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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...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/building-a-resilience-programme-that-survives-leadership-change-the-case-for-embedded-expertise)

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 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...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/ict-and-technology-resilience-how-the-regulatory-expectation-has-changed-since-dora)

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 21 May, 2026

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##### [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...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/the-diagnostic-assessment-what-it-covers-what-you-receive-and-what-happens-next)

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 21 May, 2026

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##### [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...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/why-mid-tier-firms-choose-an-independent-specialist-over-a-large-consultancy-for-operational-resilience)

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 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...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/smf24-personal-accountability-and-operational-resilience-what-the-designation-actually-requires)

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 20 May, 2026

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##### [What Good Looks Like: DORA ICT Supplier Exit Documentation for UK-Impacted Firms Most firms that have confirmed DORA applies to their EU-regulated entities have also, by now, acknowledged that their ICT...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/what-good-looks-like-dora-ict-supplier-exit-documentation-for-uk-impacted-firms)

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 19 May, 2026

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##### [What the PRA Expects from Board-Level Resilience Reporting in 2026 A PRA supervisor reviewing a firm's board papers will reach a conclusion about the firm's operational resilience governance...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/what-the-pra-expects-from-board-level-resilience-reporting-in-2026)

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 19 May, 2026

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##### [The Five Gaps FourthLine Finds in Every Mid-Tier Insurance Firm's Resilience Programme Every mid-tier insurer we have assessed has gaps in their operational resilience programme. That is not a criticism. It is a...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/the-five-gaps-fourthline-finds-in-every-mid-tier-insurance-firms-resilience-programme)

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 19 May, 2026

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##### [DORA for UK Financial Services Firms: What Still Requires Attention in 2026 DORA became effective on 17 January 2025. For most UK-headquartered financial services firms, the response followed a familiar...](https://www.thefourthline.co.uk/blog/dora-for-uk-financial-services-firms-what-still-requires-attention-in-2026)

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