While our team takes a well-earned summer break, we'd like to take this opportunity to reshare one of our most popular episodes from our last series. In this re-run episode, host Andrew Strange delves into the Metaverse world to discuss the risks and opportunities for financial services. Expert guests Yanna Zhu from PwC’s Metaverse Technologies team, and Laura Talvitie, a Senior Manager in PwC’s FS Regulatory Insights team, break down the developing Metaverse landscape and discuss current trends and the drivers behind its recent high profile. Our guests also analyse what the future may look like for financial services firms grappling with the opportunities and risks the Metaverse presents, as well as what direction regulation may take in the future.

Series 5 Episode 2: Sustainability reporting - decoding CSRD

In this episode, host Tessa Norman is joined by Justine Dixon, a Senior Manager in PwC’s Sustainability practice, and Lucas Penfold, a Senior Manager in PwC’s Regulatory Insights team, to take an in-depth look at the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

Our guests explore the details of the EU’s CSRD package and the steps firms should take to prepare as the implementation period enters a critical phase. They also exchange views on how CSRD interacts with developments in UK sustainable finance regulation, the challenges CSRD presents for firms, and how they can overcome these hurdles.

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected].  

To hear more from us on Risk & Regulation, you can access our regular publications at this site: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/financial-services/understanding-regulatory-developments.html

Welcome to a brand new series of Risk & Regulation Rundown. In this episode, new host Tessa Norman is joined by David Croker, leader of PwC’s Asset and Wealth Management risk and regulatory business and a partner in PwC’s sustainability practice, and Harry Howe, a Director in PwC’s Banking team, to spotlight the ever critical role of governance in how firms respond to the evolving regulatory and economic landscape. 

Our guests look at the intensifying supervisory focus on governance, and the challenges firms need to overcome to meet the regulators’ evolving expectations. They also discuss the impact of recent and potential changes to the regulatory agenda in this space, including the growth of ESG, possible changes to the SM&CR, and the introduction of the Consumer Duty. Finally, our experts explore how firms can strategically link together the various pieces of the governance puzzle and determine what good governance looks like for their business model, both now and in the future. 

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] 

To hear more from us on Risk & Regulation, you can access our regular publications at this site: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/financial-services/understanding-regulatory-developments.html 

In this episode, host Andrew Strange is joined by Gordon Kemp and Stefanie Aspden, from PwC’s Risk & Regulation practice, to unpick the PRA’s proposed Basel 3.1 prudential reform package. Our guests explore some of the winners and losers of the prudential banking changes, the key considerations for firms impacted, as well as how the UK’s proposals set against the approaches taken by other international partners.

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]  

In this episode, host Andrew Strange explores the ESG regulatory agenda alongside two expert guests. Lynne Baber, a Partner leading PwC’s sustainability practice, and Lucas Penfold, from PwC’s Regulatory Insights team, join to discuss the myriad of regulatory initiatives and their impact on the financial sector, corporates, and the wider economy. Our guests also share their perspectives on how firms should be seeing this as more than a compliance exercise and can embrace it to drive long-term value creation for their businesses and wider society.

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

In this episode, host Andrew Strange revisits the FCA’s Consumer Duty, alongside guests Iqy Hunjan and Ian Ody, Directors in PwC’s Consulting practice. Our expert guests navigate the FCA’s final Consumer Duty rules and guidance, exploring the key challenges facing firms in complying with the new requirements, as well as analysing the regulator’s expectations on monitoring outcomes.

Our guests also talk through the progress firms have made to date across the market, breaking down what ‘good’ looks like for firms’ implementation plans and the delivery of good outcomes for their customers.

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

In this episode, host Andrew Strange delves into the Metaverse world, alongside guests Yanna Zhu from PwC’s Metaverse Technologies team, and Laura Talvitie, a Senior Manager, in PwC’s FS Regulatory Insights team. Our expert guests break down the developing Metaverse landscape and discuss current trends and the drivers behind its recent high profile. Our guests also analyse what the future may look like for financial services firms grappling with the opportunities and risks the Metaverse presents, as well as what direction regulation may take in the future.

You can contact our PwC speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered, at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected]

In this episode, we discuss the evolving prudential agenda in the insurance sector. Host Andrew Strange is joined by Sarah Watson, a Senior Manager in PwC’s Insurance Regulatory practice, and Anirvan Choudhury, a Senior Manager in our Financial Services Regulatory Insights Team. We talk about the UK’s Solvency II reform and what this will mean for insurers, their capital requirements, and their pricing. We also discuss the PRA’s priorities as set out in its business plan, including operational resilience, climate risk and diversity and inclusion, and how these will impact insurers. 

You can contact our speakers if you’d like to discuss any of the topics covered at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected].