Insights

2024

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Release Date: 16th August 2024 To access the original FCA document, click here. Summary The Financial

2024

Anthony Dale Cuming

Release Date: 26th July 2024 To access the original FCA document, click here. Summary The Financial

2024

Steven Harbinder Singh Sahota

Release Date: 26th July 2024 To access the original FCA document, click here. Summary The Financial

2025

Improving Consumer Duty Board Reports

The FCA recently published the findings of their review into firms’ approaches to completing the

2024

Streamline Your SMCR Compliance: Discover How My Compliance Centre Simplifies Senior Managers and Certification Regime Management 

In the complex world of financial regulation, maintaining compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification

2024

Evaluating the FCA’s Strategic Execution and Anticipating Future Directions 

The FCA published its three-year strategy in 2022 and has supported that every year with

2024

What does Compliance Cost UK Plc?

Updated March 2024  In this article, My Compliance Centre Founder, Ben Mason, revisits a favourite

2024

Module of the Quarter 

Introducing Register Builder / Spotlight on:  Register Builder  Customise and build your own registers in

2024

System Updates

We were very excited to release an update to our application, which introduced a new

2024

FCA Expectations for Wealth Management & Stockbroking Firms 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recognises the significant role of wealth managers and stockbrokers in

2024

How to automate your Senior Managers and Certification Regime

In the highly regulated landscape of the UK financial services industry, the Senior Managers and

2024

How to configure your internal policy Attestations programmes 

In the dynamic landscape of the UK financial services sector, regulated by the Financial Conduct

2023

Rethinking SM&CR Compliance: Can Excel Measure Up? 

In the UK financial services sector, compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR)

2023

Evaluating the Need for File Checks and Reviews in Financial Services Firms 

In the realm of financial services, where regulatory compliance and quality of advice are paramount,

2023

How to Streamline Your File Review Process 

FCA regulated firms offering advice to clients face a range of risks.  Typically, these are

2023

How to Manage Financial Promotions Effortlessly: Traditional Methods vs. Technology-Enhanced Approaches 

In the UK, financial services firms are subject to stringent regulations governed by the Financial

2023

How to stay on top of FCA Regulatory Change Management 

In today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape, it is crucial for businesses to stay on top of

2023

System Updates

Autumn 2023 SMCR  Release of v2 of SMCR to bring further configurability – refer to

2023

Module of the Quarter 

Spotlight on SMCR  Primarily our SMCR Module allows users to track accountabilities in line with

2023

Regulator Watch

Written by Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre. Autumn 2023 Newsletter. So, what has been

2023

Ten Years of FCA Fines 

Ten years’ worth of fines are now published on the FCA’s website. We thought it

2023

How to Create, Track and Manage Your Compliance Monitoring Programme

All compliance professionals working in the UK’s financial services industry understand how important it is

2023

Best RegTech Firm & Best Compliance Management System 2023

We are delighted to announce that we’ve won the following awards at The Compliance Register

2023

FCA Metrics 2023 

The FCA metrics spreadsheet is independently produced based on the FCA’s published “outcomes and metrics”,

2023

FCA Business Plan – Practical Actions for Compliance Officers

The FCA’s Business Plan is a must read for all compliance professionals in the UK.

2023

Welcome to our Summer Newsletter 2023

July 2023 Dear Clients and Partners,  Welcome to the Summer Edition of our Newsletter for

2023

“We realised that implementing the right compliance management system was a high priority if we were to be effective as a compliance function.” 

Case Study – ADG Corporate 7 March 2023 “We wanted a system, with wide ranging

2023

Welcome to our Winter Newsletter

January 2023 Dear Clients and Partners,  Welcome to our first Newsletter for 2023 and here’s

2022

Enhancing governance at the point of sale

Ben Mason 11 June 2021 File reviews have long been a method for insurance companies,

2022

Autumn Newsletter

Dear Clients and Partners, Since our last newsletter, the world is moving on a pace,

2022

Regulator Watch

Written by Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 28 September 2022 Newsletter  Regulator Activity We

2022

Politicians vs Regulators:  The Future of Regulation

Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 27 September 2022 The future of regulation is of

