FCA MLRO ANNUAL REPORT COMPLETION The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have specific regulatory rules and requirements set out in the ‘Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and…
Key Committee Meeting Minutes Committee minutes are important as they show the data and information available and presented, decisions made, responsibles for the actions agreed…
Governance, Risk & Compliance Frameworks Why is governance risk and compliance important? To ensure that businesses protect their information, have consistent cohesion departmentally, and follow…
Compliant FCA Financial Promotions – Advertising When it comes to financial promotions, any regulated business should know that it’s not just the end result that’s…
Board of Directors – Understanding and Further Training? What does the Board of Directors do? It provides leadership of the organisation within a framework of prudent…
The Duty of Responsibility. Every Senior Manager has a Duty of Responsibility under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, which means that if a…
SMCR Reasonable Steps Have To Be Evidenced Get an Independent assessment of your steps – Today! What are reasonable steps? The introduction of the…
The Importance of Good Management Information (MI) and Reporting The significance and requirement of excellent operational detail (volumes, speed, performance indicators, controls, tolerances etc.) are…
Compliance Annual Reporting Annual Compliance Report Providing a written annual compliance report to board of directors in respect of compliance on an at least annual…
The FCA’s complaint handling requirements and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS is an independent adjudicator of consumer complaints linked to the supply of…