Please see below for our recent press items.
Financial Innovator of the year 2020 for Sturgeon Compliance
Sturgeon Compliance has been recognised again by the M&A annual awards programme winning the Financial Innovator 2020 award.
Sturgeon Ventures seals CISI Corporate Supporter partnership
Read on for a recent press release from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) on Sturgeon’s corporate supporter partnership.
“…Pioneering regulatory incubator Sturgeon Ventures has confirmed Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) corporate supporter partnership status for its staff.
Best Regulatory Incubator 2020 Award
Sturgeon are pleased to announce that they have been awarded the M&A Global Awards Best Regulatory Incubator 2020.
The awards follow strict guidelines which include:
SEC Proposes to Update Accredited Investor Definition to Increase Access to Investments
A press release was issued yesterday by SEC on their proposal to update the Accredited Investor Definition in order to increase access to investments.
Sturgeon Ventures is regulated by SEC since 2013 and you can see our registration details on their registration page
Seonaid Mackenzie comments on FCA SMCR Regime
Seonaid Mackenzie, Managing Partner of Sturgeon Ventures, commented in Hedgeweek on the FCA’s Senior Managers & Certification Regime. The SM&CR is mainly concerned with how those businesses within the financial services are run and managed.
Sturgeon Ventures’ Commitment to the Women in Finance Charter
Sturgeon Ventures are proud to have been signed up to the Women in Finance Charter since July 2016.
Following the findings of the 2015 review into the representation of women in senior management roles within financial services, which found that women made up only 14% of Executive Committees, the Women In Finance Charter was launched in 2016.
Agile Working for Successful Teams
Sturgeon Ventures, the Pioneer of Regulatory Hosting in the UK, has throughout its 21-year history championed a successful agile team. Seonaid Mackenzie, Founding Partner of Sturgeon, is a strong advocate of agile working and leadership articles such as this one from McKinsey.
Sturgeon Ventures LLP Charity of 2019
We would like to feature our Charity of the Year, to share the work of people who help those in the City we work in.
On the basis that you all work in Financial Services, you take it for granted that you have the skills to manage your personal finances – simply paying household bills. But many are never taught this life skill.
Seonaid Mackenzie – Finalist for the Women in Finance Awards
Sturgeon Ventures are delighted that Seonaid Mackenzie has been shortlisted in the Ambassador of the Year category for the Women in Finance Awards 2019.
“…This category celebrates the individual who has achieved a long-term impact on the way people and organisations think about and practice gender diversity. The Ambassador of the Year will be a prominent person in business and/or financial services who publicly champions gender parity in the sector.
FCA Review of Principal Firms – Investment Management
The FCA yesterday published its Review of principal firms in the investment management sector.
This report followed the FCA’s very detailed review of the investment management sector in 2017, a process involving most participants in the industry. As one of the Principal Firms to participate, Sturgeon Ventures responded to information requests and hosted a visit by the FCA in Autumn that year.
