Hameed Shuja5 min read
Jean Hurley2 min read
Julie DiMauro, Thomas Hyrkiel52 min listen

The FCA, Treasury, and PRA are tabling proposed changes to the SMCR, alongside raising standards around non-financial misconduct.
Tom de Ville | Ocorian, Eddy Burchett | Ocorian3 min read

We talk about the ramifications for employers who ignore employee burnout.
Carmen Cracknell, Jean Hurley<1 min read

Speech by Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight, delivered at the City & Financial Global FCA Investigations and Enforcement Summit.
Jean Hurley3 min read

The busier someone looks, the more valuable they appear. Yet behind this illusion of productivity lies a rising wave of exhaustion, experts warn.

Baroness Harriet Harman KC’s independent review of bullying and sexual harassment at the Bar, NDAs and the Sexism in the City report.
Florence Brocklesby | Bellevue Law3 min read

New rule, COCON 1.1.7FR, expands the scope of COCON for non-banks in the context of NFM and comes into force on September 1, 2026.

Ashurst set out the key takeaways from the paper, which is clearly important – but not for the reasons the FCA has given.

We take a look at how the ban will work in practice, unintended consequences and what this means for regulated financial services firms.
Jean Hurley5 min read