On 30 June 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced proposals designed to provide breathing room to solo-regulated firms (meaning those governed solely by the FCA) in respect of the implementation of certain...more
Originally published on February 24, 2020. Updated as of July 1, 2020. The UK senior managers and certification regime ("SMCR") overhauled the accountability regime for individuals working in UK financial services firms...more
The Situation: The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") is extending the Senior Managers and Certification Regime ("SMCR") to FCA solo-regulated firms on 9 December 2019 and has also released a number of statements in relation...more
The commencement date of 9 December 2019 for the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) to solo-regulated firms is fast approaching. The SMCR will replace the existing Financial Conduct Authority...more
These days, it seems you can’t get through an average week without seeing another big-name company making news for some sort of misstep or breakdown in regards to ethics, governance, or compliance....more
Last month, we were joined by over 200 clients for a seminar which marked the first three years of the UK’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) being in force. During the first three years of the SMCR being in...more
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
On 23 January 2019 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper CP19/4 which, amongst other things, proposes to exclude the Head of the Legal function from the Senior Managers Regime (SMR). The...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry.This issue includes details of proposed changes to the Financial Services Register to accommodate the Senior Managers...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposed rules to extend the senior manager & certification regime (SMCR) to all financial services firms....more
On 26 July 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its much-anticipated Consultation Paper (CP 17/25) “Individual Accountability: Extending the Senior Managers & Certification Regime to all FCA firms.” The...more
The FCA will take a proportionate approach, reflecting the diversity of firms within the proposed regime’s remit. On 26 July 2017, the FCA published its long-awaited Consultation Papers on the extension of the Senior...more