Our Regulatory Compliance Consulting team is pleased to announce new dates in its webinar series, which explores the challenges facing risk and compliance functions and the  practical considerations firms should be taking in order to drive and embed an effective and sustainable control environment.

• January 17 – Risk and compliance framework for asset managers – SMCR and beyond: The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) will come into force in December 2019 and asset managers in particular will need to prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny. This webinar will outline what we see as the key factors for asset managers looking to effectively embed of new risk and compliance requirements.
• February 14  | The future of conduct risk management – what should we be aiming for in 2019?: Since it first came into force in 2013, the FCA’s regulatory approach has been underpinned by a strong conduct risk agenda. In this webinar we will discuss what we see as being the key areas of focus for firms in 2019.
• March 14 | Everything you need to know about regulator mandated reviews: Organisations may be required by a regulator to appoint a third party (such as a ‘skilled person’ or ‘independent expert’) to undertake a review of specific elements of their operations. In this webinar we will discuss what we think firms should be focusing on when preparing for an upcoming review, or when looking to remediate the outcomes of a review.
• April 18  | Highlights from the FCA business plan 2019/2020: The FCA will be publishing their 2019/20 business plan in April 2019. In this webinar we will discuss the specific areas of work the FCA is prioritizing for the next year, and what we see as the key takeaways for firms.

Please register for the webinars here. If you have any questions, or would like more information, contact Rebecca Haynes.