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The Senior Managers Regime and the quest for growth
Posted: 22/07/2025
Last week there was a lot of activity in the world of financial services as Rachel Reeves set out her Leeds reforms, one of which was to reduce the regulatory burdens imposed by the Senior Managers and Certificate Regime (SM&CR). The government was elected with a goal of growing the economy. For several economic and political reasons this......>>
Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – is the tide turning?
Posted: 19/03/2025
With the new Trump administration in the US, there has been a cascade of articles detailing the rolling back of diversity initiatives and, in some cases, the cessation of programmes, including job losses. The political imperative on the other side of the Atlantic cannot be ignored; the UK is sometimes said to be trailing behind the US politically by a few......>>
The regulatory outlook – a period of transition
Posted: 17/01/2025
Over the coming year, the financial regulation team will be writing a series of articles on the future of financial regulation in the brave new world of Brexit, a Labour government, the Trump administration, and the imperative for growth. This first article will look at the various tensions within the HR aspect of financial regulation......>>
Employment rights and commercial reality
Posted: 04/12/2024
With the new government’s wave of employment legislation, there is understandably some fear about ‘day one’ rights and how much protection the proposed unfair dismissal probation period will give to an employer. Employment law often seems daunting for employers. Employment tribunals were set up to hear claims from employees......>>
FCA unveils proposals for improving diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector
Posted: 17/10/2023
In September this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its long-awaited consultation paper, Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector - working together to drive change. The FCA’s consultation paper was published alongside one from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The regulators consider that greater levels......>>

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