Episodes

Welcome to the SMF Capital Podcast. Today we're looking at an issue that can make a significant difference to the FCA authorisation process: when and how you build your Senior Management Function team. If you're a fintech, payments business, cryptoasset firm or another business preparing for FCA authorisation, it's tempting to concentrate first on the business plan, technology, commercial proposition and customer proposition — and then deal with the senior management structure towards the end...

Welcome to today’s episode, where we’re looking at an important subject for anyone dealing with investments, financial planning or regulated financial services: what does FCA regulation actually mean, and why does it matter? The financial services industry uses a lot of terminology — FCA authorised, FCA regulated, appointed representative, financial adviser, investment advice and financial promotion. But what do these terms actually mean? And perhaps more importantly, how can individuals and b...