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From Fragmented to Unified: KOR Streamlines SEC and CFTC Derivatives Reporting
In August, KOR received its license from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a Securities Based Swap Data Repository (SBSDR) and Securities Information Processor (SIP)—a milestone that positions it squarely within a particularly exclusive segment of the U.S. derivatives reporting environment. This achievement makes KOR only the second SBSDR in the country…
KYC 2.0: Elevating Customer Due Diligence Practices
By Steve Marshall, Director, Advisory Services, FinScan, an Innovative Systems solution. Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements for anti-money laundering (AML) programmes are entering a new era. Evolving regulations, industry best practices, and ongoing scrutiny of compliance programmes are pushing organisations subject to KYC regulations to reevaluate their approach to customer due diligence (CDD), the process…
How RegTech has Shaped Compliance in a Year of Global Regulatory Changes
2024 has been a transformative year for the regulatory landscape marked by major updates to trade reporting rules across the globe. Leo Labeis, CEO of REGnosys, reflects on the year and discusses how firms can harness RegTech solutions to stay prepared for ongoing regulatory evolution. While some will remember 2024 as “the year the world…
Behavioural Surveillance: Key Insights from the Smarsh -Sponsored Webinar on Conduct Risk Management
A recent webinar hosted by RegTech Insight and sponsored by Smarsh, brought together industry leaders to explore innovative strategies for tackling conduct risk. The panel included Sepehr Irandoost, Head of Global Surveillance Effectiveness and Efficiency, Bank of America; Marili Anderson, Head of Compliance, Rabobank; Theo Hill, Senior Director of Product Management, Smarsh. Managing conduct risk…
Kaizen and RegGenome Partner to Streamline Global Regulatory Intelligence
Reg reporting specialist Kaizen has forged a partnership with RegGenome, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge and a founding member of the open-source Regulatory Genome Project (RGP), aimed at helping financial institutions navigate complex global regulations. The tie-in combines RegGenome’s AI-powered regulatory data repository with Kaizen’s award-winning Single Rulebook platform. The partnership leverages the complementary…
ACA Updates ESG Platform with Greater Private Market Capabilities
Governance, risk and compliance advisory firm ACA Group has updated its ESG data management platform to provide more flexibility to its private investment clients. The New York-based company has retooled the ACA Vantage for ESG platform it launched in 2022 after acquiring ESG data specialist Ethos. The new iteration enables greater configuration of data and…
Digital Communications Governance and Archiving: Pioneered by Theta Lake
By Garth Landers, Director of Product Marketing, Theta Lake. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the term “regulatory tsunami” has become a common phrase, reflecting the immense pressure organizations face to maintain compliance across a myriad of communication channels. As businesses increasingly adopt modern collaboration tools, the challenge of ensuring compliance has grown exponentially. Since…
FINRA’s 2024 New and Updated Guidelines on AI and GenAI/LLM Integration
In 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) expanded its guidance on integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the securities industry, placing particular emphasis on generative AI (GenAI) and large language models. This builds upon FINRA’s ongoing efforts since 2020 to ensure that member firms adhere to existing regulatory frameworks while adopting advanced technologies. The recent…
Why NatWest’s e-Comms Channel Ban Sparks Debate: Insights from Symphony’s Brad Levy
NatWest’s recent decision to ban popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger on company devices has reignited debate over how financial institutions manage off-channel communications. Brad Levy, CEO of Symphony shared his insights with RegTech Insight on why channel bans are only a temporary solution to a complex issue. Levy argues that there is…
Droit adds ETD Reporting with Traceability and Transparency for Compliance
Computational law and regulatory technology provider Droit has released a new Exchange Traded Derivates (ETDs) Reporting product for clearing firms to address increasingly stringent regulatory reporting requirements for accuracy and transparency. “There is increased scrutiny around exchange-traded derivatives reporting. When audits occur, firms need to understand how decisions are made,” explains Brock Arnason, Founder and…