Category: SM&CR
Heads on the Block as LIBOR meets the SM&CR
The transition away from Libor On 19 November 2019, the FCA published a Q&A document regarding conduct risk during the transition away from LIBOR. As the FCA notes, the discontinuation of LIBOR will affect many firms, in terms of: developing and offering new products linked to risk-free rates; assessing and reducing their own and clients’ […]
Senior managers school report – ‘could do better’
The FCA’s recently published Stocktake Report reviewing the implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) is a polite criticism of senior managers and their superiors in the banking sector. The report consisted of interviews with trade associations, Banking Standards Board, FCA and the PRA to understand how SM&CR has been implemented since it […]