Event costs

Overall approximate costs for public events that we organise and publicise, from April 2013 onwards.

Date Event Approximate cost
18-Jun Economics competition event £4,895
16-Jun Strategy25 external launch event - Cardiff £1,367
12-Jun Strategy25 external launch event - Belfast £1,441
4-6 Jun International Enforcement Symposium £61,060
04-Jun Simplifying the insurance rules webinar (PM) £5,172
04-Jun Appointed representatives webinar (AM) £5,172
20-May Strategy25 external launch event - Edinburgh £3,227
30-Apr RegTech Forum £1,675
29-Apr Strategy launch - Trade Bodies £271
9-11 April 2025 AI Conference and FSB FIN meetings £19,070
25-Mar Strategy25 external launch event - London £18,132
11-Mar The Vulnerability Review; Findings and next steps £23,040
March to May 2026 Wealth Managers' and Stockbrokers' regional forum - various locations across the UK £16,772
22-Jan (PM) Transaction Reporting £2,215
Date Event Approximate cost
26-Nov Economics Research Conference £4,100
21-Nov NEDS Banking Conference (pm only) £5,747
17-Oct Innovation Showcase 10th Anniversary £5,053
11-Oct Secondary Objective Trade Body Event (am only, with lunch) £1,750
08-Oct International Capital Markets Conference £109,972
26-Sep APM £81,500
31-Jul Consumer Duty 1 year on - in person and webinar £17,500
15-Jul Academic Conference - Macro effects of AI £4,195
10-Jul Appointed Reps for Principal Firms - London £969
20-Jun Appointed Reps for Principal Firms - Edinburgh £1,166
26-Apr Wholesale Crypto Assets Call for Input (TPI) £2,079
24-Apr Webinar - Appointed Reps for Principal Firms £8,863
19-Apr Wholesale Crypto Assets Call for Input (Market Abuse) £1,949
15-Apr Wholesale Crypto Assets Call for Input Workshop (Admission and Disclosures) £1,845
Feb to March 2024 Capital Deductions Workshops £8,656
06-Feb Capital Deductions Webinar £8,863
24-Jan Temporary changes to handling rules for Motor Finance complaints.. £8,863
Date Event Approximate cost
30-Oct D&I CP webinar £8,864
02-Oct NEDS Insurance Conference £3,864
04-Oct Annual Public Meeting 2023 £79,000
18-Jul Financial crime in the payments and e-money sector webinar £8,863
13-Jun Credit Information Market Study £821
7-9 June International Enforcement Symposium £44,494
23-Mar Future Regulatory Framwork Webinar £7,897
Feb - June 2023 Consumer Duty events for retail investment and mortgage firms, all regions of the UK £161,368
Date Event Approximate cost
28-Nov Webinar - Competition impacts of Big Tech in retail financial services £6,787
01-Nov Consumer Duty webinar - Retail Lending £26,399
01-Nov Consumer Duty webinar - Banking and Payments £26,399
18-Oct Consumer Duty webinars - Consumer Investments, Pensions and Asset Management £24,563
18-Oct Consumer Duty webinar - Insurance £24,563
12-Oct Annual Public Meeting 2022 (online only) £68,616
22-Sep Webinar on restructuring and insolvency of FCA regulated firms £6,787
13-Jul Innovation Open Day 2022 £21,473
16-Jun BSPS redress scheme consultation event for consumers £853
07-Jun BSPS redress scheme consultation event for consumers £1,829
27-Jan Operational Resilience webinar £7,633
Date Event Approximate cost
6-9 December 2021 One-to-one sessions in Scunthorpe for former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme £4,675
30-Nov Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR) webinar - Technical / Practical Implementation sessions £6,704
22-25 Nov 2021 One-to-one sessions in South Wales for former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme £3,680
21-Oct Climate Financial Risk Forum (co-hosting with PRA) £5,797
21-Oct Sustainability TechSprint Demo Day £19,404
06-Oct GFIN Annual Meeting £8,714
28-30 Sept British Steel Pension Scheme - surgery sessions for former members (with MaPS, FOS, FSCS) in Swansea £4,682
