Former regulator and compliance chief Peter Haines on fixing the FCA and managing political interference in UK regulation

Today’s guest details the problems he sees arising from the City reforms proposed by the candidates vying to become the UK’s new prime minister. He outlines his plans to address the issues he sees at the UK markets watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority. And he explains why he fears that the current drive to innovate compliance could ultimately do more to weaken the function than improve it.

Peter Haines has spent 40 years working for regulators including the FCA’s predecessors and in senior compliance roles at large banks including Bank of America. Since 2017, he has led training in Governance, Risk and Compliance at training provider CCL Academy.