not only did we go through our first taste of lockdown like the rest of the population, but had to do so whilst grappling with the implementation of SM&CR, waiting for new […]
City & Financial are running a virtual conference on 22nd February on the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. The conference is particularly timely as solo-regulated firms make their final preparations for the implementation of the Certification Regime and Conduct Rules on 31st March. We are delighted to be sponsoring, exhibiting and speaking at this important […]
As SMCR becomes part of everyday life in Financial Services, this conference discusses how to develop conduct standards and healthy cultures in the context of Covid-19. David Blunt, Head of the Conduct Specialists Department at the FCA will set the tone of the conference with a keynote speech on conduct and culture. Industry experts and […]
If Culture is what people do when no one is looking, then 2021 might prove to be as challenging to your Conduct and Culture risk frameworks as the last nine months have been. Continued Conduct risks related to employees working from a home and a regulator finding the identification of Conduct risk in firms ‘unacceptably […]
Following on from the success of the inaugural PIMFA Virtual Fest in June 2020, PIMFA are running a second Virtual Fest which will take place on 9th and 10th March 2021. Like the first event, over the two days, the PIMFA Virtual Fest V2 will be delivering presentations on key areas which members have identified […]
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 […]
The FLA will be hosting its first remote conference in 2021 on the important subject of .Regulation Technology (RegTech) The conference will focus on how technology is influencing change in financial services – both in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and in supporting the economic recovery. As part of this, we will discuss some of […]
Infoline are hosting a 2-day Operational Resilience in Technology, conference virtually on 27th -28th April 2021. This event will provide policy updates from the Bank of England, and allow firms discuss their new frameworks for Operational Resilience and Outsourcing while learning from leading experts in the industry. The event promises to be both thought provoking […]
FinTech Global and RegTech Analyst are hosting their 4th Annual Global RegTech Summit, virtually on 11th-13th May 2021. With RegTech firmly on the FCA's agenda in the UK, the conference promises to provide insights from every side of this fast growing industry; from thought leaders, to firms adopting RegTech solutions to RegTech suppliers themselves, the […]
Leaders making their way into senior leadership in the financial sector do so because of their unique strengths; expertise, experience, drive and resilience. But in today’s uncertainty and complexity, these strengths are not all particularly useful for navigating unknown contexts not seen before. Experience and expertise aren’t predictors of future and aren’t so helpful in […]