The EU Investment Firms Regulation and Directive (IFR/IFD) came into force December 2019, introducing a new prudential regime for investment firms and a material shift in the EU regulatory framework for investment firms currently authorised under MIFID. The IFR/IFD requirements vary by firm activities and asset size, but will replace the current Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive (CRR/CRD) for most investment firms. In addition, the ICARA - Internal Capital Adequacy and Risk Assessment will replace the existing Internal Capital Adequacy and Assessment Process (ICAAP). We will be also examining the UK IFPR - Investment Fund Prudential Regime and its impact on funds in the UK.
This one-day course, taught by an expert with over 20 years of practical experience in the sector, will examine the new regime and teach you about compliance and regulatory capital requirements and their impact on firms’ liquidity, prudential consolidation, risk management, and governance frameworks, as well as remuneration requirements and regulatory disclosures.
What will you learn
This course will provide investment firm participants with the following key tools to help comply with IFR / IFD & UK IFPR - Investment Firm Prudential Regime:
- Classification of your firm and implications for non-EU domiciled entities
- Calculation of the new Capital and Liquidity requirements, ICARA, K factors and own fund requirements
- Setting up a Risk Management and Governance framework, changes to remuneration, and oversight committees
- Regulatory disclosures and other considerations such as impact of Brexit and ESG requirements
Course Content
- Regulatory Background
- The three pillars of IFPR - Prudential, Governance and Remuneration
- Capital Requirements - Own Funds and K Factors
- Risk Management - ICARA, Liquidity and Concentration
- ICAAP vs ICARA, and broader CRR Requirements
- K Factors and calculation methodology differences
- Remuneration Requirements
- Governance
- Implications for EU and Global Investment Firms
- Timelines and Implementation
- Other Considerations including regulatory reporting, impact of Brexit, and ESG requirements
Speakers
The Training Director is an industry advisor and regulatory expert with over 20 years of experience in investment banking, asset management and Regulatory Technology (RegTech). He is an industry expert in Financial Regulation, especially MIFID II, EMIR, CASS, SFTR, IFR/IFD, IBOR Transitions, SMCR, and ESG Regulations such as SFDR.
His recent key engagements include banks such as HSBC, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Barclays and buy side firms such as Ruffer and Investec Asset Management. Subbu is also a member and advisor of Industry association committees for regulatory consultations with bodies such as ESMA, FCA, PRA/Bank of England and SEC.
Who Should Attend
This course is most useful for:
- Chief Finance Officers and Finance control functions
- Chief Risk Officers and Risk control functions
- Heads of Legal and
- Compliance and
- Heads of HR
for investment firms within the EU as well as third country firms operating in the EU.
