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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...
Victoria Bell
Sep 25, 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
Sep 19, 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
Jul 11, 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
May 1, 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...
Robert Bell
Mar 7, 2019


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...
Victoria Bell
Dec 11, 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...
Robert Bell
Dec 4, 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
Nov 7, 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...
Victoria Bell
Aug 1, 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
May 9, 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...
Robert Bell
Apr 24, 2018


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...
Victoria Bell
Oct 3, 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
Jul 18, 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
May 24, 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 16, 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
Robert Bell
Mar 1, 2017
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