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Practice Roundtable
AFB Practice Roundtable: Branch Return Reporting Requirements following SS 5/21
Ahead of the forthcoming changes to branch return reporting requirements resulting from SS5/21, this roundtable, facilitated by BDO, offers an opportunity to understand the new regulatory expectations, share perspectives on practical implementation, and engage with peers facing similar challenges.
Seminar
AFB Seminar: What are the Optimal Booking Models for International Banks operating in the UK
This in-person seminar will be presented by members of the regulatory team at Norton Rose Fulbright. They will explain how non‑UK headquartered banks should structure their booking models when providing services to their clients in the UK market.
Practice Roundtable
AFB Practice Roundtable: T+1 Accelerated Settlement – Achieving Front-to-Back Readiness
AFB, in partnership with PwC, invites members to attend an in-person roundtable focused on the implications of T+1 accelerated settlement for non-UK banks, designed for discussion among senior peers.
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AFB Seminar: Employment Rights Act 2025 – What’s Changed?
On 16 December 2025, Parliament passed the Employment Rights Bill, setting the stage for one of the biggest shake-ups in UK employment law for decades. This seminar with Fox Williams LLP, will outline the immediate impact on non-UK headquartered banks and the further changes expected throughout 2026 and beyond. 
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AFB Seminar: Corporate Liability – Developments in Attribution Following the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
This seminar explores major changes in corporate criminal liability introduced by the Economic Crime and Transparency Act 2023 and the Crime and Policing Bill 2025, focusing on how new attribution rules extend responsibility for senior managers’ misconduct across economic and non-economic offences, and what these developments mean for businesses in practice.
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AFB Seminar: Transfer Pricing Requirements for Non-UK Banks
Grant Thornton will once again run a series of tax-related seminars exclusively for AFB members in 2026. This is the first in-person session in the series, which will provide an update on transfer pricing requirements for non-UK headquartered banks operating in the UK.
Training Programme
Financial Crime
AFB Financial Crime Compliance (AML) Diploma 2026
AFB are working in partnership with Great Chatwell of Academy to deliver the Financial Crime (AML) Diploma in 2026.
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AFB Seminar: UK Regulatory Reporting 101
This introductory session, presented by BM&A Advisory and RegTech, will set out the basics of regulatory reporting in the UK, including the roles and functions of key regulators (the PRA, FCA, and Bank of England), as well as the differences in reporting requirements for branches versus subsidiaries.