PIMFA
Transformative Learning for Today’s Senior Managers
The demands on senior managers to lead their firms to growth through periods of far-reaching regulatory change and uncertainty have never been greater.
PIMFA’s Senior Managers Function (SMF) Regulatory Briefing Programme is a 12-month online leadership programme for time-strapped senior managers who need to cut through the regulatory noise and grasp, from a senior leader’s perspective, how to better measure, manage, and monitor compliance and regulatory risks within their firm.
The programme consists of a series of live, monthly, online one-hour sessions on critical compliance, risk and financial crime challenges, enabling SMFs to:
- Get ahead and make sense of a broad, complex, and ever-evolving regulatory and compliance landscape.
- Evidence to the FCA in-role competency and capability required under SMCR.
- Rapidly assess your firm’s compliance exposure and vulnerabilities.
- Set priorities to develop a proactive regulatory change management programme.
- Lead your firm on how best to mitigate risks, create a firm-wide compliance culture, make sound decisions, and build resilience across the business.
- Improve your strategic thinking and ability to respond to regulatory change effectively.
- Explore with peers the latest research and best practices for managing risk to safeguard enterprise value.
Why is this Programme needed?
The FCA takes the competence of Senior Managers very seriously. When applying for a Senior Management Function (SMF) role, individuals must demonstrate high skill and knowledge levels, supporting their application with a skills gap analysis, learning and development plan, and competency assessment.
The FCA’s evaluation continues beyond the application, requiring firms to ensure ongoing competency of their SMF holders, especially with new regulatory developments. Annual fit and proper assessments by firms are not mere formalities but thorough evaluations of senior managers’ competencies.
The Solution
PIMFA’s new 12-month ‘SMF Regulatory Briefing Programme’ supports SMF holders in learning everything they need to know about the issues that matter most to them. It also prepares prospective SMF holders for the highest level of leadership. The programme consists of a series of live, monthly, online one-hour sessions on critical compliance, risk and financial crime challenges, enabling SMFs to:
- Keep up to date with the latest regulatory trends and initiatives
- Demonstrate their commitment to regulatory proficiency
- Access the training at a convenient time, through our on-demand learning platform
- Document CPD activity as required
The Format
Through 12 sessions, SMFs develop the knowledge and insights on the latest regulator changes and compliance challenges required to protect their firm’s assets, reputation, and competitive advantage.
Format: 12 x 1-hour monthly sessions
Delivery: Live, expert-led online learning sessions
Start date: 28th Jan 2025 – 11th Dec 2025
Duration: 12 months
CPD hours: 12