FCA AND DATA-FIRST REGULATION— The IFA in 2026

With IFAC and BAT

Suitable for: CEOs and SMF16 compliance directors and senior managers.

What you’ll Learn:

• Why the FCA stop firms growing with VReqs. (IFAC)
• How the FCA uses data lakes and AI to monitor your firm. (BAT)
• How to leverage your data to de-risk (IFAC)
• Positive compliance procedures that reduce costs. (BAT)
• FCA unspoken and intangible rules on systems and controls (IFAC)
• Practical steps for IFAs and brokers to stay ahead of FCA-AI-driven regulation.

Free to attend for financial advisers

Learning Objective:

Understand how new requirements with AI make adviser offices simpler, but also pushes standards up

Part of the BAT working lunch 2026 series