28-Sep Annual Public Meeting 2021 £41,906
20-Jul Preparing funeral plan intermediaries for FCA regulation webinar £5,917
15-Jul The FCA's Role and Business Plan (speech and Q&A) £32,923
29-Jun GFIN RegTech and SupTech Showcase webinar £6,397
10-Jun Consumer principle webinar £5,797
27-May Consumer vulnerability webinar £5,797
26-Mar FCA regulation for funeral plan providers / intermediaries- an introduction £5,497
22-25 Mar 2021 Women's Economic Empowerment TechSprint £67,234
Date Event Location Approximate cost
10-Mar Live & Local (mortgage) Q&A roundtable Newport £1,100
26-Feb Aligning stewardship objectives across the institutional investment community London £4,300
18-Feb Arrears & Collection Management Workshop London £5,100
05-Feb Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) industry engagement, co-hosted with PRA London £8,000
04-Feb Live & Local (mortgage) Q&A roundtable Manchester £1,700
3 - 4 February IOSCO ERC Committee Meeting London £13,400
03-Feb FCA Insight presents: Myths and realities of the UK’s intergenerational divide, with Professor Bobby Duffy London £18,100
28-Jan Investment Platform Forum for CEOs London £2,200
24-Jan Webinar: using assessment as a tool to understand culture n/a £8,900
22-Jan Live & Local (mortgage) Q&A roundtable London £5,140
16-Jan OPBAS workshop for professional body AML supervisors Edinburgh, Belfast £1,900
15-Jan Women in Data Science London £1,200
10-Jan FSB OSSG Meeting London £15,600
Date Event Location Approximate cost
04-Dec Navigating the public disclosure regime as an SME London £2,700
03-Dec Live & Local (mortgage) Q&A roundtable Birmingham £1,300
21-Nov Gabriel user feedback events for new FCA data collection platform London, Manchester, Edinburgh £11,500
19-Nov The rising scams threat - developing a collaborative approach London £5,900
15-Nov CultureSprint follow-up: Supporting and empowering managers to transform culture London £2,900
14-Nov Live & Local (mortgage) Q&A roundtable Newcastle £800
29-Oct Live & Local (mortgage) Q&A roundtable Glasgow £1,300
26-Sep Senior Managers & Certification: Enhanced firms briefing London £1,300
23 - 24 September CultureSprint: driving healthy cultures through incentives and recognition London £31,000
19-Sep Asset Management INED Conference London £4,900
19-Sep Guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers consultation (2/2) London, Leeds £3,100
12-Sep Advisory Group on Open Finance London £22,700
05-Sep British Steel Pension Scheme event for former members Port Talbot £1,500
21-Aug British Steel Pension Scheme event for former members Port Talbot £1,600
29-Jul Advisory Group on Open Finance London £1,100
29 July - 2 August AML and Financial Crime TechSprint London £75,000
22-Jul Skilled Persons Briefing London £430
17-Jul Annual Public Meeting London £130,000
15-Jul TechSprintBootcamp London £530
10-Jul With-profits thematic review workshop London £140
Throughout July RDR/ FAMRregional events Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham £27,100
28-Jun Asset Management NEDsconference 2019 London £4,100
18-Jun Future of general insurance roundtable London £3,200
14 & 28 June Events for former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) Port Talbot £2,900
10-Jun Building Society CEOupdate London £1,800
06-Jun FCA& PRAChair and NED conference (insurance) London £6,100
04-Jun FCA& PRAChair and NED conference (banking) London £6,100
3-4 June Financial Conduct Authority and Imperial College Business School conference - household finance and consumer decision making London £14,000
03-Jun Live webinar: Preparing for the Senior Managers & Certification Regime n/a £10,100
