08:30 Coffee and registration
09:15 Chairman’s introduction
Jonathan Herbst, Partner, Norton Rose LLP
09.20 The role and statutory powers of the FSA
Clive Gordon, Manager, Powers Team, Enforcement Division, FSA
10:00 The Approved Persons Regime: Training and competence
• Controlled functions – additional categories
• Statements of principle and code of practice for approved persons
• Obligations of senior managers
• Discipline of approved persons
• Overlapping T&C requirements
• Scope
• Systems and controls
• Individuals
Tamasin Little, Partner, S.J. Berwin LLP
10:40 Supervision Processes
• FSA’s approach to supervision
• Current themes for special focus by supervisors
• The supervisory advisory role
• What does principles-based regulation mean in terms of day-to-day supervision – is “light touch” a concept that has had its day?
Pat Newberry, Partner, Chairman of the UKFinancial Services Regulatory Practice,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
11:20 Morning coffee
11:40 Discipline and Enforcement
• You have an emerging problem - how to approach it – how do you reduce the chances of ending up facing FSA Enforcement Action?
How do you mitigate the damage?
• Do you report the emerging problem to the FSA? If so, when? And how?
• What internal investigation should you carry out, and how should it be conducted?
• Evidence – preservation and securing of documents and electronic material
• Witnesses – FSA interviews – how witnesses should prepare
• How to manage the effects of a crisis on your stakeholders – the press, clients, other
regulators, advisers and staff
Andrew Hart, Partner,Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
12:20 Consumer Relations and Complaints
• Approaching complaints handling
• Changes in DISP – what's new?
• Current complaints trends
• Future developments
Marc Thorley, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
13:00 Lunch
14:15 The Conduct of Business Rules
• Navigating the Structure: COBS, MCOB, ICOB and CASS
• Interaction with other sourcebooks
• Types of business and client
• Overview of content
• Recent and proposed changes
• Banking conduct of business: BCOBS
Richard Stones, Senior Consultant, Lovells LLP
14.55 Market Conduct and the market abuse regime
• FSA’s current policy on market abuse
• Impact of the FSA’s increased use of criminal powers
• Practical guidance
• Attitude of other EU regulators
• Lessons from recent enforcement cases
Angela Hayes, Partner, Financial Services, Mayer Brown International LLP
15:35 Money laundering
• Legislative and regulatory review and update
• FSA’s approach to financial crime
• Sanctions and bribery
• Other key focus areas
Ben Kingsley, Partner, Slaughter and May
16:10 Chairman’s closing remarks followed by afternoon tea