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20 years ago, charged up with enough energy and enthusiasm to sink a battleship, I decided to set up a coaching business and, like most of us, fell into financial services.
The Law Commission has finally published its report Electronic execution of documents The report considers whether there are problems with the law around the electronic execution of documents and deeds which are inhibiting the use of electronic documents by commercial parties and consumers.
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The Financial Ombudsman Service, which arbitrates on disputes between financial services firms and their clients, now has the power to order firms to pay as much as £350,000 in compensation to a wronged client. FS Legal’s Gareth Fatchett explains the impact it will have on firms and consumers What is the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)?
Following months of hard work, the first apprentices undertaking their training on Apprenticeship Standards delivered by the Credit Services Association are celebrating their success. A first for CSA Apprenticeship training has come from Stephanie Moss, from H&T Pawnbrokers – a CSA member and apprenticeship levy paying employer.
As an approved Training Provider and particularly since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in May 2017, Fitch Learning has developed its provision so that we give guidance not just to the Learners but equally as important, to the Employers.
Regulatory responsibilities around handling client assets are a hot topic currently for many of the insurance broking firms to whom Searchlight provides training services. Under the terms of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), there is increased focus on ensuring strong governance and a culture of accountability throughout regulated businesses.
Since 1875, the Chartered Banker Institute – the oldest institute of bankers in the world – has played a leading role in helping finance professionals develop and demonstrate the traditional banking values of stewardship, thrift, prudence and professionalism.
Personal data has fuelled the growth of some of today’s leading companies. Risks and ethical dilemmas are increasing, threatening to derail this trend. Paul Bryant reports. Clive Humby, architect of Tesco’s Clubcard and chief data scientist at Starcount, a consumer insights consultancy, first coined the phrase ‘data is the new oil’ in 2006.
The Apprenticeship Levy has been in place for two years and whilst many of the larger organisations may have seen it as a tax by another name, SMEs appear to be approaching it with more enthusiasm and imagination.
Extensive change has been happening and continues to happen in the world of compliance. Major new regulation has been ‘landing’ for several years now and with SM&CR, the regulatory net is spreading wider than ever by the end of 2019.
With the development of higher and degree apprenticeships, the Chartered Banker Institute looks at the future of apprenticeships in the banking sector. The UK’s first Master’s-level apprenticeship aimed specifically at senior banking professionals is now training its first cohort of recruits in a collaboration between the Chartered Banker Institute and Cranfield School of Management.
