Fintech Focus Podcast | Managing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment
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Introduction - On 12 February 2026, the HM Treasury of the UK Government (“HMT”) issued a consultation paper setting out further detail on its proposals to strengthen confidence in the United Kingdom’s Appointed...more
Returning for our third year in Tokyo: Navigating New Heights - Join us in Tokyo for insights shaping the investment funds industry in 2026 - We are pleased to return to Tokyo for the third edition of Fundamentals...more
On January 29, 2026, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released a consultation on a proposed senior leader regime (“Consultation”). The Consultation is focused on potential changes to a range...more
The PRA and FCA have finalised major reforms to the UK bankers’ remuneration regime, unlocking significant flexibility for banks from 16 October 2025, while reinforcing individual accountability....more
HM Treasury issued a consultation on 15 July 2025, “Regulatory Environment Pillar – Cross‑Cutting Issues,” which complements the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, addressing systemic improvements to the...more
Back in 2018, a senior member of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that “non-financial misconduct is misconduct, plain and simple”. Since then, the FCA has issued multiple discussion and consultation papers,...more
Since its inception in 2016, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) has served as a cornerstone of the UK’s financial services regulatory landscape, designed to enhance individual accountability and raise...more
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime ("SM&CR") has been a cornerstone of the UK’s individual accountability regulatory framework for banks, insurers and other regulated firms since its introduction in the wake of the...more
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation papers proposing possibly significant reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification...more
Corporate criminal responsibility in the UK is poised for further reform as the Crime and Policing Bill 2025 (CPB) advances through Parliament. Currently through the House of Commons, and now in the House of Lords, the...more
Matthew Massengill is a director and former chairman and CEO of Western Digital, which announced plans in October 2023 to spin off its flash memory businesses from the division that makes hard drives. He spoke with The...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are considering ways to enhance individual accountability, particularly among Senior Managers, by more fully integrating the regulatory...more
The FCA’s focus, in the six years since #MeToo began, upon tackling ‘non-financial misconduct’ (broadly, poor interpersonal behaviour) in the financial services sector has sometimes been said to be a bit odd and/or not the...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO Letter setting out its key concerns and priorities over the next two years for benchmark administrators. The FCA's supervisory priorities include: - corporate...more
The PRA and FCA are consulting on new proposals to simplify the UK remuneration regime and make it more proportionate for banks. Changes would reduce the number of material risk takers (MRTs) subject to the rules, simplify...more
On 14 November 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her inaugural Mansion House 2024 speech, announcing a collection of reforms designed to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector....more
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published its 10th annual Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions (Year 10 Report) (the Review). The Review outlines the CSA's...more
In the recently released 2024 Update to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (2024 ECCP), the Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought new challenges and opportunities for compliance professionals. One of the most...more
This episode of “Fintech Focus” picks up where our last episode “Growing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment” left off. Part Two delves further into workplace considerations for fintechs, and focuses on how they can manage...more
The 2022 Monaco Memo emphasized the basic point that the key to every company is culture. The bottom line is that corporate culture matters and corporate culture that fails to hold individuals accountable, or fails to invest...more
Contracts restraining competition by former employees and contractors have always faced enforcement headwinds, differing state-by-state in their strength and direction. California is most hostile; there, a statute purports to...more
Advancing women to leadership roles is not merely a "nice-to-have" feature of your business. It also serves as something other than an employee attraction or a retention benefit. Ironically, women in leadership shouldn't be a...more
Compliance professionals constantly seek to understand how systemic issues within corporate hierarchies can lead to severe consequences. The recent revelations about Bank of America’s (BoA) persistent workplace culture...more
As growth-stage fintechs manage a rapidly increasing workforce, they are faced with onboarding senior-level hires within the scope of a complex regulatory environment in the U.K. On our latest “Fintech Focus” podcast, host...more