Various dates throughout June RDR/ FAMRreview roadshow London, Glasgow, Belfast, Durham £15,500
Various dates throughout June Live & Local Leeds, Basingstoke £2,900
23-24 May CultureSprint: supporting and empowering managers to transform culture London £28,100
22-May Cybercoordination group conference London £2,100
14-May The role of leaders in transforming culture webinar n/a £11,200
09-May Senior Managers & Certification Regime roundtablefor trade associations London £200
07-May Senior Managers & Certification Regime roundtablefor trade associations London £250
07-May Retail Banking Summit - strategic review of retail business models London £5,200
01-May GFINevent London £8,800
Various dates throughout May Live & Local Leeds, Norwich, Cambridge £3,500
30-Apr GFINnetworking event London £2,400
30-Apr Network Forum London £1,300
24-26 April International Enforcement Symposium 2019 Steyning £29,000
04-Apr Workshop for claims management companies London £4,600
02-Apr CultureSprintfollow-up: Creating a speak up, listen up culture in financial services London £1,140
Various dates throughout April Live & Local Newport, Southampton £5,300
27-Mar CMC firm event on authorisation and rules Manchester £10,000
22-23 March Paying for efficient and effective markets conference London £28,900
14-Mar Brexit firm event and live webcast Edinburgh £28,200
11-Mar Financial Crime Guide Forum London
11-Mar Brexit firm event and live webcast London £20,400
Various dates throughout March Live & Local Edinburgh, Manchester, Preston, Exeter, Sutton Coldfield, Telford, Doncaster, Newcastle £47,500
12-Feb Sector Views Event London £1,300
Various dates throughout February Live & Local Bristol, Newport, Derby, Knutsford, Belfast £30,000
31-Jan FCA Innovate 2019 Edinburgh £5,000
24-Jan FCA Innovate 2019 London £14,100
22-Jan Fair pricing in financial services London £10,100
18-Jan CMCs 'Ready for Regulation' Webinar n/a £12,900
17-Jan Patient Capital Event London £3,000
15-Jan Tech Women London London £2,500
14-Jan PRIIPs event London £2,300
Throughout January Live & Local Birmingham, Leicester, London £24,200
Date Event Location Approximate cost
Throughout December Live & Local Glasgow, Leeds, London £34,600
05-Dec Insight Lecture London £9,600
Throughout November Live & Local Edinburgh, Southampton, Manchester, Knutsford, London, Belfast, Coventry, Birmingham £29,900
27-28 November Pensions TechSprint and TechTalk Edinburgh £42,500
26-Nov Alternatives to HCC London £360
Throughout November SMCR roundtable for trade bodies London £3,200
06-Nov Payments Exchange CEO event London £320
Throughout October Live & Local London, Cardiff, Newcastle £17,400
31-Oct FSB Cyber Event London £13,800
19-Oct Innovating for a greener Great Britain London £1,200
18-Oct Network Forum London £700
10-Oct Retail Banking Seminar London £600
02-Oct Duty of Care CP workshop (consumer bodies) London £300
Throughout September Live & Local London, Leicester, Belfast £9,700
26-Sep Duty of Care CP workshop London £5,900
26-Sep Future Retail Banking Scenarios Summit London £8,000
17 & 20 September SMCR Conversion Forms 'Roadshow' Liverpool, London £1,400
18-Sep Consumer Vulnerability Event London £16,000
13-14 September IAIS Market Policy event London £1,900
11-Sep Annual Public Meeting 2018 London £106,000
17-Jul EU withdrawal roundtable London £200
12-13 July IOSCO C5 Committee Meeting London £12,700
10-Jul Live & Local London £2,500
05-Jul Interest-only retirement lending roundtable London £170
04-Jul Transaction Reporting Forum London £3,800
27 & 29 June CMC Consultation Forum London, Edinburgh £6,100
26-Jun Transaction Reporting Forum London £330
12-Jun Asset Management Conference London £113,000
Throughout June Live & Local Belfast, Norwich £1,632
