Governance

Financial services and regulation: Insights and resources

Our global financial services and regulation practice is structured around its core regulatory strengths – governance, conduct and markets.

We can draw on our diverse experience and clear understanding of the laws and regulations that shape the operating environment to help a broad range of clients navigate the ever-changing governance landscape. We advise our clients on a wide range of areas, including governance and accountability regimes, regulatory orders, whistleblowing, enforcement, internal investigations, risk systems and controls, and operational resilience, and have extensive experience representing boards and senior management on strategic, complex and sensitive matters.

This resource hub has been designed to help you manage and respond to this evolving area, with a range of updates, training, videos and other insights from our team of lawyers and risk consultants.

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Regulation Tomorrow Plus: DE&I series “Data protection”

In the fourth podcast in our DE&I series, Hannah McAslan-Schaaf and Lara White discuss the data protection aspects of the FCA’s recent consultation paper on diversity and inclusion

Global | Articles | December 01, 2023

Avoiding, managing and responding to cyber incidents: Lessons from recent enforcement

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on 13 October 2023 that it had fined Equifax Limited (Equifax), a credit reference agency and data, analytics and technology business, £11,164,400 for failing to manage and monitor the security of UK consumer data it had transferred to its parent company based in the US, Equifax Inc, for processing.

Global | External | November 02, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: DE&I series ‘D&I and individual accountability’

In the third podcast in our DE&I series, Simon Lovegrove and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf cover the interplay between the regulatory focus on diversity and inclusion and individual accountability.

United Kingdom | Articles | October 25, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: DE&I series ‘What should firms be doing now’?

In the second podcast in our DE&I series, Simon Lovegrove and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf discuss what firms should be doing in light of the FCA and PRA consultation papers on diversity and inclusion.

United Kingdom | Articles | October 23, 2023

The Appointed Representatives Regime: Key messages from the latest FCA data

On 28 September 2023 the FCA released a webpage setting out its analysis of the data and information collected from principal firms in 2021 and 2022 including from firms’ responses to information requests following the implementation of the new Appointed Representatives (AR) regime which came into effect in December 2023.

Global | External | October 12, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: DE&I series ‘The regulators recent consultations: the key requirements’

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: DE&I series: ‘Recent FCA and PRA consultations on DE&I'

In the first podcast in our DE&I series, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf provide an overview of the recent FCA and PRA consultation papers on diversity and inclusion.

Global | Articles | October 11, 2023

FCA review of Sanctions systems and controls

On 6 September 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published the findings of its review of the sanctions systems and controls in place at over 90 financial services firms operating in a range of sectors (the Review).

Global | External | September 15, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: Culture – Recent developments and practical steps

In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Senior Knowledge Lawyer Catherine Pluck is joined by London Financial Services partners Jonathan Herbst and Katie Stephen, who discuss some recent regulatory developments in relation to culture, as well as some practical steps that firms can be taking in this area.

Global | Articles | August 31, 2023

Whistleblowing: Latest FCA quarterly data and key practical steps to manage reports

Whistleblowing remains a key tool for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to identify actual or potential harm to consumers, markets, the UK economy and wider society.

Global | External | May 17, 2023

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