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Banking
The requirements and challenges of SMCR
With the Senior Manager and Certification Regime soon to extend to the investment community, Leigh Treacy looks at the requirements and challenges
Building societies are facing the perfect storm
They have been touted as trusted, local lenders who take a personal approach to supporting your efforts to save and lending money to buy a home. But now, with societies reducing in number, are building societies facing the perfect storm in the current climate
Defining financial promotion for the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Stuart Fleet explains the definition of financial promotion in the context of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Persuasion in financial services
Nudge theory, an idea from behavioural economics, uses prompts to encourage people to make better decisions.
Insurance
The cost of compliance in the pension annuity market
Operators in the pensions and annuity market should be aware of the importance of call training to maintain compliance.
The requirements and challenges of SMCR
With the Senior Manager and Certification Regime soon to extend to the investment community, Leigh Treacy looks at the requirements and challenges
Defining financial promotion for the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Stuart Fleet explains the definition of financial promotion in the context of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
Persuasion in financial services
Nudge theory, an idea from behavioural economics, uses prompts to encourage people to make better decisions.
Investment management
What you need to succeed as an independent NED
Gain advice from an experienced independent non-executive director on how to be a successful iNED in a rapidly changing regulated environment, including practical tips to benefit you both personally and professionally.
The problem with passive shareholder voting
Dorothy Lund examines the problems with passive shareholder voting
Goldman Sachs takes stake in Slate Asset Management
Goldman Sachs asset management GSAM has taken a passive non-voting minority equity stake in Toronto-based alternative investment firm Slate Asset Management
Danish bank launches world first negative interest rate mortgage
Jyske Bank has become the first lender to impose negative interest rates on customer deposits for mortgages and has warned that sub-zero rates were looking rather permanent
Inspiring confidence
ICAEW's Inspiring Confidence campaign explores the issues affecting consumers and financial services providers in a rapidly changing world.
Banks, insurers and investment managers play vitally important roles within society, to encourage economic development and allow individuals and businesses to save, invest, insure and make payments. We must have confidence in them. Responsible providers, responsible consumers, better regulation and better information underpin this confidence.