Our blog covers topics of interest to Finance Directors and Chief Financial Officers alike.
HOW FD CAPITAL WORKS
The FD Capital blog focuses on topics of interest for Finance Directors (FDs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs). It provides insights into the evolving role of financial leadership, especially in areas such as corporate finance, private equity fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions. The blog also covers practical career tips, such as competency-based interview preparation, effective business planning, and leveraging digital tools for financial transformation.
Key themes include:
Digital Transformation in Finance: Articles discuss how interim and part-time CFOs can harness technology, such as AI and big data, to drive financial innovation and efficiency.
Strategic Leadership: The blog emphasizes the expanding role of FDs and CFOs in aligning financial goals with business strategy and managing talent.
Career Development: FD Capital provides tips on enhancing LinkedIn presence, preparing for executive interviews, and transitioning into roles like Portfolio Finance Director.
This content is useful for finance professionals seeking to stay updated on trends, best practices, and leadership strategies within the finance sector.
The Finance Director's and CFO's Blog
The Financial Promotions Compliance Role: Skills and Career Path
The Financial Promotions Compliance Role: Skills and Career Path As the FCA’s scrutiny of financial promotions has intensified, the people …
Financial Promotions Record Keeping: What the FCA Expects
Financial Promotions Record Keeping: What the FCA Expects A compliant financial promotion that cannot be evidenced is, from a supervisory …
AR Financial Promotions: Managing Principal Firm Liability
AR Financial Promotions: Managing Principal Firm Liability The appointed representative model lets an unauthorised firm conduct regulated business under the …
Social Media Financial Promotions: What Compliance Teams Must Know
Social Media Financial Promotions: What Compliance Teams Must Know Social media is where the financial promotions regime meets its hardest …
Common Financial Promotions Breaches and How to Avoid Them
Common Financial Promotions Breaches and How to Avoid Them Most financial promotions breaches are not the result of firms setting …
Fair, Clear and Not Misleading: Applying the FCA Standard
Fair, Clear and Not Misleading: Applying the FCA Standard Three words sit at the centre of UK financial promotions regulation: …
New FCA Governance Guides for Regulated Firm Boards
Our sister practice Exec Capital — which specialises in C-suite and board-level executive search, including an extensive specialism in senior …
SUP 15: What Firms Must Notify the FCA and When
SUP 15 is the FCA’s notification framework — the chapter of the Supervision Manual that sets out what regulated firms …
FCA Perimeter: When Unauthorised Activity Triggers Risk
The regulatory perimeter is the boundary between activities that require FCA authorisation and those that do not. For businesses operating …
Principle 11: What the FCA’s Disclosure Obligation Requires
Principle 11 creates one of the FCA’s most open-ended but consequential obligations: the duty to deal with the regulator in …
SYSC 4: How the FCA Expects Governance to Be Structured
SYSC 4 is the chapter of the FCA’s Senior Management Arrangements, Systems and Controls sourcebook that sets out how the …
FCA Gateway: What a Strong CEO and Chair Statement Needs
The CEO and Chair Statements are the FCA’s window into whether the firm’s leadership genuinely understands its regulatory obligations — …
FD Capital works closely with our clients to identify their needs, creating a close working relationship between businesses and our team of talented FDs and CFOs. Our recruitment service allows you to find the perfect candidate on either a part-time, interim or full time basis.
Our blog covers news items of interest to our clients and candidates looking for their next senior finance roles. FD Capital works closely with PE houses and specialises in helping business with their Private Equity Fund raising.
Many of our blog posts cover topics that our team gets involved with on a day to day basis, such as Corporate Finance and increasingly Financial Services as more of our clients are based in the City of London or are involved in M&A activity of some shape or form.
We curate a list of candidates that are hand selected for your company with the skills and experience you need to scale your business. Visit our how we work page to learn more about our approach.
Our blog posts now feature as news items on Google News
Latest Thinking from FD Capital
Practical insight on FCA regulation, financial crime compliance, CFO leadership and Finance Director practice — written by Adrian Lawrence FCA and the FD Capital team.
FCA conduct rules, COBS suitability, best execution, whistleblowing and the practical expectations of regulatory oversight in FCA-regulated firms.
The MLRO role, AML frameworks, PEP screening, source of wealth and financial crime compliance in FCA-regulated firms — written for practitioners and those who hire them.
The CFO role across sectors and situations — SaaS finance, PE-backed businesses, cybersecurity risk, remote leadership, crisis periods and the fractional CFO model in practice.
The Finance Director role across sectors, salary benchmarks, what FDs earn, and the practical guides to transactions, business structures and financial concepts that FDs navigate daily.
All content written by Adrian Lawrence FCA — ICAEW Fellow and FCA practising certificate holder.
About Our Founder
FD Capital was founded by Adrian Lawrence FCA, a Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience in finance leadership and executive search. Adrian holds a BSc from Queen Mary College, University of London and is a Fellow of the ICAEW. Before founding FD Capital he worked across private, listed, owner-managed and PE-backed organisations, giving him direct experience of the finance challenges and hiring decisions that CFOs are appointed to solve. He personally leads our most senior CFO searches and conducts candidate interviews himself — which is why our assessment process goes substantially deeper than a standard recruiter screen. He holds a practising certificate and this website is associated with his own ICAEW registered Practice. Every brief Adrian takes is informed by having sat on both sides of the table.
Published Research & Thought Leadership Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of FD Capital, actively contributes to advancing the understanding of fractional and interim finance leadership in the UK. His recent peer-reviewed publications on ResearchGate explore the strategic impact of these flexible executive models on business growth, transformation, and scalability — particularly for SMEs, scale-ups, and PE/VC-backed companies.
- The Evolution of Fractional CFO Leadership in Modern UK Businesses (March 2026) — Examining how fractional CFOs are reshaping financial strategy in dynamic markets.
- The Strategic Role of Fractional and Interim Executives in Supporting Organisational Growth and Transformation (March 2026, co-authored) — Insights into how these roles drive efficiency, fundraising success, and long-term value creation.
These works build on Adrian’s 20+ years of hands-on experience in executive finance recruitment and reflect FD Capital’s commitment to evidence-based, high-impact solutions. Our placements draw directly from these principles to deliver shortlists in 3–7 days that align with real-world strategic needs.
FD Capital operates in accordance with recognised executive search standards and professional recruitment best practices. We support the principles outlined in the UK government’s executive search code of conduct
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