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Whether you are an Executive of a large retail bank, a Compliance Manager in an international bank or working in T&C for a Building Society, you will not have failed to notice that the deadlines for implementing the new “Strengthening Accountability in Banking” regime are getting closer.
Back in July 2014, the FCA/PRA published a consultation paper to the industry (CP14/13 & CP 14/14) on the eagerly awaited “New Regulatory Framework for Individuals”.
As these two leading financial services training authorities announce their new compliance-focused partnership, FSTP’s Philippa Grocott and Unicorn Training’s Mark Jones reflect on the first year of FCA consumer credit regulation and what’s next.
In this article I am focusing on the wholesale sector – both buy-side and sell-side institutions and some of the key challenges that FCA regulation presents. Up Close and personal It’s been a while coming but no one could say they weren’t warned.
Nick Smith of EAM Consulting discusses some of the key policy decisions that underpin the design of an appropriate T&C scheme for your firm.
With measures to dramatically increase the flexibility of pensions now a reality, Tom Cox, CII product marketing manager introduces the CII’s new Pensions Update Programme, designed to keep advisers informed and up to speed.
The new Senior Manager’s Regime will have a significant impact across the whole of the Financial Services industry, in one way or another.
Some people kick the New Year off with resolutions, which is fine if you can sustain them. Personally I prefer not to make resolutions but to take actions, and this starts with asking myself just one question: “What am I going to do differently this year?
Andy Bennett, Head of Regulatory Training at Fitch Learning, assesses the implications of the FCA/PRA consultation paper on individual accountability in the banking industry.
With CPD becoming far more of an everyday feature of life in financial services, advisers and firms are busy considering how best to dovetail training and competence requirements. The CISI take a closer look at this subject.
Chartered Insurance Institute product marketing manager Tom Cox looks at the changing face of the Institute’s financial services qualification framework and introduces the new Certificate in Financial Services In the build up to the retail distribution review (RDR), financial advice became the obvious focus for Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualification developments.
While the New Year typically brings with it well-intentioned resolutions to stop this or start that, it’s rare for people to stick to their resolutions – indeed according to research in Psychology Today only one in ten people stay the course.
