The 2008 London Forum of the Association was held on 5 March 2008 in the Large Pension Room at the Honourable Society of Grays Inn, 8 South Square, London WC1R 5ET.  

This was a very well attended event and we were very pleased to have seven speakers from the FSA who gave detailed and informative presentations on topical regulatory issues.  After each presentation delegates were able to ask questions of the FSA speakers and to give their views on the issues raised.

The full day of speakers from the FSA, included:

 * A keynote address from Lesley Titcomb the newly appointed Director of Small Firms and Contact Division, and Retail Intermediaries Sector Leader at the FSA
* Paul Hunter, Head of Regulatory Strategy Department at the FSA, speaking on principles-based regulation: issues for consideration
* A session on the risks and issues in the retail intermediaries and asset management sectors
* Arrow II -  a presentation from Joe Traynor, Strategy & Risk Manager at the FSA
* Financial Crime: issues for consultancies by Edna Young, Financial Crime Operations Manager, FSA
* A report on the Association, achievements to date, next steps and future strategy
* The 2008 annual general meeting of the Association

A detailed programme can be viewed here.   Copies of the presentations are available to members in the members area of the website.

The Press Release issued after the event can be viewed here.

The delegate fee (including VAT) was £88.13 for delegates from member firms or the Compliance Institute and £176.25 for other delegates.   
 
The FSA are no longing hosting external events for commercial organisations which unfortunately includes us and that is why we moved the event to the Large Pension Room at the Honourable Society of Grays Inn, 8 South Square, London WC1R 5ET which is two minutes walk from Chancery Lane tube, click here for a location map.  
 

The APCC met with Stephen Bland, the Retail Intermediaries Sector Leader at the FSA, on 18 May. The purpose of the meeting was to have a broad ranging discussion on what is happening at the FSA and what is happening within the APCC.

We previously met with Stephen in November and as for that meeting we asked you for input on issues and questions to be raised with the FSA - in particular is there anything we should be telling the FSA on what is happening at the coalface of regulated firms.

Matters that we raised with the FSA at the May meeting included:

• The FSA review of compliance outsourcing.
• Principle based regulation/NewCob
• Regulatory reporting
• Joint workshops on AML and TCF
• Strengthening contacts with the wholesale division of the FSA.
• Various technical queries

A summary of this meeting including the responses to questions and issues raised is now available in the members section of the website.

The APCC is a member of the IRR Advisory Group. The purpose of the meeting was to update Advisory Group members on changes to MER implementation timetable and discuss implications these changes would have on firms' reporting.

The following documents can be accessed from the download area:

• Meeting minutes
• Summary of Reporting Date Changes
• MER presentation on reporting date changes

The next Advisory Group meeting is provisionally booked for 18 June 2007. The meeting is expected to cover update on reporting, MER user management and process - pilot, involvement and ToR.

Charles Meade-King attended the Integrated Regulatory Reporting Advisory Group as a representative of the APCC.

This meeting was held on 13 September 2006.