SMConnect Webinars:

Practical Insight for leaders in SMCR roles

Our new and exclusive SMConnect forum is for senior managers and certified staff who want to stay ahead of regulatory change by staying connected. Each month we unpack one SMCR theme and plug it directly into issues on the regulatory horizon. We’ll explore what the regulator means by “doing the right thing”.

You’ll receive direct access to legal and compliance experts, real life examples and practical tools and actions designed to help you evidence “reasonable steps”. Alongside this, the series acts as a confidential peer community – a space to share challenges, pressure‑test thinking and build trusted connections across the industry.

What you can expect

More information on the individual webinars can be found below:

10 December 2026 - 12:00 to 13:00 - Managing regulatory change – Governance and execution rhythm

Why now‍

Firms are facing an increasingly busy and overlapping regulatory change agenda across both retail and wholesale markets. With multiple initiatives running in parallel, regulators expect Boards and Senior Managers to have clear oversight, predictable governance and decision‑ready management information. There is growing scrutiny on how regulatory change is prioritised, tracked and evidenced, particularly where accountability under SMCR is engaged.

What we will cover / Outcomes‍

This session will focus on how firms can design and maintain an effective governance and execution rhythm for managing regulatory change. We will explore how to structure change portfolios to give Boards and SMFs clear line of sight, how to ensure traceability from regulatory requirements through to controls and outcomes, and how to generate audit‑ready evidence that demonstrates Reasonable Steps.

The session will also address common pitfalls, including fragmented ownership, inconsistent MI and over‑complex change frameworks, and will share practical approaches to keeping regulatory change delivery disciplined, proportionate and defensible.