Throughout May Live & Local London, Newcastle, Glasgow £3,125
26-Apr Network Forum 25TNC £865
12-Apr Innovate Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning themed event London £3,166
Throughout April Live & Local Bournemouth, Manchester £1,995
26-Mar MiFID II trade reporting roundtable London £55
21-Mar Collaborating on a global sandbox London £126
21-Mar FCA / TPR Pensions Strategy Roadshow London, Edinburgh, Manchester £16,300
19-Mar Culture & Governance Conference London £62,173
14-Mar Breakfast Briefing - Call for Input on Smarter Regulatory Reporting London £223
13-Mar Sponsor Briefings x 3 London £407
13-Mar 2nd charge mortgage events London £450
12-Mar Briefing for Building Society CEOs London £1,030
Throughout March Live & Local Sheffield, Birmingham, Glasgow £2,150
07-Feb Our Approach to Competition Launch - roundtable for academics London £2,150
01-Feb MIFID Implementation Forum London £330
Throughout February Live & Local Belfast, Knutsford, Bristol, Norwich £3,624
23-Jan Our Approach to Competition Launch London £1,100
18-Jan Retail Banking CEO Roundtable London £66
09-Jan GDPR Roundtable London £134
Throughout January Live & Local London, Cardiff, Birmingham £15,209
Date Event Location Approximate cost
14-Dec MIFID II Implementation Forum for Trade Association & Firms London £520
Throughout December Live & Local (6 events) Various locations £7,091
30-Nov Consumer Strategy Conference London £25,500
29-Nov Wholesale Insurance Market Study London £205
28-Nov Pension Transfer Seminar Doncaster £8,646
22-Nov Insight Lecture – Lord Krebs London £10,700
22-Nov PSD2 Roundtable London £290
21-Nov Pension Transfer Seminar Swansea £7,910
16-Nov Follow-up event to TechSprint 3 (back up date) London £2,818
08-Nov MIFID II Implementation Forum for Trade Association & Firms London £264
Throughout November Live & Local (13 events) Various locations £17,752
17-Oct Network Forum London £667
16-Oct Ageing Population Launch London £7,613
10-Oct MiFID II Trade Reporting Regime London £330
10-Oct Roundtable on alternatives to high-cost credit provision of essential household goods London £143
03-Oct Accountability II regional event Scotland Glasgow £7,679
Throughout October Live & Local (10 events) Various locations £20,229
27 September Accountability II - Midlands Coventry £7,095
22 September Pet Insurance Briefing London £218
22-Sep MiFID Trade Association London £294
21-Sep Accountability II - Liverpool / Manchester Merseyside £8,155
19-Sep Accountability II - Swindon Swindon £7,372
18-Sep PSDII Briefing - Compliance Consultants London £83
15-Sep Accountability II London London £4,084
14-Sep Alternatives to high-cost credit: affordable credit London £128
14-Sep Accountability II Regional Leeds/Newcastle York £6,930
08-Sep Accountability II Briefing - Professional Services (AM) London £317
07-Sep Retirement Outcomes Review CP Forum London £6,700
05-Sep Accountability II Briefing - Trade Bodies (AM) London £287
Throughout September Live & Local Exeter, London, Glasgow, Swansea, Durham, Belfast, Liverpool, Norwich, Birmingham £6,037
29-Aug PPI Launch events London £1,438
Throughout August Live & Local Glasgow £2,571
27-Jul Pensions & Retirement Income Panel London £346
26-Jul Accountability II Trade Body meeting London £120
25-Jul DB to DC Transfer Workshop London £2,315
24-Jul MiFID II - Commodity Position Reporting London £640
18-Jul Annual Public Meeting London £108,000
17-Jul MiFID - Crowdfunding London £212
14-Jul MiFID II - trade association engagement London £330
12-Jul Retail Banking Seminar London £423
11-Jul PSD2 event London £1,356
05-Jul With Profits Forum London £1,776
03-Jul PPI event Birmingham £1,359
Throughout July Live & Local Leeds, Leicester, London £1,346
