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Richard Powell is Lead Knowledge Lawyer for Baker McKenzie's Financial Institutions Industry Group where he is responsible for legal content projects, training and knowledge initiatives. Previously he was a member of the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Enforcement Division where he advised on regulatory cases. He has also been an editor of Bloomberg Law's UK Financial Services Law Journal.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation on its approach to assessing the adequacy of financial resources for all 46,000 FCA solo-regulated firms closed on 13 September 2019. This initiative complements its Approach to Supervision document, most recently updated in April 2019. In comparison to the “hard requirements” contained in its…

Download publication A series of briefings that take a “bite-size” look at international trends in different jurisdictions drawing on Baker McKenzie’s expert financial services practitioners Individual Accountability Regimes – Driving Improvements in Culture This edition takes a bite-size look at culture within financial services businesses, as seen by regulators in…

What are the new requirements and when do they apply? The European Commission has published new regulatory technical standards that apply specifically to credit and financial institutions, including e-money institutions, payment institutions, investment firms, AIFMs and UCITs Mancos. The new standards specify “additional measures” in respect of relevant institutions’ branches…