
Regulators expect firms to have arrangements in place to recover from a stress or, in the event of the business failure, to exit the market without causing disruption or harm to customers.
The PRA expects banks and building societies to have a credible recovery plan and a resolution pack. PRA regulated firms must also produce a solvent exit analysis by October 2025; many firms have already started this project.
The FCA expects all solo-regulated firms, including investment firms, to have a wind-down plan in place and may ask for it at any time.
In our experience, banks and FCA regulated firms usually struggle to come up with a realistic plan. It is common to misjudge costs, timelines and the level of detail information needed.
At Tesaka we are experts in recovery planning, resolution and wind down planning, having provided these services for global banks and small investment firms.
If you are a bank we can:
If you are an FCA regulated firm we can assist you with developing your wind down plan by:
Wind down plan template
Cost of wind down analysis
Fire drill exercise
Recovery capacity improvement
PRA feedback remediation