Presentations on conflicts of interest thematic review

The Commission delivered two presentations on Wednesday 11 March 2026 regarding the findings from its thematic review of Conflicts of Interest within the Investment and Fiduciary sectors, published on 22 September 2025.   

The presentations reinforced the findings of the thematic review which found that, in general, firms appropriately identify, manage and record conflicts of interest that arise during the course of doing business, using a combination of policies, procedures and periodic training.  Examples were provided at the presentations of the specific controls that had been implemented by firms to manage varying conflicts of interest, as well as areas to consider further when next enhancing their policies, procedures and controls.  

The key messages from the presentations were that conflicts of interest are inevitable, but simply identifying or recording them is not enough. Firms should actively manage and mitigate conflicts of interest to ensure fair outcomes. 

Circa 180 people attended the two presentations, the slides from the presentations are now available to view: Investment presentation and Fiduciary presentation.