The Association of Professional Compliance Consultants, or APCC, is the body for compliance consultants who advise firms regulated in the UK.
The APCC is active in enhancing the professional standards of compliance consultants and is recognised as a trade body by the FCA and other regulators. This provides our members with significant benefits in terms of direct access to the Regulators as well as business leads. The APCC often works in conjunction with the FCA to pilot or test new initiatives, and we also provide with valuable feedback on specific subjects as requested by them.
Our members come from all sectors of the financial services industry. Many firms specialise in a specific sector such as fund management or investment retail intermediaries, and, in a sign of the times, we are now very active in the Consumer Credit arena. Other members have cross sector capability and range from sole traders to the largest consultancies in the sector, all benefitting from the membership as part of the wider consulting community.
For more information please visit our website here, or email membership@apcc.org.uk
www.apcc.org.uk
In March 2020, three of the world's largest public pension schemes called on asset managers and companies to support their efforts to integrate ESG factors into their investment strategies.
Collectively worth US$2 trillion, Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the California State Teachers' Retirement System and the UK's Universities Superannuation Scheme confirmed their commitment to sustainable investment, warning corporates and asset managers of the consequences of failing to support them. "We do not have the luxury of limiting our efforts to maximising investment returns merely over the next few years," they said.Asset owners face a monumental task. Overwhelmingly, they are actively looking to integrate ESG factors into their investment strategies, making difficult choices with limited resources. Each investment institution must take its own path, based on its particular position and priorities, against a backdrop of fast-evolving regulations, standards, investment options and analytics.At ESG Investor, we aim to be the practical information hub for asset owners looking to invest successfully and sustainably for the long term. As best practice evolves, we will share the news, insights and data to guide asset owners on their individual journey to ESG integration, driving – as GPIF, CalSTRS, USS put it – "sustainable economic growth for our customers, beneficiaries and society".
www.esginvestor.net
Gold Standard (www.goldstandard.org, @goldstandard) was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGOs as a best practice standard to help the world #GrowToZero. All Gold Standard-certified projects and programmes accelerate progress toward the Net-Zero ambition of the Paris Climate Agreement while catalyzing impact toward the broader Sustainable Development Goals. Its standard, Gold Standard for the Global Goals, allows climate and development initiatives to quantify, certify, and maximise their impacts toward climate security and sustainable development. Certification against the standard provides the confidence that these results are measured and verified, enabling credible impact reporting. An associate member of ISEAL and backed by a broad NGO Supporter Network, Gold Standard has 1900+ projects underway in over 90 countries, creating billions of dollars of shared value from climate and development action worldwide.
IETA is the voice of business on market-based climate solutions and carbon markets around the world. Established in 1999, IETA is a non-profit international business organisation. IETA's mission is to empower business to engage in climate action, advancing the objectives of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement as informed by IPCC science, and establish effective market-based trading systems for GHG emissions and removals that are environmentally robust, fair, open, efficient, accountable and consistent across national boundaries. IETA's members include global leaders in the electricity, oil/gas, cement, aluminium, chemical, mining, technology, standards, verification, broking, trading, legal, finance, accounting and consulting industries
The Institute of International Finance is the global association of the financial industry, with more than 450 members from more than 70 countries. Its mission is to support the financial industry in the prudent management of risks; to develop sound industry practices; and to advocate for regulatory, financial and economic policies that are in the broad interests of its members and foster global financial stability and sustainable economic growth. IIF members include commercial and investment banks, asset managers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, central banks and development banks.
www.iif.com
ICLG.com is a global resource for legal reference, analysis and news, hosting an array of comprehensive comparative legal guides and research tools that cover law in more than 150 jurisdictions across 50 practice areas. ICLG.com also provides daily legal news and event directories.
At the heart of ICLG.com is an international network of legal experts, whose knowledge and experience is highly valued by legal and business professionals around the world. www.iclg.com
Founded in 2013, Industry Events Online (IEO) was established to help finance and financial services practitioners and other interested parties meet the professional standards expected of them from regulatory bodies and other institutions. Finding the most appropriate event or training course in the right location, on the right date, with the required CPD (Continual Professional Development) points or hours, and all within budget is no easy task, especially given strict industry deadlines and penalties. IEO presents delegates with an easy-to-use search facility allowing them to find and compare the most appropriate webinars, conferences, briefings, seminars, training courses and much more, quickly and effectively. This eliminates all the time-consuming effort and distraction of trawling through countless different websites and other channels, and the risk of getting it wrong. www.industryeventsonline.com