AFB Practice Workshop: Supervisory Readiness and Assurance for International Banks

How should international banks demonstrate effective UK control frameworks to the UK regulators where execution is offshore or shared across jurisdictions? This workshop, held in collaboration with FTI Consulting, will examine the common issues and challenges that arise during supervisory reviews and explore how these can be mitigated/managed.

Why attend?

The workshop will provide practical guidance and discussion on the following:

• Regulatory expectations for international banks – how the PRA and FCA are approaching supervisory oversight of branches and subsidiaries, particularly where key controls sit offshore or at group level
• Demonstrating effective UK control frameworks – practical ways firms evidence oversight, challenge and accountability within the UK entity, even where execution is shared across jurisdictions
• Governance and SM&CR in cross-border models – clarifying responsibilities, escalation, and the required documentation, where decision-making is distributed
• Common themes from supervisory reviews – e.g. control ownership, MI quality, second line independence and data lineage
• Assurance and testing strategies – how firms can structure proportionate internal assurance to pre-empt regulatory findings and strengthen supervisory dialogue

Who should attend?

The session is designed to assist professionals from Risk, Legal and Compliance functions.

Speakers

Andrew Hadley, Senior Managing Director, Financial Services team

Andrew advises international banks and regulators on governance, control frameworks and supervisory remediation. A former EMEA Compliance Managing Director, he brings over 25 years’ experience in cross-border models, SM&CR accountability and regulatory reviews, helping firms evidence effective UK oversight where execution and controls operate offshore or at group level.

Anna Kostus, Senior Managing Director, Financial Services team

Anna is a financial crime regulatory expert specialising in supervisory reviews, s.166 Skilled Person engagements and cross-border control design. She supports international banks in strengthening UK governance, evidencing effective oversight of offshore execution, and preparing for FCA and PRA visits through proportionate assurance, clear documentation and robust risk frameworks.

Sam Haskins, Managing Director, Financial Services team

Sam advises UK and international banks on supervisory readiness, governance and non-financial risk transformation. He supports firms in demonstrating effective UK control frameworks where activities are shared across jurisdictions, strengthening SM&CR clarity, assurance strategies and regulatory engagement to pre-empt findings and enhance supervisory dialogue.

Please note you will receive confirmation of your booking via email within 24 hours. Should you not receive confirmation, please contact AFB to double-check if your booking was successful.

Logistics

Fee: £275 + VAT

Location: FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate, Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4HD

Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026

Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (registration, networking and breakfast 08:30 – 09:00)

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 final event details one week before the event.

You will only be deemed to have attended (for CPD points) if you have made yourself known at registration and attend 50% or more of the session.

Please note that the cost charged for this event is payable to AFB. FTI Consulting is not charging AFB or members for hosting this event.  The delegate fees received for this workshop are invested in the ongoing running and administration of AFB.