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Assuming you have done all you need for the Senior Managers Regime on 9th December 2019. You have identified those impacted, and they are all…
Checklists for solo-regulated firms implementing SM&CR First published: 05/06/2019 Last updated: 11/09/2019 These checklists bring together information from the SM&CR Guide for solo-regulated firms (PDF) about what you need…
The extension of the SMCR to FCA solo-regulated firms affects over 45,000 financial companies. Do you know how the extension of the Senior Managers and…
The problem with most firms, whether they be IFAs, Stockbrokers, Payment Services or whatever sector, is that the Compliance Officer is treated unfairly, if they…
Compliance is an ambivalent function. On the one hand you are viewed as the regulators’ ally inside the investment firm; overseeing the implementation of their…
SMCR and the inbuilt code of conduct rules are one of the strictest accountability codes of any industry with executives vulnerable to penalties including fines,…
SMCR is one of the strictest accountability codes of any industry with executives vulnerable to penalties, including jail, for failings beneath their oversight.
This post summarises the steps which core and limited scope and enhanced firms are likely to have to take in order to adhere to the…