2022

My Compliance Centre – System Updates Q3 2022

Central to everything we do at My Compliance Centre is, of course, the functionality of

2022

Compliance Management – Building the Return On Investment

Ben Mason  15 July 2022 ”Implementing a Compliance Management System can be a life-changing experience

2022

Appointed Representative Risk

In this article, Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre, argues that Compliance Management Systems can

2022

June 2022 Newsletter

Welcome to the summer edition of our quarterly newsletter. As always, we are eager to

2022

The FCA, Consumer Duty and Compliance Management Systems

“Consumer Duty” is the next big thing in financial services regulation. In this article, Ben

2022

Fiske plc

8 April 2022 “When I joined the company, we had a room full of lever

2022

SMCR & Reasonable Steps

One of the biggest challenges facing Senior Managers who are regulated under the FCA’s SMCR

2022

What to look for when buying a compliance management system

”There are many factors to prioritise when selecting the best compliance management technology for your

2022

March 2022 Newsletter

Welcome and happy spring! I am delighted to share our quarterly newsletter. Writing this, I simply

2022

My Compliance Centre supports Mazars Financial Planning’s GRC during a period of high growth

My Compliance Centre is delighted to be partnering with Mazars Financial Planning to support the

2022

Compliance Management in a Small Firm

“It does not matter how well you are doing at the other stuff – compliance

2021

Document Manager module launched

Ben Mason 30 November 2021 My Compliance Centre are delighted to announce the launch of

2021

The Future of RegTech: Listening to Those at the Coalface

Ben Mason 22 September 2021 It’s a sad fact of life that the voices of

2021

Enhancing the Compliance Function: A Roadmap to the Future

Ben Mason 27 September 2021 What are the features of an ideal compliance function? Thomson

2021

Robust Compliance With Time to Spare

22 September 2021 Robust and accurate regulatory compliance that takes less time and cuts overheads.

2021

Enhance your compliance monitoring programme

Ben Mason 8 July 2021 Compliance Monitoring is at the heart of a compliance department’s

2021

Video published introducing My Compliance Centre

Tony Tyler 5 July 2021 A new video has been published today offering an insight

2021

My Compliance Centre confirm Julian Alexander as CTO

Tony Tyler 9 June 2021 Julian Alexander has joined My Compliance Centre as Chief Technology

2021

My Compliance Centre selected as one of nine firms to join PwC Scale | WealthTech Programme

Tony Tyler 22 April 2021 My Compliance Centre is extremely excited to have been selected

2020

My Compliance Centre launches

Ben Mason 24 November 2020 2020 has been a tumultuous year, with the pandemic affecting

2025

Improving Consumer Duty Board Reports

The FCA recently published the findings of their review into firms’ approaches to completing the

2024

Evaluating the FCA’s Strategic Execution and Anticipating Future Directions 

The FCA published its three-year strategy in 2022 and has supported that every year with

2024

FCA Expectations for Wealth Management & Stockbroking Firms 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recognises the significant role of wealth managers and stockbrokers in

2023

Ten Years of FCA Fines

Ten years’ worth of fines are now published on the FCA’s website. We thought it

2023

FCA Business Plan – Practical Actions for Compliance Officers

The FCA’s Business Plan is a must read for all compliance professionals in the UK.

2023

FCA Metrics 2023 

The FCA metrics spreadsheet is independently produced based on the FCA’s published “outcomes and metrics”,

2022

The Future of RegTech: Listening to Those at the Coalface

Ben Mason 22 September 2021 It’s a sad fact of life that the voices of

2022

Enhancing the Compliance Function: A Roadmap to the Future

Ben Mason 27 September 2021 What are the features of an ideal compliance function? Thomson

2022

What does Compliance Cost UK Plc?