29-Jun From advert to action: behavioural insights behind financial advertising London £2,180
27-Jun Live & Local - Chairman's Lunch Manchester £587
27-Jun Live & Local (ExCo) - Chris Woolard Bristol £900
26-Jun PPI event London £149
23-Jun MiFID II - Industry Testing Session London £310
20-Jun Access to Insurance Call for Input Launch London £578
15-Jun Skilled Person Panel London £231
13-14 June Innovate: Distributed Ledger Technology Forum London £3,000
19-May MB Liquidity Roundtable London £162
05-May MiFID II - trade association engagement London £264
19-Apr Building Societies CEO event London £300
12-Apr International Innovation Event London £6,390
07-Apr Future Horizons Conference London £22,000
06-Apr MiFID II - trade association engagement London £132
5-6 April IOSCO Cyber Resilience Working Group Meeting London £2,015
29-Mar Network Forum London £629
28 & 29 March Innovate: Insurtech Week London £3,000
22-Mar Conduct Risk Workshop London £577
20-Mar Market Microstructure Conference London £15,406
14 & 15 March TechSprint 3 London £300
01-Mar GI Value Measures Publication Event London £244
Throughout March Live & Local - North West North West £20,399
16-Feb Follow-up to TechSprint 2 London £826
13-Feb Retail Banking Seminar London £615
09-Feb Consumer Credit Live & Local Roadshow Glasgow £12,142
Throughout February Live & Local - South East South East England £39,739
25 & 26 Jan FSB WGGF Meeting London £1,239
18-Jan MiFID II Authorisations Forward FX London £761
17-Jan EBA DP Presentation London £9,685
16-Jan FCA/ICO Forum on data in retail GI London £1,077
09-Jan FSB - OSSG London £5,006
Throughout January & February Asset Management Market Study roundtable sessions x 8 London £11,363
Throughout January Live & Local - Yorkshire and Humber Yorkshire and Humber £36,930
Date Event Location Approximate cost
06-Dec MIFID II - CP 16/29 Event (2/2) London £390
5 & 8 December Transaction Reporting Forum London £4,732
Throughout December Live & Local - London London £32,200
22-Nov MIFID II - CP 16/29 Event (1/2) London £134
17-Nov Mission Conference London £24,000
14-Nov MiFID II pre-application session for MTF/OTF London £392
10-Nov Financial Crime Conference London £80,000
9 & 10 November Techsprint event Hertfordshire £1,000
04-Nov SMR Publications Follow-up event London £83
02-Nov Data bootcamp London £587
Throughout November Live & Local - West Midlands West Midlands £30,000
31-Oct Mission Engagement Programme, Birmingham Birmingham £2,741
19-Oct MiFID II pre-application session for DRSPs London £368
11-Oct Retirement Outcome Review - theories of harm event London £144
10-Oct FCA / PRA New Entrants to Banking London £13,600
4 & 5 October Consumer Choice in Mortgage Markets Conference London £6,000
Throughout October Live & Local - East Anglia East Anglia £28,162
Throughout September Scotland Live & Local £38,367
22-Sep Network Forum London £634
05-Sep CSDR Briefing London £338
04-Aug CFD Firms Briefing II London £207
Throughout July Live & Local: Wales Wales £18,165
26-Jul MiFID II Authorisations Workshop London £623
26-Jul CFD Firms Briefing I London £327
19-Jul Annual Public Meeting London £101,000
11-Jul Retail Banking Flexible Firms Seminar London £300
Throughout June Live & Local: East Midlands East Midlands £30,270
Throughout May Live & Local: North East North East £20,860
25 & 26 May Project Innovate: payments week London £1,000
19-May With-profits event for actuaries London £2,154
13-May Long-standing customers roundtable London £19
Throughout April Live & Local: Northern Ireland NI £20,065
28-Apr Applications' Consultants Forum London £76
19-Apr Markets event London £758
19-Apr NEDsForum (larger wholesale/investment banks) London £3,301
19-Apr Markets event London £758
