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Accepting an SMF Role: Due Diligence Before You Say Yes
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Accepting an SMF Role: Due Diligence Before You Say Yes

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  • October 17, 2026
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Accepting an SMF Role: Due Diligence Before You Say Yes Firms spend weeks checking Senior Manager candidates. Candidates often spend far less time checking the […]

Offer Subject to FCA Approval: Managing the Gap Between Offer and Start
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Offer Subject to FCA Approval: Managing the Gap Between Offer and Start

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  • October 10, 2026
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Offer Subject to FCA Approval: Managing the Gap Between Offer and Start Every Senior Manager hire has a dangerous stretch in the middle. The candidate […]

Recent Posts

  • Fractional SMF Agreements: What the Contract Should Cover
  • Accepting an SMF Role: Due Diligence Before You Say Yes
  • Senior Manager Handovers: What a Good Handover Pack Contains
  • Preparing for an FCA or PRA Senior Manager Approval Interview
  • When an SMF Application Is Refused or Withdrawn: What Happens Next
  • Writing an SMF Job Description That Works
  • Can a Senior Manager Work Remotely or From Overseas?
  • Hiring Senior Managers From the FCA, the Big Four or Industry: The Trade-offs
  • Internal Promotion or External Hire? Filling a Senior Manager Role
  • Offer Subject to FCA Approval: Managing the Gap Between Offer and Start
  • PRA Collective Suitability: What It Means for Board Appointments at Banks and Insurers
  • NED Time Commitment and Overboarding at Regulated Firms: How Much Is Too Much?

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SMF Capital is a trading name of FD Capital Recruitment Ltd, registered at Companies House in England and Wales No. 13329383 senior regulated appointments since 2018. SMF Capital is operated by an ICAEW-registered practice. Our founder Adrian Lawrence FCA holds an ICAEW practising certificate.

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