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Victoria Bell
Sep 25, 2019
What are the FCA Conduct Rules?
The FCA's Conduct Rules form a fundamental part of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, which will apply to almost all FCA...


Robert Bell
Sep 19, 2019
Winter is Coming – and so are the Conduct Rules
This winter sees the introduction of the conduct rules for solo-regulated firms, insurance firms and banking are already complying with...


Robert Bell
Jul 11, 2019
SM&CR Conduct Rules Training Requirements
For solo-regulated firms the commencement of SM&CR is fast approaching, and 9th December will be here before we know it. Most firms will...


Robert Bell
May 1, 2019
Senior Managers & Certification Regime: Conduct Rules Implementation
With summer just around the corner, December may feel like a long way off. But there are only seven months to go until the Senior...


Robert Bell
Mar 7, 2019
Often Overlooked Key Areas of the Consumer Credit Sourcebook (CONC)
Although many of us feel confident we know the FCA’s Consumer Credit Sourcebook (CONC) inside and out, even I, as somebody who covers it...


Victoria Bell
Dec 11, 2018
The CONC Sourcebook: An Overview
With the introduction of GDPR and next year’s roll-out of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime impacting upon the consumer credit...


Robert Bell
Dec 4, 2018
What Conduct Rules training is required under SM&CR?
With next week marking one year until the roll-out of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime to solo-regulated firms, all affected...


Victoria Bell
Nov 7, 2018
Solo-Regulated Firms and The Senior Managers & Certification Regime
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) is due for implementation in solo-regulated firms on 9 December 2019. With 2019 just...


Victoria Bell
Aug 1, 2018
Preparing for the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
The FCA have now published the ‘near-final’ draft rules for the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which currently only...


Robert Bell
May 9, 2018
It's Not Too Late to Take GDPR Action - 5 Easy Steps To Get Started
It’s never too late to take action on GDPR. As recently as March 2018, just 5% of EU companies believed they were compliant with all of...


Robert Bell
Apr 24, 2018
GDPR 8 Rights - What Your Team Needs to Know
The count-down to GDPR continues, with only a few weeks now before the implementation date. If you are an avid reader of our articles you...


Victoria Bell
Oct 3, 2017
After you've gained FCA Authorisation - What to consider next?
Gaining FCA authorisation is a vital step for consumer credit firms. However, once you have completed the journey to authorisation, it’s...


Robert Bell
Jul 18, 2017
What’s on your training agenda?
The days when refresher training involved sitting an unenthusiastic team member in front of e-learning for a few hours are fading. I’ve...


Robert Bell
May 24, 2017
GDPR - 10 Steps to Compliance
We are all hearing a lot about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at the moment, and rightly so. The changes we need to make...


Robert Bell
Mar 16, 2017
The Senior Management & Certification Regime - What does this mean for the credit industry?
Consumer credit lending and debt collection is a difficult art with the balance between compliance and commercial interests becoming ever...


Robert Bell
Mar 1, 2017
Risk Management in Debt Collection
The FCA, of course, have placed a direct obligation on us to manage our risk in accordance with their rules. This has changed the game, clie
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