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    Building a Resilience Programme That Survives Leadership Change: The Case for Embedded Expertise
    The most common cause of operational resilience programme regression in mid-tier financial services firms is not supervisory...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    22 May, 2026
    DORA and Mapping Information Assets blog
    What Good Looks Like: FCA SYSC 15A Important Business Service Identification for Investment and Wealth Firms
    Important Business Service identification is the foundation of every operational resilience programme. It is also the element...
    Investment & Asset Management
    22 May, 2026
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    ICT and Technology Resilience: How the Regulatory Expectation Has Changed Since DORA
    In most mid-tier financial services firms, technology resilience and operational resilience are managed by different teams. The...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    21 May, 2026
    DORA and Mapping Information Assets blog
    The Diagnostic Assessment: What It Covers, What You Receive, and What Happens Next
    If you have been reading about operational resilience evidence gaps, supervisory expectations, or the difference between...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    21 May, 2026
    DORA and Mapping Information Assets blog
    Why Mid-Tier Firms Choose an Independent Specialist Over a Large Consultancy for Operational Resilience
    The decision about who to engage for operational resilience work is, in most mid-tier firms, made by a CRO or COO who has...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    20 May, 2026
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    SMF24 Personal Accountability and Operational Resilience: What the Designation Actually Requires
    If you hold the SMF24 designation, you already know the headline: you carry personal accountability for operational resilience at...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    20 May, 2026
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    What Good Looks Like: PRA SS1/21 Annual Scenario Testing Evidence
    Most mid-tier firms have run scenario testing. The question that matters in 2026 is not whether the exercise took place, but...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    18 May, 2026
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    The PRA and FCA Are Now in Supervision Mode: What Mid-Tier Firms Should Expect in the Next 12 Months
    There is a version of events in which the March 2025 operational resilience deadline marked the end of the hardest part. The...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    18 May, 2026
    DORA and Mapping Information Assets blog
    The 2026 Operational Resilience Evidencing Gap for Mid Tier Firms
    Most mid-tier financial services firms in the UK have an operational resilience programme. Many have had one since the March 2022...
    Investment & Asset Management, Insurance Sector, Retail Finance
    18 May, 2026