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Robert Dedman

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Rob has been a partner in the firm’s financial services and products team since January 2023. He has over 15 years’ experience working on regulatory matters relating to banks (wholesale and retail), investment banks, insurers, asset managers and working with insurance and consumer credit brokers (including in the motor industry). Rob spent nearly ten years working as a lawyer in the PRA and its predecessor Regulators. Prior to joining the PRA, he led the legal team that set up the FCA and the PRA, playing a key role in creating the UK’s regulatory architecture, and working with executives from the FCA and the PRA to determine the overall approach to exercising the Regulators’ functions. He joined the PRA in 2013 as its first Head of Enforcement and was a member of its Supervision Risk and Policy Committee.  

Rob helps clients across the industry respond to significant issues arising in their businesses, including conducting internal investigations and reviews, managing relationships with regulators and representing firms and individuals dealing with regulatory investigations. He is routinely called upon to advise clients on the extent to which their governance and compliance arrangements reflect regulatory expectations and industry best practice.

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Relevant experience

  • Reviews and internal investigations – carried out a compliance review for an international investment bank; carried out a Board Effectiveness Review for an insurer; carrying out compliance reviews for two nationwide chains of motor dealerships; conducted a whistleblowing investigation into the Compliance function of a global financial institution; conducted an internal investigation into accounting issues at an AIM-listed client, working closely with the Company’s Audit Committee Chair and liaising with the Company’s auditors.  
  • Regulatory relations, intervention and remediation – advised the Board of a bank subject to regulatory intervention by the PRA on strategic regulatory and governance issues; appointed as a member of an internal governance committee overseeing the implementation of a significant remediation programme by a UK-based insurer following receipt of a Skilled Person report; provided strategic advice to the Board of a major consumer credit lender subject to FCA intervention; advised an insurer on regulatory reporting requirements following a significant cyber incident; provided strategic advice to an insurer subject to significant intervention by its regulator; advised a research provider wishing to expand its business to become an investment bank on the regulatory implications of its new business, including handling regulatory communications; advised a client on the strategic regulatory implications (including regulatory communications) of interest-rate setting on residential mortgages.
  • Senior Managers and Certification Regime – advised a bank on the regulatory implications of misconduct by a senior manager; advised a bank that was seeking to reorganise its management structure on SMCR implications and regulator handling; prepared senior executives of banks (CEO, COO and CRO) for FCA/PRA Senior Manager interviews; advised a firm on how to handle concerns raised by the FCA in respect of an applicant for a Senior Manager position.
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Education

  • B.Sc (Hons) Law and French, University of Surrey
  • LL.M, King’s College, London
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16/04/2024
Cross-border Financial Services 2024 webinar series
We're delighted to announce the launch of our third season of international webinars focusing on financial regulation, starting on 13 March 2024. Whether you are an in-house lawyer, compliance officer, financial analyst, risk manager, or any other professional concerned with maintaining the integrity of your organisation's financial practices, this series offers succinct 20-30 minute overviews of key industry trends and regulatory concerns across mul­tiple jur­is­dic­tions. If you have any additional topics that you would like us to add or address at one of the webinars, please contact us. Upcoming Webinars: 16 April: Handling a regulatory in­vest­ig­a­tion  How a firm can understand the regulator’s concerns and manage the investigation process.8 May: Financial crime  Sanc­tions, money laundering, market abuse and fraud - what are the key issues in your jurisdiction and what are the regulators focusing on.5 June: Preparing for a regulatory visit  How the banking regulator assesses a firm’s systems and controls: what to prepare and what to look out for.3 July: Handling a challenging ap­plic­a­tion  Your application for a licence, product approval or change in control is meeting with regulatory resistance.  How can you surmount these challenges?31 July: Dawn Raids  Un­an­nounced regulator visits are on the increase.  We look at what triggers a dawn raid, your rights if one happens, and how best to manage the consequences.4 September: Navigating the global ESG land­scape Is the regulatory reporting jigsaw puzzle causing more harm than good? We will provide an overview of the main cross-border issues impacting global financial institutions as they seek to manage ever expanding ESG regulations and discuss whether these rules are helping or hindering the action we need for change. The language of the webinar will be English.
19/03/2024
HM Treasury launches consultation on improving the effectiveness of the...
HM Treasury (“HMT”) has launched a consultation (the “Con­sulta­tion”) on improving the effectiveness of Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (“MLRs”). The Consultation follows HMT’s 2022 review...
19/03/2024
HM Treasury launches consultation on improving the effectiveness of the...
HM Treasury (“HMT”) has launched a consultation (the “Con­sulta­tion”) on improving the effectiveness of Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (“MLRs”). The Consultation follows HMT’s 2022 review...
06/03/2024
FCA sends Dear CEO letter to firms in warning over money laundering failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has sent a Dear CEO letter (the “Letter”) to Annex 1 Firms warning them about common failings found in their ability to prevent money laundering, terrorist...
06/03/2024
FCA sends Dear CEO letter to firms in warning over money laundering failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has sent a Dear CEO letter (the “Letter”) to Annex 1 Firms warning them about common failings found in their ability to prevent money laundering, terrorist...
08/02/2024
Future of Finance: regulatory briefings series 2024
Join us as we launch our in-person breakfast seminar series across London and Edinburgh. In these seminars, our Financial Services team will be discussing the latest regulatory developments affecting...
08/01/2024
Switzerland and the UK sign agreement on mutual recognition in financial...
On 21 December 2023, the Swiss Federal Council and HM Treasury in the UK announced the signing of an agreement on mutual recognition in specific areas of financial services between Switzerland and the UK referred to as the Berne Financial Services Agreement (the Agreement). The conclusion of this ground-breaking Agreement is the culmination of more than two years of negotiations following the signing of a Joint Statement on 30 June 2020 aiming at enhancing cooperation in financial services between Switzerland and the UK. 
15/11/2023
Cross Border Financial Regulation
How to keep pace with the ever changing landscape of regulation?
06/11/2023
Pathways to progress: Intelligent Design for an AI World
In­tro­duc­tion The UK financial regulators are finally beginning to turn their minds in a serious way towards how they will supervise firms seeking to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) in an increasingly...
02/11/2023
Pathways to progress: Intelligent Design for an AI World
IntroductionThe UK financial regulators are finally beginning to turn their minds in a serious way towards how they will supervise firms seeking to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) in an increasingly...
09/10/2023
Pathways to progress: Board Oversight and Accountability in an Artificially...
IntroductionThe unexpected speed with which Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the public imagination – both in business and in private lives – has been staggering.  And both the regulators...
04/10/2023
Pathways to progress: Board Oversight and Accountability in an Artificially...
IntroductionThe unexpected speed with which Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the public imagination – both in business and in private lives – has been staggering.  And both the regulators...