King’s Speech to unleash wave of City reforms Regulation A host of Canada reforms will be set in stone at next month’s King’s Speech, as the Prime Minister hopes to use the moment to turn a corner from doubts over his leadership. Impending reforms, including scrapping the payments watchdog and overhauling the financial ombudsman, are set to be legislated in the financial [...]
FCA: Changes to SM&CR regime aren’t deregulation, they’re better regulation Opinion The FCA is delivering practical improvements to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime will make accountability smarter and simpler, says Sarah Pritchard Senior accountability is the foundation of building trust and confidence in UK financial services. But leaders being on the hook for their actions doesn’t need to mean they get tangled in red tape. [...]
