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Since its inception in 2016, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) has served as a cornerstone of the UK’s financial services regulatory landscape, designed to enhance individual accountability and raise...more
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime ("SM&CR") has been a cornerstone of the UK’s individual accountability regulatory framework for banks, insurers and other regulated firms since its introduction in the wake of the...more
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation papers proposing possibly significant reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification...more
The FCA’s focus, in the six years since #MeToo began, upon tackling ‘non-financial misconduct’ (broadly, poor interpersonal behaviour) in the financial services sector has sometimes been said to be a bit odd and/or not the...more
On 20 March 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on the implications of the recent updates to the Global Internal Audit Standards (“Standards”). The discussion included David Hyman, senior vice president and senior audit...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined the former CEO of Wyelands Bank GBP118,808 for various regulatory breaches, including that he failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the business for which he was...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a discussion paper on 30 March 2023 seeking opinions on the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). Concurrently, the UK...more
Regulators consult on anti-money laundering guidelines and issue guidance on cybersecurity, best execution, and senior management accountability. This blog post summarizes key regulatory developments in Hong Kong and...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) began a consultation (CP20/10) on 17 July on the extension of the deadlines by which FCA solo-regulated firms must have first assessed the fitness and propriety of their certified staff,...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the deadline for solo-regulated firms to undertake their first assessment of the fitness and propriety of their certified persons under the senior managers and...more
Businesses are increasingly relying on the cloud to store confidential and sensitive information. One-third of information technology budgets are used for cloud services. Rapid growth in cloud storage is expected over the...more
On 4 July 2018, the FCA and the PRA released near final rules on the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR)....more