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The Fallacy of Managing Big Risks: Why Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Often Fails to Deliver to Boards and What to Do About It
By Andrew Smart, Head of Enterprise Risk Management at KRM22. Anyone who has served on the executive team or board of a regulated capital markets firm will have at least a passing familiarity with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Many have probably experienced it first hand, perhaps sitting through a presentation of the firm’s latest ‘Top…
SOTERIA and RIMES Join Forces on Trade and Communications Surveillance
A new partnership is set to combine two of the most fragmented and challenging areas of market surveillance, as SOTERIA (formerly known as Insightful Technology) joins forces with managed data services and RegTech provider, RIMES Technologies, to create a new solution that assists firms to detect market abuse and insider dealing through the unison of…
ACA Compliance Launching ‘Next Generation’ RegTech Surveillance Platform
In response to what it views as a fragmented regulatory ecosystem, ACA Compliance has launched a new compliance and risk management platform aimed at assisting firms to automate their processes, connect their data sources and scale up their compliance strategy. ComplianceAlpha 2.0 is a new trade surveillance approach targeting employee compliance – helping firms to…
Semarchy Releases Update to Pioneering xDM Platform
Intelligent Data HubTM provider Semarchy in September announced the release of xDM 5.1, the newest version of its pioneering data management platform. The Semarchy xDM platform solves for enterprise Master Data Management (MDM), Application Data Management (ADM), and Collaborative Data Governance challenges at some of the most well-known brands across the US and Europe. The…
Low-Code Developer Appian Launches New Institutional Solution
The pace of change in financial markets is accelerating with ever-changing compliance mandates, increasingly burdensome regulations, and disruptive new business models. An aggressively innovative multiple enterprise technology specialist, Appian, is aiming to leverage this disruption to positive effect – turning ideas into effective business applications through its low-code development platform. What is low code? Essentially,…
SS&C Expands Risk Analytics with Agreement to Buy Algorithmics’ Assets from IBM
SS&C Technologies has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain Algorithmics’ and related assets from IBM. The addition of Algorithmics, a provider of risk analytics products and capital management solutions, will extend SS&C’s risk analytics and regulatory offering by adding over 200 clients, 350 employees and offices in 25 countries. Client types include banks, broker…
Shield Launches New SME-Focused Compliance Hub
As first reported by RegTech Insight at the start of September, specialist RegTech provider Shield has officially launched a version of its flagship eComms compliance platform specifically targeting small and medium-sized businesses. With warning signs that the focus of the regulator towards smaller firms has changed, a more rigorous approach to enforcement could be on…
AB Max Sievert Acquires Nasdaq’s Stake in Scila AB
Swedish investment company AB Max Sievert has acquired a minority stake in Stockholm-based surveillance and risk technology provider Scila AB. The minority stake originated from the Nasdaq acquisition of Cinnober in early 2019. Cinnober had a minority shareholding in Scila for over 10 years before being acquired by Nasdaq. Scila AB provides surveillance, AML and…
Accuity Upgrades Financial Crime Screening Solution
Financial crime compliance specialist Accuity has enhanced its account screening and alert management platform ‘Firco Screening Insight – for accounts’ to include new data offerings, improved list management capabilities, and integration with third-party case management solutions. The improvements are designed to reduce false positives, improve accuracy and track the latest regulations and watchlists. According to…
Deal or No Deal: Brexit or No Brexit – How Does this Affect GDPR?
By Nick Murphy, Associate Director, GDPR Integrated Technology and Solution, 3 Lines of Defence Consulting. All eyes are on the government right now. Parliament is up and running again – for now! A No-Deal Brexit is still looming ever larger and the clock is still ticking. The time for UK firms to take action on…