The Training Environment For Financial Services

Preparing for your FCA Visit

08 Feb 2023, remote delivery

9:30am to 12:45pm

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Course Outline & Objectives

The UK financial services industry faces ever more intrusive regulatory scrutiny and tougher penalties for failures to comply. The FCA continues to focus on “credible deterrence” to ensure that financial services firms behave in accordance with its requirements. In keeping with this, regulatory visits of all types have become more stringent and more intrusive than ever before, with an increased likelihood of enforcement action, follow up work required and other regulatory interventions. Thorough and detailed preparation is key to a good outcome to the visit. Firms that prepare thoroughly tend to experience little or no difficulty, whereas those that do not prepare may face an uncertain outcome.

This focused course is designed to help you and your senior management know what to expect from a supervisory visit, how to prepare effectively and what steps you can take to have a positive influence on the visit itself.

If your firm is facing or likely to face the prospect of a regulatory visit, this focused half day seminar will:

  1. Identify the regulator’s key concerns and provide guidance on how to comply with them
  2. Examine the FCA’s approach to the visit
  3. Highlight some current themes and hot topics in regulatory visits
  4. Provide practical guidance on how to prepare for a regulatory visit
  5. Help you prepare your senior management for regulatory interviews

Who will benefit?

This event will be of particular value to those whose firm is currently facing the prospect of a regulatory visit or might in the future. It is suitable for anyone who would benefit from learning more about the regulator’s concerns and approach to supervision, particularly those responsible for Senior Management oversight or day-to-day operational functions, as well as anyone in the Compliance or Legal functions of the business. 

Training Approach

This course will be delivered via a real time slide sharing and live audio visual platform, accessible by desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. The same core content will be covered as in the original face to face training course, with the format and style adapted for remote delivery. Delegate numbers will be limited to ensure a high quality learning experience.

Course Leader

Charlotte Hill is a financial services and regulation partner in the London office of Taylor Wessing LLP and specialises in advising financial institutions on regulatory and commercial matters.  Charlotte has had considerable industry experience, having worked in the enforcement division of the regulator and subsequently as General Counsel at Threadneedle Investments. This industry experience is invaluable in providing clients with truly commercially focused advice. Her clients range from very large, multi-national conglomerates to specialist boutiques.  Charlotte is recognised as a Leading Individual by Chambers UK, who note “her in-depth knowledge of the FCA” and “professional, responsive” approach, as well as Legal 500 UK. Charlotte regularly publishes articles on regulatory topics in a range of industry publications and speaks at both external conferences and seminars and in-house client training events.

Course Programme

Session Content
The supervisory approach of the FCA
  • The FCA’s approach to the supervision of firms
  • The FCA’s “ten principles” of supervision
  • The three pillar supervision model
What is the regulator looking for?
  • Risks
  • Systems, controls and procedures issues
  • Senior management engagement
  • The FCA’s agenda
Senior management responsibility
  • Senior manager’s responsibility for compliance
  • What involvement should senior management have?
  • What is expected of senior management?
  • Individual responsibility
Some current popular themes of regulatory visits
  • Governance and risk management
  • Capital and liquidity
  • Market abuse
  • Client money and assets
  • MiFID preparation
  • Conflicts of interest
Preparing for the visit
  • The advance documentation request
  • Dealing with problems caused by deficient documentation
  • How to put together an effective documentation pack
  • Preparation of people involved
Preparing for interview
  • What the regulator is looking for
  • How to prepare effectively
  • “Do’s” and “don’ts” in interview
  • What might I be asked?

This course can be delivered in-house at a time and location to suit your business and tailored to suit your people and organisation. We can also create bespoke training when something very specific is needed.Please contact us to discuss your requirements in more detail and at no obligation.

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