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Making complex regulation clear, practical and commercially relevant
Helen Quinn is a compliance leader, former Head of Compliance and SMF16, and Founder of Quinn Oath Advisory.
Helen speaks on FCA regulation, Consumer Duty, governance, financial promotions and regulatory leadership, bringing a practical perspective built from years of working directly with regulated businesses.
Her approach is straightforward: regulation should be understood, applied proportionately and embedded into the way a business actually operates.
Rather than simply explaining what the rules say, Helen focuses on what they mean in practice, where firms commonly get things wrong, and how strong compliance can support better customer outcomes and better commercial decision-making.
Speaking Topics
Consumer Duty: From Compliance Exercise to Business Practice
Consumer Duty: From Compliance Exercise to Business Practice
Consumer Duty: From Compliance Exercise to Business Practice
Consumer Duty is not simply another policy, annual review or board paper. Helen explores what good Consumer Duty looks like in practice, how firms can demonstrate customer outcomes, and where governance, MI and oversight often fall short.
Making Compliance Commercially Workable
Consumer Duty: From Compliance Exercise to Business Practice
Consumer Duty: From Compliance Exercise to Business Practice
Compliance and commercial objectives do not have to be in conflict. This session looks at how firms can build proportionate compliance frameworks that manage regulatory risk while allowing the business to grow and make effective decisions.
FCA Authorisation: What Businesses Need to Know
Consumer Duty: From Compliance Exercise to Business Practice
FCA Authorisation: What Businesses Need to Know
A practical look at FCA authorisation, including when permissions may be required, what the FCA expects from applicants, common application weaknesses and how businesses can prepare before starting the process.
Financial Promotions: More Than Just Sign-Off
Financial Promotions: More Than Just Sign-Off
FCA Authorisation: What Businesses Need to Know
Financial promotions remain a significant regulatory risk. Helen explores the practical challenges of creating compliant promotions, governance around approval, Consumer Duty considerations and the importance of ensuring communications remain clear, fair and not misleading.
Governance That Actually Works
Financial Promotions: More Than Just Sign-Off
Regulatory Change Without the Panic
Good governance is about far more than holding meetings and producing minutes. Helen discusses effective regulatory oversight, management information, challenge, accountability and how boards can demonstrate that they understand the risks and outcomes within their business.
Regulatory Change Without the Panic
Financial Promotions: More Than Just Sign-Off
Regulatory Change Without the Panic
Regulatory change can easily become overwhelming, particularly for smaller firms. Helen looks at how businesses can interpret regulatory developments, identify what genuinely matters and turn regulatory change into practical action.
Compliance Leadership
Compliance Leadership
Compliance Leadership
Drawing on her experience as a Head of Compliance and SMF16, Helen discusses the realities of leading a compliance function, influencing senior stakeholders and balancing challenge, judgement, regulatory expectations and commercial pressure.