Insurance and pensions are high-profile topics that are never far from the top of the FCA's agenda. In this podcast series, we look at the latest regulatory developments across both sectors.

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UK regulators have prescribed how financial institutions and market infrastructure must build their resilience to business disruption.

Culture, governance and accountability are key priorities for regulators in their supervisory engagement with firms and in considering enforcement action. Getting this right is more important than ever.

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Brexit is unique in its scope and complexity. It affects businesses across all sectors, yet no two businesses face precisely the same challenges; everything depends on the nature and footprint of their operations as well as those of their suppliers and customers.

The updated EU Shareholder Rights Directive applies in the UK from 10 June 2019. Companies, asset managers and institutional investors need to be prepared to comply with the changes it introduces.

The SMCR is part of the UK regulators’ drive to improve culture, governance and accountability within financial services firms. It aims to deter misconduct by improving individual accountability and awareness of conduct issues across firms.

This report, which has been prepared in partnership with UK Finance, is designed to help firms more easily engage with the many and varied sources of ethical requirements and evaluate whether they are living up to these expectations and the values they have set for themselves.