Course description
Implementing and Embedding Senior Managers & Certification Regime in the Retail Banking Sector
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) came into effect for retail banks from December 2016. It replaced the existing Approved Persons Regime (APER) with the aim to increase individual accountability of senior managers within the UK financial services industry. It was born from the 2008/09 Financial Crisis, and other scandals such as PPI mis-selling and the LIBOR rigging examples.This course provides insights in to how the Retail Banking sector has implemented SM&CR, and investigates some of the challenges that Banks have experienced and how they are responding to these.
Benefits of attending:
- Gain sector knowledge of the roll out of SM&CR to date
- Gain insights to any gaps in your own implementation, and how these can be addressed
- Learn through case studies of good practice and poor practice across the sector
- Understand how compliance can be maintained through effective systems, controls and reporting
In-house training options
Bespoke - we work with you to develop and deliver bespoke training courses to meet all your objectives. We develop the course and reference materials which can be delivered on a rolling basis or as a unique event, depending on your requirements.
Tailored – If one of our courses already meets the majority of your needs, but requires specific tailoring for a particular group of employees, we can tailor the material and delivery to ensure all the learning outcomes are met.
Standard – your requirements are already met by one of our courses, but you would prefer the course to be run in-house for a number of people.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend:
- Chief Risk Officers/Risk Directors
- Compliance Directors/Heads of Compliance
- Heads of Legal/Company Secretaries
- Chief People Officers/HR Leaders
- Anyone captured by the Senior Managers Regime or Certification Regime
Choose this course when:
- Your firm has implemented SM&CR and is seeking ways to improve associated activities and processes
- You are an SMF or Certification employee
- You are accountable or responsible for components of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course you will have:
- Understood the different approaches companies have taken to implementing SM&CR and review examples of best practice
- Understood the key challenges companies have faced in implementing and embedding the Senior Managers Regime, and how Senior Managers are needing to adapt to the changes
- Discussed the challenges the Duty of Responsibility is bringing to the Banking sector
- Debated case studies of where companies and colleagues have fallen foul of the new regime
- Understood the challenges Banks have faced in implementing and running the Certification Regime and Conduct Rules
- Discuss the systems and controls needed to support ongoing compliance with SM&CR