My Compliance Centre has today announced the appointment of Sunil Sehdev as its new CEO. Sunil is a Chartered Engineer and has previously held senior posts at leading RegTech firms NICE Actimize and Star Compliance, playing an instrumental role in their growth and development. He has also worked out of both New York and London. Ben Mason, My Compliance Centre’s Founder, will continue … Read More
Autumn Newsletter
Dear Clients and Partners, Since our last newsletter, the world is moving on a pace, and no industry or society is untouched by global events. We wish the very best to all of our clients and partners in navigating these turbulent times to the calmer waters we all hope for. Political change often has an immediate impact on regulation. In … Read More
Regulator Watch
Written by Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 28 September 2022 Newsletter Regulator Activity We like to keep an eye on our primary regulators and what they are up to and, of course, My Compliance Centre’s automated data feed and Regulatory Change Management (RCM) module make this easy to do. In summary, regulator activity, if measured purely by the volume … Read More
Politicians vs Regulators: The Future of Regulation
Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre 27 September 2022 The future of regulation is of interest to us all; from the boards of regulated companies trying to work out a future strategy, to those with compliance responsibility wondering what the future holds and to people like me who have a strategic interest in the development of the financial services industry. … Read More
My Compliance Centre – System Updates Q3 2022
Central to everything we do at My Compliance Centre is, of course, the functionality of our system. This is something we work on day in, day out, in partnership with our fantastic clients who provide so much feedback, thoughts and fresh ideas. We are excited to share that My Compliance Centre received a number of system updates in the last … Read More
Compliance Management – Building the Return On Investment
Ben Mason 15 July 2022 ”Implementing a Compliance Management System can be a life-changing experience for compliance teams swamped in e-mails, spreadsheets and the demands of vocal colleagues or a hi-touch Board. Nonetheless, justifying such an investment on purely financial grounds requires a considered process”. My Compliance Centre CEO, Ben Mason, outlines how a compelling Return on Investment (ROI) business … Read More
Appointed Representative Risk
In this article, Ben Mason, CEO, My Compliance Centre, argues that Compliance Management Systems can play a very substantial role in assisting Principal firms manage the increased risk of their Appointed Representatives, both through the automation of processes and providing evidence to all stakeholders that compliance is being achieved. Managing Appointed Representatives using a Compliance Management System The FCA has … Read More
June 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the summer edition of our quarterly newsletter. As always, we are eager to share our achievements and developments that have made the last three months an exciting time to be part of the fast-growing RegTech landscape. We kicked this quarter off with our biannual Client User Group, held in Mayfair in April. It was wonderful to be able … Read More
The FCA, Consumer Duty and Compliance Management Systems
“Consumer Duty” is the next big thing in financial services regulation. In this article, Ben Mason, CEO and Founder of My Compliance Centre looks at how Compliance Management Systems will assist regulated firms to fulfil their obligations under the forthcoming Consumer Duty regulations. The FCA is “on it”. Every speech and article they produce seems to strengthen their ongoing efforts … Read More
What does Compliance Cost UK Plc?
In this article, My Compliance Centre CEO, Ben Mason, revisits a favourite old subject: The cost of compliance. Ben attempts to calculate the cost of compliance with financial services regulations to the UK and asks, ‘is it value for money?’ The cost of Financial Services compliance has interested me for a long time. We know it is a big number … Read More