Compliance News | July 2025
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Looking for summer reading? This month's key compliance news includes the Monzo fine, sibling sentences for insider trading, the landmark harassment trial of Ubisoft's former executives, Louis ...
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning to Improve Outcomes |...
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Want to ensure training is effective and that information sticks? Bloom’s Taxonomy is a hierarchy that aims to do that—discover what it is and how it helps.
10 Tips to Reduce Unconscious Bias at Work | Skillcast
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Unconscious bias may lead to certain groups being treated less favourably or discriminated against. We have 10 tips on how to reduce bias in the workplace.
Compliance News | March 2025 | Skillcast
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This month's key compliance news includes HSF's sanctions fine, resilience and the fire at Heathrow, Google's $28m payout, and more.
7 Tips for Workplace Equality & Diversity | Skillcast
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Workplace discrimination remains a major concern for UK businesses. To help, we have produced 7 tips to help you promote equality and diversity in work.
10 Easy Steps to Better Report Writing | Skillcast
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Persuasive writing generates engagement, motivation and drives action. Improve your report-writing skills by following our 10 simple steps.
Workplace Gender Equality | Pay Gap Reporting | Skillcast
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Discover strategies for workplace gender equality and gender pay gap compliance, with expert insights, free tools, and practical resources from Skillcast.
Compliance News | February 2025 | Skillcast
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This month's key compliance news includes banks' unlawful Bloomberg exchanges, OKX's AML fine, the FCA's email deletion policy, GSK's LinkedIn reprimand, and more.
Fraud Risk Assessment | Prevention Strategies | Skillcast
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Learn how to assess and minimise fraud risk with key strategies and tools. Explore fraud risk assessment expert tips and best fraud prevention practices.
Compliance News | January 2025 | Skillcast
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This month's key compliance news includes American Express's fine, outages at Capital One and Citigroup, IT disruption at the British Museum, and more.
Top 10 Compliance Challenges in 2025 | Skillcast
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It's that time again when we stare into a crystal ball and contemplate the year ahead. In 2025, we predict firms will encounter a myriad of challenges.
8 Tips for your Gifts and Hospitality Policy | Skillcast
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Giving and receiving gifts and hospitality is helps build business relationships. But you need a clear corporate policy to avoid bribery or corruption.
Special Category Data GDPR Best Practices | Skillcast
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Collecting sensitive personal data has become a necessity for businesses. We explain what special category data is and how to stay GDPR compliant.
7 Things to Consider When Whistleblowing | Skillcast
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Whistleblowing is crucial to uncovering corporate misconduct. Understand the key factors to consider before blowing the whistle at work.
10 Ways to Boost Compliance in Your Firm | Skillcast
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Discover 10 simple ways to boost compliance in your firm and improve your reputation management.
10 Ways to Improve Risk Management at Work | Skillcast
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You can't remove all risk, but you can work to contain and mitigate it. Use our 10 top tips to improve the culture of risk management in your company.
8 Steps to Safer Lifting & Handling | Skillcast
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Manual handling injuries are a third of all UK work-related illnesses (HSE & NHS). Our tips will help you avoid injury by using safe lifting techniques.
7 Ways to Protect Health Data under GDPR | Skillcast
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Health data security is a topic that frequently makes headlines due to the rising threat of cyberattacks targeting healthcare systems.
10 Ways to Protect Staff From Identity Fraud | Skillcast
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Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters by following our 10 top tips to ensure you don't fall victim to identity fraud.
8 GDPR Data Sharing Compliance Tips | Skillcast
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Sharing of personal data by organisations within the EU is subject to the GDPR. We have 8 tips to help you stay compliant when sharing data.
8 Driving at Work Safety Tips | Skillcast
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Does your job require you to drive a vehicle a lot? Find out how you can improve safety when driving for work.
10 Steps to Conducting a Successful Interview | Skillcast
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Interviews are an important part of recruitment, supplier selection and gauging opinions. Here are ten steps to conducting a successful interview.
14 Tips for Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace |...
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Ensuring you have a gender identity-inclusive workplace is more important than ever. We've got some tips to help you get started.
10 Ways to Prevent Insider Trading | Skillcast
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The FCA is concerned insider trading risks are increasing as remote working becomes a norm. We have 10 tips to protect your firm from the consequences.
8 Tips for Protecting Cardholder Data | Skillcast
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Cardholder fraud creates a compliance headache. We have some tips on how your business should deal with cardholder data to mitigate the risks.
10 Tips to Improve Data Security | Skillcast
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Over 4.5 billion data records have been breached this year, with human error being the leading cause of breached records.
How to Tackle Workplace Violence | Skillcast
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Workplace violence can be an everyday reality in some professions. We have some tips to spot the red flags, reduce risk and deal with it when it flares up.
Preventing Financial Sanctions Penalties | Skillcast
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We examine the true cost of breaching financial sanctions. The highest-profile fines and settlements and tips on how your company can stay compliant.
Data Security when Travelling | Skillcast
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Many keep working when travelling on public transport, but what are the risks? We have some tips to keep your data secure even while you are on the move.
Financial Services Social Media Compliance | Skillcast
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Financial firms are increasingly using social media to communicate information and for financial promotions. But, how can you do so and stay compliant?
Legal Basis for Data Processing under GDPR | Skillcast
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There are 6 legal bases for processing as set out in Article 6 of the GDPR. At least one of these must apply whenever you process personal data.
What Factors Influence GDPR Financial Penalties? | Skillcast
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Understand the factors affecting the scale of financial penalties for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
10 Ways to Prevent Invoice Fraud | Skillcast
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Invoice fraud checklist - 10 ways to quickly and easily reduce the risk of invoice fraud across your organisation.
Using Gaming Design Ideas to Enhance E-learning | Skillcast
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Read this blog post and find out how you can take inspiration from gaming design to make for better elearning
Can Employers Overcome the Bystander Effect? | Skillcast
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Bystander apathy may stop witnesses speaking out about crimes. We have some tips for how to overcome this effect and maintain regulatory compliance.
Are UK Lawyers & Accountants Ignoring Money Laundering...
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Accountants are turning a blind eye to money laundering according to the UK police lead on economic crime. Find out how to mitigate the risks for your firm
6 Tips to Avoid Financial Mis-selling | Skillcast
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The UK financial services industry has been hit with billions in fines as a result of mis-selling products. We have some tips to avoid another scandal.
5 Ways to Avoid Conflicts of Interest with Customers |...
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Conflict of interest can negatively impact customers, which puts companies at risk of breaching the FCA's regulations around good customer outcomes.
How to Achieve MiFID II Compliance | Skillcast
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MiFID arrived in response to the market crash. Following the PPI scandal, it was strengthened with the introduction of MiFID II. Understand the changes.
5 Steps to Take for Direct Electronic Access | Skillcast
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Read this blog pot to find out the steps you should be taking to prepare for direct electronic access (DEA) under MiFID II.
Key High Frequency Algorithmic Trading Controls | Skillcast
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Understand high frequency algorithmic trading (HFAT) and the 5 key controls you need in light of the MiFID II regime.
