Events & Seminars

I am pleased to invite you to our webinar on key legal issues to the Client Money Rules. We will be virtually hosting the session on Tuesday 30^th June, at 8:00 – 9:00am.

Legal firm Morgan Lewis will deliver an interactive and highly practical session for 60 minutes on the key legal issues and potential pitfalls relating to the client money rules.

Key topics will include:

• Client money rules:  the regulatory goals and key requirements.
• Risk transfer arrangements: What are the implications and what contractual provisions are needed?
• Non-statutory trusts: When should you be using these and what are the operational implications?
• Dealing with UK and continental European insurers and the impact of Brexit on current client money arrangements.

The session will be delivered remotely by webinar and there will be an opportunity to have your questions answered in this challenging area. If you know what questions you would like to ask in advance of the session, please send them to Jo.Brady@liiba.co.uk by Friday 26^th June 2020.

RSVP

This is a free event, but names and email addresses of all attendees are required for registration. To attend, please email Sophia Lane (Sophia.Lane@liiba.co.uk). If you would like to extend the invite to a colleague, please let Sophia know and we can forward the invite. We will send on the video conferencing details to those who RSVP.

I hope you will be able to join,

Geraldine Wright

LIIBA 8/2020   

 SEMINAR – Non-Financial Misconduct

We have arranged for Ernst & Young to give a presentation to members on Non-Financial Misconduct following the FCA Dear CEO letter, sent in January 2020. Brokers should be aware that the FCA will be expecting brokers to demonstrate they have adequate systems and controls in place to identify where non-financial misconduct has occurred and the means they have to address such transgressions.

The following areas will be covering:

• What is non-financial-misconduct and what are the regulatory expectations?
  • An overview of the regulation of non-financial misconduct and the journey that lead to the most recent ‘Dear CEO’
  • The FCA’s expectation of fundamental changes/improvements in firms’ culture driven by leadership
• What is culture and why is it important?
  • The key facets of the broader culture agenda
  • The importance of purpose in driving effective organisational culture
  • The financial and non-financial benefits of an effective organisational culture (including financial performance, employee engagement, risk and compliance)
• An approach to evaluating your culture
  • Key considerations and aligning your operating model and operating environment
  • EY’s three-fold approach to measuring culture – perception based, data and MI based, research based
• How do we deliver effective cultural change?
  • An illustrative culture change journey
  • Overcoming challenges of changing culture
  • Key priorities for immediate consideration

Presentations will take place on:

Wednesday 1^st April at 2.30pm

AND

Thursday 2^nd April at 9.30am

Presentations will take place at our offices, 2^nd floor, 78 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 3DH, and should last no more than 1 hour including a Q&A session.

All places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis with two places being allocated per organisation. If you wish to attend please contact Sophia.Lane@liiba.co.uk giving the name of your proposed attendees and your preferred date.

Geraldine Wright

SEMINAR – EU Employment Contracts

    We have arranged for a presentation to be given to members on EU Employment contracts from an employment, tax and immigration perspective, covering the following points

• How to manage global mobility (secondment or direct employment).
• Practical considerations, including family needs, relocation, payroll.
• Drafting considerations.
• Territorial jurisdiction and impact on employment rights when ending the employment relationship.
• Tax issues including permanent establishment, payroll, social security and VAT.
• Immigration issues including the impact of Brexit for both inbound and outbound migrants.

Presentations will take place on:

Tuesday 25^th February at 2.30pm

AND

Wednesday 26^th February at 10.30am

Presentations will take place at our offices, 2^nd floor, 78 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 3DH, and should last no more than 1 hour including a Q&A session.

All places will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis with two places being allocated per organisation. If you wish to attend please contact Jo.Brady@liiba.co.uk giving the name of your proposed attendees and your preferred date.

Christopher Croft