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Senior Managers and Certification Regime

Overview

The goal of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR or SMCR) is to:

  • reduce harm to consumers
  • strengthen market integrity

It aims to do this by encouraging individuals to take personal responsibility for their actions and making them more accountable for their conduct and competence. In order to do this, individuals, and firms, clearly need to understand and be able to demonstrate, where their responsibilities lie.

This SMCR - Senior Managers and Certification Regime e-learning course aims to raise awareness of this FCA regulatory requirement for your employees.

Outline Learning Objectives:

  • Fully understand the SM&CR
  • Review the different responsibilities under the regime
  • Establish who comes under the regime and why
  • Explore the fit and proper requirements and what this means
  • Understand the individual conduct rules and who they apply to
  • Understand the senior manager conduct rules and who they apply to

Audience:

The SM&CR applies to UK banks, building societies, credit unions, branches of foreign banks operating in the UK and the largest investment firms regulated by the PRA and the FCA.