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Earlier this year, the FCA proposed SMCR reforms in an effort to reduce the administrative burden of the regime.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet the reality is this: while requirements may shift, regulators\u2019 expectations of strong governance, clear accountability and demonstrable conduct oversight are not changing. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, a less prescriptive regime increases the burden on firms to evidence how their internal controls work in practice – and to prove that their processes are robust and consistent. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this webinar, experts from Comply and Trailight explore how organisations can maintain confidence in their accountability frameworks, and what best-in-class conduct risk oversight looks like in a world where internal processes – not regulatory box ticking – may carry more weight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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