Conduct takes center stage with SMCR and non-financial-misconduct proposals

The FCA, Treasury, and PRA are tabling proposed changes to the SMCR, alongside raising standards around non-financial misconduct.

At her recent Mansion House speech, Rachel Reeves announced her intention to streamline the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), to reduce the burden it imposes on firms by 50%. The FCA’s wording echoes this rhetoric, noting it is consulting on measures “to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Senior

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