FCA SMCR

Mid-sized private equity and credit houses confront December deadline to expand beyond climate or risk regulatory censure.

Switzerland is overhauling financial governance, regulatory intervention, and executive pay. Read our overview, timeline, and comparison with the UK SMCR.

Simon Morris, Financial Services Regulatory Partner at CMS, and Laura Bridgewater, Disputes Partner at Macfarlanes discuss recent FCA regulatory actions and enforcement trends.

John Higgins and Maria Symeon share practical advice on documenting oversight, managing delegation, and evidencing challenge.

Firms should expect the Review's analysis to inform supervisory priorities, perimeter policy and future guidance across a range of areas, with the FCA continuing its plans to regulate for growth.

No new rules; the FCA's approach is to double down on the existing outcomes-based approach, with Consumer Duty, SMCR, and operational resilience frameworks remaining at the forefront.

Recent developments in crypto crime; can the law and regulators keep up?

Forget the playbook of absolute risk aversion; the FCA is officially daring compliance to stop gold-plating the rules and start embracing responsible risk.