Updated March 2024  In this article, My Compliance Centre Founder, Ben Mason, revisits a favourite

2022

Appointed Representative Risk

In this article, Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre, argues that Compliance Management Systems can

2022

Compliance Management – Building the Return On Investment

Ben Mason  15 July 2022 ”Implementing a Compliance Management System can be a life-changing experience

2022

Politicians vs Regulators:  The Future of Regulation

Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 27 September 2022 The future of regulation is of

System Updates

We were very excited to release an update to our application, which

System Updates

Autumn 2023 SMCR  Release of v2 of SMCR to bring further configurability

Insights My Compliance Centre

Best RegTech Firm & Best Compliance Management System 2023

We are delighted to announce that we’ve won the following awards at

2025

Improving Consumer Duty Board Reports

The FCA recently published the findings of their review into firms’ approaches to completing the

2024

Streamline Your SMCR Compliance: Discover How My Compliance Centre Simplifies Senior Managers and Certification Regime Management 

In the complex world of financial regulation, maintaining compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification

2024

Evaluating the FCA’s Strategic Execution and Anticipating Future Directions 

The FCA published its three-year strategy in 2022 and has supported that every year with

2024

What does Compliance Cost UK Plc?

Updated March 2024  In this article, My Compliance Centre Founder, Ben Mason, revisits a favourite

2024

Module of the Quarter 

Introducing Register Builder / Spotlight on:  Register Builder  Customise and build your own registers in

2024

FCA Expectations for Wealth Management & Stockbroking Firms 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recognises the significant role of wealth managers and stockbrokers in

2024

How to automate your Senior Managers and Certification Regime

In the highly regulated landscape of the UK financial services industry, the Senior Managers and

2024

How to configure your internal policy Attestations programmes 

In the dynamic landscape of the UK financial services sector, regulated by the Financial Conduct

2023

Rethinking SM&CR Compliance: Can Excel Measure Up? 

In the UK financial services sector, compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR)

2023

Evaluating the Need for File Checks and Reviews in Financial Services Firms 

In the realm of financial services, where regulatory compliance and quality of advice are paramount,

2023

How to Streamline Your File Review Process 

FCA regulated firms offering advice to clients face a range of risks.  Typically, these are

2023

How to Manage Financial Promotions Effortlessly: Traditional Methods vs. Technology-Enhanced Approaches 

In the UK, financial services firms are subject to stringent regulations governed by the Financial

2023

How to stay on top of FCA Regulatory Change Management 

In today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape, it is crucial for businesses to stay on top of

2023

Ten Years of FCA Fines 

Ten years’ worth of fines are now published on the FCA’s website. We thought it

2023

How to Create, Track and Manage Your Compliance Monitoring Programme

All compliance professionals working in the UK’s financial services industry understand how important it is

2023

FCA Metrics 2023 

The FCA metrics spreadsheet is independently produced based on the FCA’s published “outcomes and metrics”,

2023

FCA Business Plan – Practical Actions for Compliance Officers

The FCA’s Business Plan is a must read for all compliance professionals in the UK.

2022

Enhancing governance at the point of sale

Ben Mason 11 June 2021 File reviews have long been a method for insurance companies,

2022

Regulator Watch

Written by Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 28 September 2022 Newsletter  Regulator Activity We

2022

Politicians vs Regulators:  The Future of Regulation

Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 27 September 2022 The future of regulation is of

2022

Compliance Management – Building the Return On Investment

Ben Mason  15 July 2022 ”Implementing a Compliance Management System can be a life-changing experience

2022

Appointed Representative Risk

In this article, Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre, argues that Compliance Management Systems can

2022

The FCA, Consumer Duty and Compliance Management Systems

“Consumer Duty” is the next big thing in financial services regulation. In this article, Ben

2022

SMCR & Reasonable Steps

One of the biggest challenges facing Senior Managers who are regulated under the FCA’s SMCR

2022

What to look for when buying a compliance management system

”There are many factors to prioritise when selecting the best compliance management technology for your

2021

The Future of RegTech: Listening to Those at the Coalface

Ben Mason 22 September 2021 It’s a sad fact of life that the voices of

2021

Enhancing the Compliance Function: A Roadmap to the Future

Ben Mason 27 September 2021 What are the features of an ideal compliance function? Thomson

2021

Enhance your compliance monitoring programme

Ben Mason 8 July 2021 Compliance Monitoring is at the heart of a compliance department’s