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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Article
- 05 Jul 2024
- ICAEW
Advice on the CPD process for ICAEW members, including keeping a CPD record.
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Assurance challenges in the context of CSRD
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- 20 Mar 2024
- ICAEW: Financial Services Faculty
Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager, considers some of the challenges of assurance over CSRD.
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Introduction to PCAF – how to account for GHG emissions related to financial activities
- Webinar
- 30 Apr 2024
- Financial Services Faculty
An overview of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF’s) Standard for measuring and disclosing on the GHG emissions associated with the financial activities of banks, (re)insurers, asset owners and managers.
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Maintaining stability in the era of stablecoins
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- 16 Jan 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
Stablecoins emerge as a prospective form of future money, offering a plausible alternative to traditional fiat paper money and commercial bank deposits.
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Regulatory update May 2024
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- 25 Jun 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from May 2024 affecting UK financial services.
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Labour’s plans for financial services: evolution rather than revolution
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- 14 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
As the UK gears up for a general election, the parties have been readying their manifesto positions, including for financial services.
ICAEW Annual Conference
4 October 2024, Convene 133 Houndsditch, London
In an ever-changing business environment, explore ways to ensure resilience and contribute to the future of our economy, with a focus on:
- Sustainability – the ESG landscape and the transition to net zero
- Leadership – the importance of adaptability and inclusivity
- Technology – the rise of AI and keeping up with developing tech
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Investment Management Focus
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Solvent exit planning for UK banks and insurers
- 15 Jul 2024
- Michelle Adcock, Prudential Banking Sector Lead & Alisa Dolgova, Prudential Insurance Sector Lead, for KPMG
The UK already has a robust resolution regime for banking institutions, which was first implemented in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Focus has historically been on the resolvability and exit strategies of the largest ‘too-big-to-fail' banks.
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Motor Finance: investigation if widespread misconduct
- 05 Jul 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
In January 2024 the FCA announced it will investigate whether there is historical evidence of widespread misconduct in relation to sales of motor finance.
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IFRS 18: Financial services considerations
- 01 Jul 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The International Accounting Standard Board recently published IFRS 18, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements. While much of the material is carried across from IAS 1, there are some new requirements, notably affecting the profit and loss disclosures.
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Attesting time for financial services
- 01 Jul 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
ICAEW’s Financial Services Faculty highlights the potential implications of the new Corporate Governance Code attestation requirement on banks and insurers.
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Assurance challenges in the context of CSRD
- 20 Mar 2024
- ICAEW: Financial Services Faculty
Polly Tsang, Senior Financial Services Regulatory Manager, considers some of the challenges of assurance over CSRD.
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FCA Lessons from the first year of IFPR Implementation
- 14 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
In November 2023, the FCA issued a concluding report covering. We look at the key issues affecting our members.
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Labour’s plans for financial services: evolution rather than revolution
- 14 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
As the UK gears up for a general election, the parties have been readying their manifesto positions, including for financial services.
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The Sustainability Disclosure Regime and Investment Labels Goes Live in 2024
- 18 Jan 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
In a world grappling with environmental and social challenges, investors are increasingly drawn to funds that align with sustainability goals.
Regulation
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Climate based disclosure guidance under IFRS S2 for Insurers
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- 16 May 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
With the release of IFRS S2 Climate-related disclosure in June of 2023, insurers who are considering a voluntary application of the standard in advance of any endorsement by local authorities are looking into what the new requirements mean for them.
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Regulatory update February 2024
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- 18 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from February 2024 affecting UK financial services.
ICAEW REP 015/24 DP 234 Regulating Cryptoassets - phase 1 Stablecoins
- Representation
- 07 Feb 2024
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- ICAEW Digital Assets Working Party
A representation dated 5 February 2024 to a consultation published by the Financial Conduct Authority on 6 November 2023.
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Using tokenisation within exchange, clearing and settlement
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- 20 Oct 2023
- ICAEW, Financial Services Faculty
Enhanced trust, efficiency and security in financial markets make blockchain a promising innovation for the future of trading and asset management.
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Regulatory Update June 2023
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- 07 Aug 2023
- ICAEW Financial Services Faculty
The following is a list of some regulatory publications or announcements from June 2023 affecting UK financial services.
ICAEW REP 037/23 HMT consultation and call for evidence Future Financial Services Regulatory Regime
- Representation
- 28 Apr 2023
- PDF (249kb)
- ICAEW Digital Assets Working Party
A representation dated 28 April 2023 to a consultation published by HM Treasury on 1 February 2023.
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Financial crime: catching rogues without killing competition
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- 26 Apr 2022
- Laura Miller
The Financial Services Faculty asks where the line is between good controls on fraud and relieving regulations to stimulate competition. By Laura Miller.
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How long will this cost-of-living crisis last?
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- 20 Apr 2022
- David Smith, The Times Economics Editor
We are now at the point of the most significant phase in the cost-of-living crisis so far, though with no guarantee that it will not be repeated in the autumn. At least then, in the UK, there should not be new tax increases to add to the pain.
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