We live in an era in which regulators and the court of public opinion are often unforgiving of any perceived or actual failings. The implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for FCA firms has brought this home but it is part of a much bigger picture. We have seen an increasing focus … Continue Reading
Our extended 40 minute briefing on 1 April 2020 will be a practical workshop focussing on the accountability agenda and will involve members of our financial services consultancy and legal teams which cover both non-contentious and contentious scenarios from a regulatory and employment law perspective. Particular focus areas will be: SMCR post implementation agenda – … Continue Reading
The recording of our March 40 minute briefing webinar is now available here. The webinar covers: Open finance: Our thoughts on the FCA’s call for input Vulnerable customers: What you need to know in a nutshell Conducting retail business: Common pitfalls that wholesale firms may find themselves in Conduct risk in the retail space… Continue Reading
Our 40 minute briefing on 4 March 2020 will be a webinar and will focus on the current state of play in the retail sector. Further information on the webinar can be found here. Online attendance only – please do not come to our offices.… Continue Reading
Our team in London have produced a series of videos exploring what is on the horizon for financial services firms in 2020. Watch now via the links below: Market infrastructure (Hannah Meakin) FinTech (Albert Weatherill) Risk and compliance (John Coley and Lisa Lee Lewis)… Continue Reading
Our extended 40 minute briefing on 1 April 2020 will be a practical workshop focussing on the accountability agenda and will involve members of our financial services consultancy and legal teams which cover both non-contentious and contentious scenarios from a regulatory and employment law perspective. Particular focus areas will be: SMCR post implementation agenda – … Continue Reading
Our 40 minute briefing on 4 March 2020 will be a webinar and will focus on the current state of play in the retail sector. Further information on the webinar can be found here. Online attendance only – please do not come to our offices.… Continue Reading
Our extended 40 minute briefing on 5 February 2020 will be a practical workshop involving lawyers and compliance professionals leading roundtable discussions that provide insight into the FCA’s and PRA’s approach to the scenarios set out below and the good and poor practices they have observed from firms: Managing the supervisory relationship on a business-as-usual … Continue Reading
Our risk consulting team is pleased to sponsor the Financial Services Compliance & Risk Conference, a one-day industry-led conference taking place on March 4, 2020 in London. Amidst increased regulatory expectations, emerging technologies and changing business models, financial services companies must continue to evolve their risk and compliance strategies. This conference will see compliance and risk … Continue Reading
The recording from our latest 40 minute briefing webinar is now available. In this webinar our London team provides their views on what 2020 will bring to the following sectors: Market infrastructure; Asset management; Wholesale and retail banking; and FinTech, open banking and payments. The webinar concludes with some thoughts on key trends from an … Continue Reading
Our 40 minute briefing on 8 January 2020 will be a webinar and will focus on what 2020 has in store for financial services firms. Further information on the webinar can be found here. Online attendance only – please do not come to our offices.… Continue Reading
Our 40 minute briefing on 4 December will be a seminar, we hope to see you at our London offices. In this briefing members from our Financial Services team and Government Relations team will discuss the EU legislative measures on sustainable finance and the latest green communications from the PRA and FCA. To register your … Continue Reading
Our next 40 minute briefing will be a seminar. In this briefing members from our Financial Services team and Government Relations team will discuss the EU legislative measures on sustainable finance and the latest green communications from the PRA and FCA. To register your place for the briefing please click here.… Continue Reading
Our next 40 minute briefing will be a seminar. In this briefing members from our financial services team and Government Relations team will discuss the EU legislative measures on sustainable finance and the latest green communications from the PRA and FCA. To register your place for the briefing please click here.… Continue Reading
In our latest Banking horizons video, Alan Bainbridge, partner and global head of banks, and Albert Weatherill, senior associate, discuss the commercial, legal and regulatory issues currently impacting the payments space, as well as what they see as lying ahead.… Continue Reading
The recording from our latest 40 minute briefing webinar covering the new EU prudential regime for investment firms is now available. The webinar covers: Where we are in the legislative process for the IFR and IFD; Transitional provisions; Firm classification; New prudential requirements; Remuneration and governance; Equivalence; and What does the new regime mean in … Continue Reading
To be successful with the launch of an overseas fund, asset managers need to familiarize themselves with legal structures and operational differences as well as an array of regulatory requirements, which can differ between investors and jurisdictions. Our global financial services regulatory team have launched an on-demand webinar series exploring the key issues and requirements … Continue Reading
We are pleased to be sponsoring The Association for Financial Markets in Europe’s (AFME) 3rd Annual Compliance and Legal Conference, “The future of regulation in a changing world”, which is taking place in Paris from 2-4 October. Our European financial services team will be participating in the event, including speaking on a panel discussion looking … Continue Reading
On 27 September 2019 we will be holding a breakfast briefing that will provide insight to the progression of benchmark rate reform, and provide attendees with the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion regarding the key issues facing anyone involved in the financial markets. Further information can be found here.… Continue Reading
The Norton Rose Fulbright LLP financial services team invite you to their latest breakfast briefings. Our latest series of briefings cover some of the key regulatory developments facing financial services firms: 4 September 2019: The clock is ticking on SMCR compliance. In this practical workshop conducted under Chatham House rules the Norton Rose Fulbright SMCR … Continue Reading
The recording of our latest 40 minute briefing webinar covering the future of market conduct is now available. The recording is here.… Continue Reading
On 3 July 2019, our financial services team will be holding its next 40 minute briefing, discussing key anti-money laundering (AML) developments. This event will take the form of a webinar; registration and further details can be found here. This briefing will discuss, amongst other things: The changes under the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive High risk … Continue Reading
Our Financial Services team invite you to attend our 40 minute briefing on the future of market conduct. We are now in a critical period where the FCA is focussing on how firms have embedded the reforms that were introduced in 2018. For example, the FCA’s CEO, Andrew Bailey, has recently stated that the regulator … Continue Reading
In our extended briefing this Wednesday, we are joined by David Blunt (Head of Conduct Specialists Department, FCA) who will discuss the purpose of the SM&CR and the importance of preparing for the new regime, ensuing that it is embedded into firms’ DNA as a business as usual process. Breakout sessions will follow involving colleagues … Continue Reading
