Tag: SMCR

Compliance teams across banks and payment firms are being squeezed from both directions. Boards and executive committees are pushing for rapid AI adoption to slash...

The FCA and PRA have confirmed a package of changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), reducing the number of certified persons,...

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have unveiled the opening phase of reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), aiming...

As regulatory expectations evolve, compliance assessment is moving beyond documentation alone. Increasingly, organisations are expected to demonstrate not just that controls exist, but that...

The UK's Senior Managers and Certification Regime is entering a new era — but firms hoping for a lighter regulatory touch should not mistake...

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Annual Work Programme for 2026/27 offers the most explicit statement yet of how the regulator plans to supervise firms...

UK asset managers are heading into 2026 with a regulatory agenda that is moving quickly from consultation to delivery, as post-Brexit reforms transition from...

2025 has been a hinge year for global compliance, with regulators raising expectations across multiple fronts and forced firms to rethink what “good” looks...

Regulatory scrutiny across the UK financial services sector continues to intensify, pushing FCA compliance firmly into the strategic spotlight. Expectations around consumer protection, record-keeping, evidentiary...

When the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published CP25/18 on 2 July 2025, it sent a clear signal to regulated firms: workplace culture is no...