The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (the SMCR) is being extended across the financial services and insurance sectors. Nick Wilcox, a Partner of BDBF explores what the SMCR will mean for firms and individuals.
A SIXTH ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM GARETH BRAHAMS, MANAGING PARTNER OF BDBF What are the rules on recording employee communications in financial services firms? In 2017, the FCA announced an increase in the number of financial services firms who must record...
A SIXTH ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM GARETH BRAHAMS, MANAGING PARTNER OF BDBF Employers everywhere, sharpen your pencils and find your calculators. Tax on employment termination payments has changed and you will need to dust off your arithmetic. The objective of...
The FCA is consulting on the extension of the SMCR to almost all financial services firms from 2018, replacing the Approved Persons Regime. HR should act now.
The Gender Pay Gap reporting regulations are now in force, and guidance suggests that contractors’ earnings may need to be covered in the reports.
