John Gubert of HSBC has stepped down as chairman of the Reference Data User Group, and has been replaced as chair by Alan Plom of Gartmore Investment Management. Plom has also been appointed to sit Steering Committee of the U.S. Reference Data Coalition and is keen on “the continuation of the strong working relationship between RDUG and REDAC”.
As rising geopolitical uncertainty prompts an intensification in the complexity and volume of global economic and financial sanctions, banks and financial institutions are faced with a daunting set of new compliance challenges. The risk of inadvertently engaging with sanctioned securities has never been higher and the penalties for doing so are harsh. Traditional sanctions screening...
Ensuring artificial intelligence deployments are securely governed without stymieing their potential is a delicate balancing act. It requires carefully drawn policies, frameworks and processes. As deployment of the technology expands and its capabilities and complexity multiply, the governance structure must adapt and evolve. How to get this right is among the most important topics swirling...
Now in its 9th year, the RegTech Summit in New York will bring together the RegTech ecosystem to explore how the North American capital markets financial industry can leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change.
This year has truly been a year of change for the data management community. Regulators and industry participants alike have been keenly focused on the importance of data with regards to compliance and risk management considerations. The UK Financial Services Authority’s fining of Barclays for transaction reporting failures as a result of inconsistent underlying reference...
