Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Wholesale Markets
Firm culture remains a key topic on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) radar this year. In a previous alert, we discussed the FCA’s proposals for all FCA-authorised firms to better integrate non-financial misconduct...more
Governmental authorities in the U.K. and the U.S. want companies to align employment incentives with ethical conduct. In 2022, the U.K. government undertook a consultation on this topic and in May 2022 published a paper —...more
Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams started 2020 with a clear picture of what they were going to focus on. GRC initiatives that were firmly in play typically covered enhancing capabilities around accountability,...more
Under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”), firms are required to identify and report to the FCA any instances of disciplinary action taken in relation to conduct that would amount to a breach of one of the...more