Regulatory Academy - Leeds Reforms

In the next session in the Regulatory Academy webinar series, we will focus on the wide-ranging Leeds Reforms which were launched by the Chancellor in her Mansion House speech in July.

The four themes of the Leeds Reforms are:

• Reduction in regulation, ranging from capital markets reform to SMCR reform, that may be constraining the growth and competitiveness of the UK’s financial services industry with a policy shift to regulating for growth not just for risk;
• Targeted changes in areas of the sector where the UK has comparative strength, notably insurance, sustainable finance, Fintech and asset management;
• Changes to banks’ capital requirements to unlock capital for lending, investment and growth; and
• A retail investment drive.

The Leeds Reforms complement the Government’s Financial Services Strategy and will impact on all financial services firms and have the potential to change radically the UK’s regulatory landscape for business as well as individuals.

This webinar will act as a timely reminder of the key issues in advance of the close of the consultation period on 8 October.