AFB Practice Workshop: Solvent Exit Planning for Non-Systemic Banks – Implementation Considerations for Non-UK Banks

The solvent exit planning requirements for non-systemic banks in the United Kingdom (see PRA SS2/24) become effective on 1 October 2025. This workshop, hosted and led by advisory firm Forvis Mazars, will provide insights into the regulatory expectations and key considerations for solvent exit planning for affected AFB members.

Why attend?

A solvent exit plan is designed to enable a non-systemic bank to wind down operations in an orderly and timely manner. It seeks to ensure that a firm can meet its liabilities, transfer or repay deposits, and exit the market in a solvent manner without causing disruption.

The workshop aims to provide firms with practical guidance on the solvent exit planning requirements. It will focus on:

• Understanding the key regulatory expectations and deliverables;
• Providing insights gained from supporting firms in solvent exit planning and wind-down planning; and
• Implementing practical steps for documenting the solvent exit plan, including utilising existing documents and addressing key sections such as actions, indicators, risks, barriers, resources and communication frameworks

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a clear understanding of how to approach solvent exit planning. This will include:

• A roadmap for solvent exit planning, with practical documentation approaches to meet regulatory requirements;
• Identification of potential areas and pitfalls for firms; and
• Understanding how to leverage and integrate existing arrangements like recovery plans, early warning indicators, reporting and decision-making processes

Who should attend?

The session will be useful to employees that are involved in their banks’ solvent exit planning. This may include members of senior management and/or those in Risk, Finance, Operations and Compliance functions.

Speakers

Breda Griffin, Director, Prudential Regulation and Risk Management

Breda advises firms on how to interpret and adhere to regulatory and risk management requirements. Since joining Forvis Mazars in 2021, she has specialized in risk management frameworks, leading the development of ICARA, ICAAP, ILAAP, Recovery Plans, Wind-down plans, Resolution Packs, and Pillar 3 disclosures for banks and investment firms. Prior to this, she led the development of the enterprise-wide risk management processes in a UK subsidiary of a foreign bank for ten years, ensuring regulatory compliance managing specifically market, liquidity, operational, credit, and regulatory risks.

Macdonald Ugwuezuoha, Manager, Prudential Risk

Macdonald is a Manager in our Financial services consulting practice, primarily working with banks and investment firms. He started his career at a leading foreign bank where he spent years focusing on prudential risk, regulatory compliance and financial risk management. Macdonald has a deep understanding of regulatory frameworks and is skilled in developing and reviewing key regulatory documents like ICAAP, ILAAP, ICARA, Recovery plans, and Wind-down plans. He also has extensive experience in stress testing, risk appetite frameworks, and capital planning.

Logistics

Fee:       £265.00 + VAT

Venue:   Forvis Mazars, 30 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AU

Date:       Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Time:       9:00 – 11:00 (arrivals and breakfast from 8:30)

                11:00 – 12:00 (drinks and networking)

Places:     Maximum of 30 people

If you would like to submit a question or have any specific areas that you would like the session to address, please send them to the AFB at secretariat@foreignbanks.org.uk. You will receive details on how to join this in-person workshop a week before the event.