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Ex-BoFE Haldane’s Headache Amplifies Banking’s PEPplexity
By Rory Doyle, Head of Financial Crime Policy at Fenergo. Just when you thought the drama was over after the Nigel Farage-Coutts saga, along comes another high-profile figure to re-shine a spotlight on a problem that refuses to disappear. Andy Haldane, a former bigwig at the Bank of England, is the latest to be denied a…
Divisions Over Scope 3 Reporting Likely to Widen Amid New Data
New research indicates that investors want more Scope 3 emissions data and that corporations are pressing on with disclosure procedures, all despite recent regulatory back pedalling on the issue. Two studies indicate that the gathering and dissemination of supply-chain emissions information will be a key part of ESG integration even though it has been relegated…
CUBE Expands Regulatory Reach With Strategic Acquisitions & Partnerships
CUBE recently announced the acquisition of Reg-Room, a strategic move aimed at broadening its regulatory intelligence capabilities. This acquisition, coupled with a significant new partnership with investment firm Hg, marks a pivotal phase in CUBE’s growth strategy. The acquisition of Reg-Room, allows CUBE to incorporate and expand its regulatory change monitoring and analysis. This is…
Adopting a Principles-Based Framework for AI Governance
Governance in IT is a well-established discipline underpinned by multiple standards from international and national organisations like ISO, IEC and AICPA. What these standards share is a principles-based approach to the implementation of standards within the organisation. A new governance framework to cover emerging AI technologies is not just a necessity but an urgent need….
A-Team Group Announces Winners of ESG Insight Awards 2024
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its ESG Insight Awards 2024. These awards recognise both established solution vendors and innovative newcomers providing leading ESG solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants. This year’s awards included more than 30 categories ranging from Best Regulatory Reporting Solution for ESG to Best ESG Data and Technology…
RepRisk Chief Hails CSDDD as Good for Investor Decision Making
The European Union’s latest piece of sustainability legislation will provide investors with greater transparency into companies’ climate and human rights performance, giving them crucial information on which to make investment and risk decisions, according to a leading figure in the ESG data space. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will enable firms to present…
Data Suggests ESG Integration Burden is Easing in Private Markets
The ESG integration burden on private markets appears to be abating. Two reports this week suggest that one of the largest investment categories for financial institutions are finding it easier to obtaining the data they need to implement a robust sustainability strategy and that the importance of ESG to portfolio companies is increasing. A survey…
Hosting GenAI in the Cloud for RegTech
In his recent letter to shareholders, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon highlighted cloud computing and GenAI as integral components of the firm’s strategy, with 75% of its data and 70% of its applications to be hosted in a combination of public and private clouds this year. Over the past decade, cloud computing has become…
S&P Global’s Cappitech Extends Pirum Collaboration for SEC Rule 10c-1a
Pirum, the London based, post-trade services and securities financing automation vendor and the Cappitech unit of S&P Global Market Intelligence have extended the functionality of their joint Securities Financing Transaction Reporting (SFTR) solution to address the upcoming SEC rule 10c-1a, which covers the reporting of securities lending transactions. The two originally partnered in 2021 to…
ESG Space Has Strengthened Under Pressure, Summit Lead Speaker Says
The ESG space has emerged stronger from a bruising year of criticism, with financial institutions and companies alike taking a more considered approach to integrating sustainability considerations into their operations. That is the message from the lead speaker at this year’s ESG Data and Tech Summit London, who also forecasts that vendors and users will…