Regulatory
Operational Resilience Update – Vulnerabilities and Remediation
Under Operational Resilience, a firm’s mapping and scenario testing should identify vulnerabilities that may prevent them from remaining within impact tolerance for severe but plausible scenarios.
Firms should have significantly advanced remediation activities for these vulnerabilities to ensure compliance by 31 March 2025. Remediation plans must be approved, fully funded, and well-governed, with closure evidence provided through repeated scenario tests to verify resolution
The Role of Regulatory Horizon Scanning within the Investment Management Regulatory Change Operating Model
This article looks at how a regulatory horizon scanning solution fits into the regulatory change operating model and supports investment managers in meeting their regulatory obligations and strategic business objectives
Read MoreISC Regulatory Change Forum – June 2024
We are excited to share the success of ISC’s latest Regulatory Change Forum, where Jonathan Boswell and Patrick Ralison FCCA, MSc. presented our horizon scanning and discussed major issues impacting the evolving regulatory landscape.
Read MoreOperational Resilience Update – Scenario Testing
Under Operational Resilience, firms must develop and maintain robust testing plans to ensure they remain within impact tolerances for each important business service. These plans should identify severe but plausible scenarios across various adverse conditions, reflecting risks and vulnerabilities. This information is crucial for a firm’s governing body and senior management to develop well-funded plans to address vulnerabilities
Read MoreThe Importance of Regulatory Horizon Scanning and Tailored Reporting for Investment Managers
In today’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, investment managers face a complex web of compliance requirements that can significantly impact their operations. Regulatory horizon scanning has emerged as a critical practice to help organisations stay ahead of potential regulatory changes and ensure continued compliance. This article explores why, here at Investment Solutions Consultants (ISC) Ltd, we strongly believe that a robust approach to regulatory horizon scanning is essential and why the reporting produced must be tailored and focused to meet specific customer requirements
Read MoreESG Post-Trade Governance – Potential Consideration
If you are an Asset Manager investing in ESG strategies, the chances are you will have a strong governance model over determining what represents an ESG investment in line with the strategy for which you are investing
Read MoreESG Pre-Trade Governance – Potential Considerations
If you are an Asset Manager investing in ESG strategies, the chances are you will have a strong governance model over determining what represents an ESG investment in line with the strategy for which you are investing
Read MoreOperational Resilience Update – Mapping and 3rd Parties
Under Operational Resilience, firms must identify and document the people, processes, technology, facilities, and information essential for delivering important business services, including any third-party relationships that could affect impact tolerance
Read MoreCommon Regulatory ESG Issues Facing Asset Managers
ISC has written an insightful article on the Regulatory ESG Challenges Faced by Asset Managers.
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Read MoreOperational Resilience Update – Impact Tolerances
Under Operational Resilience, firms must set impact tolerances for important business services and regularly review them. The FCA findings recently highlighted a variety of impact tolerances with limited rationale on what constitutes intolerable consumer harm or risks to market integrity, necessitating further clarification
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