Programme

Day one provides opportunities to socialise with colleagues whilst day two and day three are full of practical, technical content as well as networking opportunities.

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

09:30 – 09:35

Welcome back

Speaker

Stephen Rome

Chair of SPG Committee,
R3
Regional Chair,
R3 Midlands

09:35 – 10:15

Update from the Insolvency Service

Dean Beale, CEO of the Insolvency Service, he will talk about the latest developments in regulation, insolvency policy and the agency’s Five-Year Strategy.

Speaker

Dean Beale

Chief Executive Officer and Inspector General,
The Insolvency Service

10:15 – 11:05

Workshop 1

All three workshops run simultaneously. Delegates can attend one in this timeslot and one at 11.25 as all workshops are repeated twice.

Breakout session 1: Practical anti-money laundering issues

This is NOT your annual AML training, or a routine update on red flags. Bill has raided Compliance On Call’s back catalogue for some of the practical AML issues that they have seen, providing commentary on the main problems and how they were addressed. Bill cannot help including the odd statutory reference, but the main focus will be on how to deal with real-world AML headaches.

Speaker

Bill Burch

Director,
Compliance on Call Ltd

Breakout session 2: An insight into conducting investigations and navigating Russian sanctions from a forensic accounting and insolvency perspective

Nicholas and Allister discuss the recent case of Petropavlovsk PLC (In Administration). Including a summary of forensic accounting and the benefits of utilising forensics with insolvency matters, and an insight into some of the challenges faced by the Insolvency and Restructuring professionals in administering Russian assets, and adhering to the relevant sanctions regimes.

Speakers

Allister Manson

Partner, Head of Technology,
Opus Business Advisory Group

Nicholas Parton

Partner, Head of Forensic Accounting,
Opus Business Advisory Group

Breakout session 3: Redundancy Payments Service update for IPs on assessing directors claims as employees for redundancy payments

This workshop will explore the Redundancy Payments Services’ approach to ensuring that it is only directors who hold employee status that can claim from the National Insurance Fund for redundancy and related payments in the event their employer enters a formal insolvency process. The workshop will look at the volume of director claims RPS receives and will help you understand the approach taken when assessing these claims. We will also be looking at some of the challenges to this approach and outcomes from recent employment tribunals.

Speakers

Justin Dionne

Chief Technical Officer, Chief Executive’s Office,
The Insolvency Service

Jason Hunter

Senior Technical Advisor,
The Insolvency Service

11:05 – 11:25

Refreshment break


11:25 – 12:20

Workshop 2

All three workshops run simultaneously. Delegates can attend one in this timeslot and one at 10.15 as all workshops are repeated twice.

Breakout session 1: Practical anti-money laundering issues

This is NOT your annual AML training, or a routine update on red flags. Bill has raided Compliance On Call’s back catalogue for some of the practical AML issues that they have seen, providing commentary on the main problems and how they were addressed. Bill cannot help including the odd statutory reference, but the main focus will be on how to deal with real-world AML headaches.

Speaker

Bill Burch

Director,
Compliance on Call Ltd

Breakout session 2: An insight into conducting investigations and navigating Russian sanctions from a forensic accounting and insolvency perspective

Nicholas and Allister discuss the recent case of Petropavlovsk PLC (In Administration). Including a summary of forensic accounting and the benefits of utilising forensics with insolvency matters, and an insight into some of the challenges faced by the Insolvency and Restructuring professionals in administering Russian assets, and adhering to the relevant sanctions regimes.

Speakers

Allister Manson

Partner, Head of Technology,
Opus Business Advisory Group

Nicholas Parton

Partner, Head of Forensic Accounting,
Opus Business Advisory Group

Breakout session 3: Redundancy Payments Service update for IPs on assessing directors claims as employees for redundancy payments

This workshop will explore the Redundancy Payments Services’ approach to ensuring that it is only directors who hold employee status that can claim from the National Insurance Fund for redundancy and related payments in the event their employer enters a formal insolvency process. The workshop will look at the volume of director claims RPS receives and will help you understand the approach taken when assessing these claims. We will also be looking at some of the challenges to this approach and outcomes from recent employment tribunals.

Speakers

Justin Dionne

Chief Technical Officer, Chief Executive’s Office,
The Insolvency Service

Jason Hunter

Senior Technical Advisor,
The Insolvency Service

12:20 – 13:00

The role of the Bank of England and the UK economic outlook

Graeme will explain how the Bank seeks to maintain monetary and financial stability, focussing on the Bank’s latest economic forecast and how that relates to the interest rate decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee.

Speaker

Graeme Chaplin

Bank of England Agent for the West Midlands and Oxfordshire Agency,
Bank of England

13:00 – 13:10

SPG Forum closing remarks

Closing remarks from a great few days.

Speaker

Stephen Rome

Chair of SPG Committee,
R3
Regional Chair,
R3 Midlands

13:10 – 14:10

Lunch and departure

Please note programme sessions, times and speakers are subject to change.

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