Law firm Clifford Chance has unveiled SMCR Manager, a digital tool which will support the forthcoming SMCR compliance regime for firms FCA-regulated firms.

The way unregulated investments are presented to consumers is a ‘disgrace’, the chairman of a compliance firm says.

A Financial Conduct Authority conduct risk specialist has left the regulator for a consultancy firm which helps advisers with compliance.

An FCA specialist has labelled some compliance officers ‘not very good’ and says they have “too much of a tick-box, back-covering approach”.