Building actionable legal advice into financial services operating models

      Supervisory expectations for financial services continue to expand. For today’s in-house legal teams, understanding how those rules are reflected in governance, throughout operating models and within decision-making is now compliance-critical. The challenge? Aligning regulatory obligations with business strategy while sustaining transformation and market expansion.

      To do so, regulatory legal rigor needs to be involved early in the design process. By aligning operating structures and control frameworks with commercial initiatives as they develop, holistic legal advice enables teams to anticipate regulatory expectations and manage risk with greater confidence at the outset of strategic decisions — not as an afterthought.

      With a multidisciplinary approach to global legal and business advisory, our specialist financial services regulation lawyers help you do just that. We advise on regulatory establishment, ongoing compliance, supervisory engagement and transformation programs, both as a standalone law practice and in collaboration with our global financial services network. It’s how we support broad compliance with robust legal discipline, designed to how you operate.



      How we help

      The KPMG Law Financial Services Regulation practice supports organizations in embedding legal design and compliance into their operations and strategic initiatives, with cross-border confidence.

      Working with in-house legal and compliance teams, our practice draws on sector-specific insight, technology-enabled delivery and our wider global capabilities to help teams maintain control as business models evolve.

      Regulatory establishment and authorization

      From new market entry to ongoing regulatory approvals, our practice helps structure applications and align governance frameworks with regulatory requirements. By setting up a business correctly as part of the authorization process, we help reduce later-stage delays and the need for structural remediation.

      Sustained regulatory compliance and supervisory engagement

      Collaborating with our wider financial services organization of professionals to help interpret regulatory developments and apply them within existing operating models, we help maintain consistency in regulated environments, providing advice on control frameworks, reporting obligations and supervisory interactions.

      Business transformation and regulatory change

      By engaging early in transformation programs, we help deepen regulatory considerations to inform business operations. Supporting in-house legal teams as strategic enablers, we advise on the regulatory implications of restructuring, product development, digital initiatives and market expansion.

      Investigations and regulatory response

      Where regulatory concerns arise, we advise on investigations, supervisory inquiries and enforcement risk. From assessing exposure and coordinating responses, to strengthening internal frameworks to better address underlying issues, our practice lawyers strive to provide a 360-degree view.



      Our technology

      With significant investment in our own proprietary legal AI technologies and alliances across the globe, we combine legal experience with technology-enabled delivery to help you reimagine cross-border compliance with confidence and control.

      Designed to enable smarter decisions, faster execution and confident cross-border collaboration, KPMG Digital Gateway helps you connect the data dots across legal disciplines and departments, enhancing outcomes from a single platform.

      Across financial services regulation and broader legal services, we’re investing in AI-driven legal platforms that help drive decision-making and accelerate outcomes, helping you navigate complexity at speed and with ease.


      Your financial services regulation needs. Supported by our global legal capabilities

      Compliance with financial services regulation requires more than technical insight of complex, cross-border rules. It takes legal judgment tied to the business realities of operating in regulated markets. At KPMG Law, our financial services regulation lawyers advise organizations in collaboration with our wider financial services teams — giving you the legal counsel to navigate confidently across jurisdictions.

      With over 3,600 legal professionals across more than 80 jurisdictions, our global services platform can help you handle evolving financial services regulation across borders.

      Supporting complex business needs across borders and balance sheets, KPMG Law helps keep you competitive across our global practice areas.

      Discover our innovative services helping organizations scale legal support and embed capability into day-to-day operations.

      See how our sector-embedded legal professionals support legal leaders facing real-world challenges in today’s fast-moving industries.



      Our insights

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      Learn about some of the most pressing issues impacting in-house legal leaders, with our global series of publications.


      Our people

      Kennedy Masterton-Smith

      Partner, KPMG Law

      KPMG in the UK

      Matthijs Bolkenstein

      Partner Legal

      KPMG in the Netherlands


      Connect with us

      We combine our multidisciplinary approach to financial services regulation with deep, practical legal knowledge to help clients meet challenges and seize opportunities. Connect with your local KPMG team to start the conversation.
       

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