18-Apr MiFID II Conduct Forum (trades/firms) London £997
22-Mar Network forum London £646
11-Mar MAR implementation event for STORs London £82
Throughout March Live & Local: SW Region SW England £26,477
22-Feb Project Innovate: Fintech event London £3,423
19 & 20 February Wholesale market effectiveness thought leadership conference London £3,193
12-Feb MAR implementation event for firms London £476
05-Feb MAR implementation event for MTFs London £156
04-Feb Flexible retail banks forum London £3,213
28-Jan MAR implementation event for firms London £476
21-Jan Skilled persons briefing London £294
20-Jan SMR NEDs retail banks roundtable London £750
20-Jan SMR NEDs wholesale banks roundtable London £750
14-Jan Chairman's lunch Glasgow £750
14-Jan Wholesale banks CEO roundtable London £750
11-Jan Retail banks CEO roundtable London £750
Date Event Location Approximate cost
15 & 16 December Project Innovate Regulatory Sandbox London £20,064
11-Dec Behavioural Industrial Organisation Thought Leadership Conference London £3,542
04-Dec Wholesale Flexible Firms Briefing London £450
03-Dec MAR level 2 requirements London £238
Various FAMR Roundtables London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester £3,658
26-Nov Investment managers CEO breakfast London £500
19-Nov Accountability business heads event London £11,163
19-Nov Performance management briefing London £520
12-Nov Challenger banks CEO roundtable London £500
12-Nov Insurance NEDs event London £8,473
12-Nov POCA payback conference London £3,443
3 to 5 November IOSCO C8 Meeting London £8,517
Various Credit Union Accountability Roadshows UK-wide £15,628
30-Oct Mortgage call for inputs roundtable London £1,700
20-Oct Pensions Policy Workshop London £3,245
19-Oct MiFID Conference London £150,601
28 to 30 September Credit Union Accountability Roadshows Northern Ireland £2,850
30-Sep Robo-advice week London £9,069
23 to 25 September OECD Consumer Task Force Meeting London £24,762
16 to 22 September Regional Programme NW region £25,666
07-Sep Mortgage Conference London £70,913
27-Jul FEMR Roundtable: Asset Managers London £153
23-Jul FEMR Roundtable: Investment Banks London £153
22-Jul Annual Public Meeting London £88,463
21-Jul Derivatives Briefings London £1,800
20-Jul SMR Professional Services Briefing London £339
16-Jul Pensions Call for Input briefing London £172
16-Jul FEMR Roundtable: Markets Infrastructure London £153
09-Jul SMR CEO Breakfast Briefing London £220
02-Jul Network Forum London £770
01-Jul SMR CEO Breakfast Briefing London £220
02-Jun Distribution Chains Thematic Review Briefing London £589
22-May SME Claims Thematic Review Briefing London £385
13-May Prudential Firms Forum London £53,000
27-Apr Resilience & operational Risk Forum London £572
06-Mar Competition Concurrency Forum London £965
12-Jan Network Forum London £2,852
Date Event Location Approximate cost
02-Dec Enforcement Conference London £62,000
November - December Client Asset Briefings £4,636
25 & 27 November Mortgage Credit Directive Briefing London £3,177
24-Nov Mortgage Credit Directive Briefing Leeds £6,646
21-Nov Mortgage Credit Directive Briefing Edinburgh £900
18-Sep MiFID Conference London £50,000
17-Jul Annual Public Meeting London £98,000
02-Jun General Insurance Sector Conference London £121,000
13-May Coverholder Auditors Seminar London £6,400
09-Apr Claims thematic review London £500
18-Mar FCA Approach to Supervision London £8,000
11-Mar GI Add-ons Market Study Launch London £2,400
Date Event Location Approximate cost
19-Nov Markets Conference London £100,000
30-Oct Asset Management Conference London £117,700
July-September No admissible public events held during this period Nil
10-Apr Applying Behavioural Economics Lecture London £7,200