Compliance Training in Europe
Whether someone is new to your team, or you need to ensure that you or your existing team members have sufficient knowledge and understanding to comply with current regulations, we offer a wide range of ACA financial compliance training courses in the UK and Europe, designed to help you and your firm understand the regulatory framework and apply compliance.
Tailored In-House Training
Our tailored training is ideal for larger groups or if you have specific topics to be briefed on, or complex scheduling and timing for busy teams in different jurisdictions. Check out our menu of tailored training topics and options here or speak to us about how our virtual and interactive courses can be customised to meet your learning objectives and the content developed to meet your specific requirements.
Latest insights
Compliance Annual Testing Mandate: Tactics and Considerations
As we look toward a new year, it is important to start developing a testing plan that fits the specific needs of your firm. Given the unpredictability of 2020 and 2021, deciding your compliance testing schedule for 2022 requires exceptional preparedness.
- Compliance
SEC Issues $1M Fine for Failure to Disclose Breach Information
The SEC recently fined a company for providing misleading information about a breach it suffered. This fine serves a warning for companies to not only protect themselves against cyber incidents, but to fully disclose information about cyberattacks if they occur.
- Cybersecurity
Preparing for 2022: Compliance Budget Considerations, Priorities, and Helpful Tips
As we enter the second half of 2021, it’s time to start preparing for 2022 and establishing a compliance budget for the upcoming year. To help firms planning for their 2022 fiscal year budget, or those adjusting spend to tackle new initiatives, get started, we have gathered from compliance professionals tips that will explain the foundational needs of a compliance budget, how that looks in action, and how to prepare for the unexpected.
- Compliance
EEA Firms Applying for Full Authorisation Under the TPR: Challenges and Potential Pitfalls
The FCA are now contacting firms about their Brexit landing slots, sometimes at very short notice. It’s vital that they start planning now as putting together a good FCA application is not straightforward and likely to take longer than the three-month window. We examine what this means for impacted firms.
- Brexit
Key Takeaways from 1LoD’s Trade Surveillance Deep Dive Report 2021
Industry analyst 1LoD recently hosted a two-day Deep Dive on the future of trade surveillance. Attendees were from all over the globe and represented financial institutions (78%), technology firms (19%), and regulators (2%). ACA’s Michael Lehman, Partner and product manager for ACA’s Market Abuse Surveillance technology in ComplianceAlpha®, spoke at the event.
- RegTech
- Trade Surveillance
FCA Publishes Consultation on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure
Ahead of COP26 in November 2021, the FCA has published consultation paper (CP 21/17) on the implementation of mandatory TCFD disclosures. For many firms, data gathering requirements start from 1 January. We outline the considerations for firms in scope.
- ESG
- Compliance
- FCA