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FCA Takes Charge: UK Centralises AML Supervision Across Professional Services
The United Kingdom’s decision to centralise Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) supervision under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) marks a structural shift that brings professional services oversight in line with the rest of the financial sector. The move aligns the UK with a broader global trend toward consolidation, consistency, and intelligence-led supervision –…
Navigating the Complex New Sanctions Landscape: Webinar Preview
The criticality of sanctions to the armoury of international relations has been amplified over the past decade as geopolitical and trade tensions have intensified. Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its attempted full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, governments around the world have increased sanctions on nations and entities by 700%, according to…
From London to New York: How Regulators and Firms Are Re-Drawing the AI Compliance Map
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes financial services, regulators and industry leaders are converging on a shared challenge: how to balance innovation with accountability. At A-Team Group’s recent RegTech Summit London, the conversation moved beyond theory into practice, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and leading firms outlining how principle-based regulation, collaborative testing, and emerging “agentic…
Canada and Hong Kong Regulatory Reporting Updates Signal Continued Global Shift
Canada and Hong Kong’s latest regulatory reporting rule changes mark a broader international trend toward regulatory convergence, placing increasing pressure on financial institutions. Leo Labeis, CEO of REGnosys, explains how Digital Regulatory Reporting offers a path forward for reporting firms. Canada’s new trade reporting reforms, introduced by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), came into effect…
AI Becomes Mainstream for Compliance – Nasdaq’s 2025 Survey
In the tenth edition of the Nasdaq Global Compliance Survey, conducted in May–July 2025, compliance and regulatory-risk professionals from 103 firms across the Americas, EMEA and APAC shared their priorities, challenges and planned investments. This year’s survey features a senior audience with 72 % having ten or more years’ experience in compliance covering director and…
FSB Guidance for Supervisors – Tracking Systemic AI Adoption Risk
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released detailed guidance on how regulators and supervisors should monitor the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across the financial system. The report, Monitoring Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Related Vulnerabilities in the Financial Sector, provides a practical framework for identifying where AI use may introduce or amplify systemic risks….
A-Team Group Announces Winners of the AI in Capital Markets Awards 2025
A-Team Group has announced the winners of the inaugural AI in Capital Markets Awards 2025, celebrating the most innovative and impactful applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning across the global financial markets. The new awards programme recognises technologies that have moved beyond proof-of-concept to deliver measurable value, supporting efficiency, resilience, and insight generation across…
Data Lineage the ‘Heartbeat’ of Financial Institutions: Webinar Review
End-to-end lineage that enables robust data traceability is now considered the “heartbeat of an enterprise” and no longer a niche interest of data managers, according to an A-Team LIVE webinar. Focusing on the importance of metadata to two particular use cases – regulatory compliance and artificial intelligence readiness – panellists agreed that without a solid…
Beyond the Balance Sheet: Operationalising Non-Financial Misconduct under SMCR
The integration of Non-Financial Misconduct (NFM) – encompassing behaviours such as harassment, discrimination, and bullying – into the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) marks an important step in UK financial services regulation. A webinar, Managing Non-Financial Misconduct Under SMCR, hosted by A-Team Group, offered senior practitioners insights into operationalising these expectations, covering legal alignment,…
Eventus Unveils Frank AI to Bring Conversational Intelligence to Trade Surveillance
Eventus, the trade surveillance and financial risk solutions provider, today launched Frank AI, a new artificial intelligence platform designed to transform how compliance teams interact with surveillance data. The new tool embeds generative AI into Eventus’s Validus platform, allowing even non-technical users to conduct complex data investigations using conversational English. The launch addresses a persistent…