Governance Challenges in Cross-Border Financial Services Operations
This webinar forms part of the 2025 Corporate Governance Series.
Description
This webinar will provide insights into the governance challenges faced by financial services firms operating across multiple jurisdictions. Attendees will explore the complexities of managing regulatory compliance, risk oversight, and corporate governance structures in cross-border operations. The session will address issues such as differing legal frameworks, supervisory expectations, and the impact of geopolitical risks on governance practices. Financial services professionals will gain practical strategies for navigating these challenges, including the development of robust governance frameworks, fostering clear communication channels, and ensuring consistent adherence to local and international regulations. This will help firms enhance operational efficiency and maintain regulatory integrity across markets.
This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers insights and updates from a leading industry-expert speaker.
Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.
Content
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Addressing governance complexities in cross-border operations
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Key regulatory and cultural challenges faced by financial services boards
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Strategies to manage multi-jurisdictional compliance requirements
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Strengthening communication and collaboration among international directors
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Developing a governance framework for cross-border consistency
Presenter
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Mark Austin Partner at Latham & Watkins |
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Mark Austin advises clients on a full range of public and private securities offerings as well as M&A and general corporate matters across multiple sectors. A recognized industry leader, Mark is the former Chair of the Listing Authority Advisory Panel, the practitioner panel that advises the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on primary markets policy and regulation issues. He also sits on the FCA’s Markets Practitioner Panel and The London Stock Exchange’s Primary Markets Group. Separately, Mark is a member of the UK’s Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT), which was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in July 2022, and which is tasked with reforming the UK’s capital markets, as well as HM Treasury’s Digitisation Taskforce. The Chancellor of the Exchequer appointed him in October 2021 as the independent chair of the UK Secondary Capital Raising Review, which proposed reforms to the capital raising process for listed companies. He delivered the Review to the Chancellor in July 2022. He also advised Lord Hill on the UK Listing Review in 2021. He received a CBE in the King’s 2024 New Year Honours List for services to the economy. |