Making Sense of the FCA Business Plan 26/27

Speakers: Katharine Leaman and Neil Makwana

Overview

The FCA’s Annual Work Programme (formerly known as the Business Plan) sets out what the FCA will deliver in 2026/27 against its four strategic priorities.

This practical session translates these priorities into: tangible changes, timelines, and actions — so you can effectively pressure-test your compliance plan for the year ahead.

Discussion points

A practical understanding of what FCA supervisors will look for in 2026 Duty reviews
Confidence in articulating Duty compliance to boards, auditors and regulators
Common themes across all sectors
What firms should do

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Speaker profiles

Neil Makwana

Principle Compliance Consultant

Neil Makwana has held key roles at the UK FSA/PRA as a banking supervisor and at Barclays, in Regulatory functions across the bank. More recently, he worked in digital assets at OKX and Copper Technologies, where he led global licensing and authorisation initiatives. He brings deep regulatory knowledge to his work. He has hands-on insight in digital asset licensing, Third-Party Risk Management, compliance frameworks, regulatory change, risk assessments, corporate banking, and regulatory advocacy.

Neil’s foundation is in Accounting and Finance. Additionally, he holds an MBA from CASS Business School.

Katharine Leaman

Skillcast Advisory Board Member

Katharine has worked in financial services for over thirty years in insurance claims, giving investment advice, regulation, and banking compliance. Katharine has been European Head of Regulatory Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank and spent over a decade at the UK's regulator, the FSA (now FCA in senior policy and supervision roles.