Two senior members of the FCA have recently delivered significant speeches on the importance of diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) in regulated firms and why this should be considered a regulatory issue. Whilst the importance of...more
The FCA has recently updated its Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”) webpage for FCA solo-regulated firms.
In particular, by reference to a list of positive/negative “indicators”, the FCA has set out further...more
On 11 May 2020, Practical Law published a new practice note, written by Polly James, a partner in our Investigations, Financial Regulation and White Collar practice group, on whistleblower frameworks for financial...more
Under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”), firms are required to identify and report to the FCA any instances of disciplinary action taken in relation to conduct that would amount to a breach of one of the...more
2/10/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Bribery ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Payment Systems ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
Technology ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
At our recent Funds First seminar we shared some technical and market issues and updates on the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) and the FCA’s current cross-sector focus on culture. This briefing sets out some...more
Click here for an infographic timeline summarising the FCA, PRA and PSR business plans for 2019/20, together with key EU and UK financial services developments. The Financial Conduct Authority published its business plan on...more
4/24/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Market Abuse ,
MiFID II ,
Open Banking ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal
The FCA recently released the latest in a long series of papers relating to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”). FCA Consultation Paper CP19/4 sets-out new measures designed to “optimise” the SMCR ahead of...more
Insurers, reinsurers and managing agents (which we will refer to in this article as “insurers”) will be fully within the scope of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”) regime from 10 December 2019, following a...more