Simmons & Simmons are a leading international law firm with fully integrated teams working in offices throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, bringing experienced professionals to some of the most active growth markets today. Our focus on a small number of sectors means we are able to understand and respond to our clients’ needs. We also have a track record for innovation and delivering value to clients through new ways of working. Simmons & Simmons is embedded in the international financial and regulatory community. We understand the products our Financial Institution and Asset Management clients deal with, the time constraints they experience and the regulatory pressures they are under and use this to provide clients with tailored, commercial and cost-effective advice. We work with our long-standing clients across banking, insurance and asset management on the full range of legal specialties including cross-jurisdictional regulatory projects, highly-sensitive employment issues and valuable disputes matters.
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organisations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. FTI Consulting professionals, who are located in all major business centres throughout the world, work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.co.uk
The Chartered Banker Institute is the world’s oldest and largest professional body for bankers in the UK, with over 30,000 members. Founded in 1875 and established by Royal Charter, our aim is to enhance and sustain professionalism in banking, working with banks and bankers to raise pride in our colleagues’ professionalism and contribute to rebuilding trustworthiness in our banks, bankers and banking system. In 2011, we established the Chartered Banker Professional Standards Board (CB: PSB), in collaboration with industry, to develop and embed professional standards for bankers. In 2015, nearly a quarter of a million individuals working in the banking industry achieved the CB:PSB’s first standard the Foundation Standard for Professional Bankers and around 350,000 individuals (approximately 70% of the UK banking workforce) comply with the Chartered Banker Code of Professional Conduct. Our work also supports the work of regulators and banks to enhance and sustain a culture of customer-focused, ethical professionalism in banking. We are committed to promoting professional standards for bankers, providing professional qualifications for retail, commercial and private bankers in the UK and overseas and offer professional membership to qualified bankers. We are the only professional body in the world able to confer the status of Chartered Banker to suitably qualified individuals. We support numerous routes in helping individuals achieve professional qualifications and professional membership to ensure bankers at each stage of their career, develop and sustain the skills and knowledge required of a modern, reflective practitioner. Our professional qualifications are recognised globally and we provide approved regulatory qualifications. We also work with others, including many major banks, to accredit internal training and development programmes aligned to the Institute's professional and qualifications standards.
About McLagan McLagan provides compensation consulting, operational benchmarking and best practice research across the financial industries. McLagan combines 50 years of thought leadership in strategy, performance, capital requirements and compensation regulations with fact-based advice to create a tailored solution specific to your organization. McLagan is part of Aon Hewitt, a business unit of Aon plc (NYSE: AON). For more information on McLagan, please visit www.mclagan.com. About Aon Hewitt Aon Hewitt empowers organizations and individuals to secure a better future through innovative talent, retirement and health solutions. We advise, design and execute a wide range of solutions that enable clients to cultivate talent to drive organizational and personal performance and growth, navigate retirement risk while providing new levels of financial security, and redefine health solutions for greater choice, affordability and wellness. Aon Hewitt is the global leader in human resource solutions, with over 35,000 professionals in 90 countries serving more than 20,000 clients worldwide. For more information on Aon Hewitt, please visit www.aonhewitt.com.
Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW ) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 39,000 employees in more than 120 territories. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com.
Promontory Financial Group (UK) Ltd was founded in 2006 and is a leading risk management and regulatory compliance consulting firm focusing on the financial services industry.
We work with staff and executives of financial institutions as they navigate issues in the risk and regulatory arenas. Promontory is recognised for consistently providing high-quality, thorough, and objective advice on a broad range of topics from across the regulatory spectrum. We have also earned a reputation with clients for diagnostic, solution design, and implementation programmes. We are particularly proud of the strength and continuity of our client relationships.
Promontory supports clients in achieving sustainable commercial success by managing their risks, helping them meet their regulatory obligations, and enhancing their dialogue with regulators. We provide clients with frank, proactive advice informed by evolving best practices and regulatory expectations and have a proven record of helping clients develop their businesses in increasingly stringent regulatory environments.
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Our London team, operates as a multidisciplinary team, drawing on a blend of industry, regulatory, and technical skills and experience, to serve clients across the banking, insurance, and asset management sectors.
The London office is an integral part of Promontory’s global network worldwide and is the largest of Promontory’s offices outside of its Head Office, which is based in the United States.
With 26 offices spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, Herbert Smith Freehills is a global law firm offering local insight and seamless cross-border service in all major regions. Our depth of industry knowledge across a diverse range of sectors enables us to provide commercial, business ready legal advice, and our ability to collaborate between offices enables us to give 24 hour attention to time sensitive matters.