8 September 2021 | 08:50 AM – 09:30 AM BST
In retail – the front line of the financial sector – things have moved on significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with the introduction of new technology and investment opportunities. With these changes new risks have emerged, increasing vulnerability among consumers – particularly
The bumper crop of podcasts continues this week with the release of Episode 10 of the Regulation Tomorrow monthly podcast.
In this episode we hear from Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Head of Fintech, Steve Aschettino, who gives an overview of the payments landscape in the US and some of the prevailing trends in the area.
The commissioning of independent reviews is something the board of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) undertakes periodically. On 23 July, the FOS website published a press release stating that another independent review had been commissioned into whether the FOS can continue to meet the needs of its customers, both businesses and consumers.
The review will
On 20 July 2021, the European Commission published a package of legislative proposals designed to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules. The legislative package consists of a:
On 29 June 2021, the FCA published a Dear CEO letter that it had issued detailing common themes coming out of its recent assessments of retail banks’ financial crime systems and controls.
In the Dear CEO letter the FCA reminds firms that the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) places a responsibility on
On 9 June we hosted the latest in our monthly briefing series, which focussed on good governance in a pandemic and post pandemic context. Within this, the session covered the following topics:
Another episode of RT Plus is out now to download and stream.
In this episode we hear from Peter Snowdon, Imogen Garner, John Coley and Matthew Gregory as they discuss the recent speech given by FCA Chairman, Charles Randell, on outcomes based regulation.
RT Plus and the monthly podcast, the Regulation Tomorrow Podcast, are available
Date: 9th June 2021
Time: 08:50am – 09:30am GMT
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many challenges for businesses, including large-scale remote working, staff lay-offs, increased use of online services and more vulnerable customers. In light of this, good governance has never been more important with company boards under close scrutiny from all stakeholders including
On 1 July 2020, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a “Dear CEO letter”, which stated that firms (i.e. UK-incorporated entities) need to have fully embedded their approaches to managing climate related financial risks by the end of 2021.
The end of 2021 deadline represents more than two and a half years since
On 25 March 2021, the FCA published the findings from its multi-firm review where it considered mortgage and consumer credit firms’ implementation of the September 2020 Tailored Support Guidance (TSG) covering mortgages, consumer credit and overdrafts and the operational readiness of firms to support customers in financial difficulty.
The key findings from the