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TS Imagine Partners with eflow to Add Surveillance Capabilities
Trading and risk management platform provider TS Imagine has forged a partnership with eflow, a provider of regulatory compliance solutions, that aims to help mutual clients both to meet their regulatory obligations and to safeguard against market abuse through communications monitoring. According to Alex Carteau, head of corporate development at TS Imagine, “This partnership bolsters our…
ESG Ratings Regulation Proposal Questioned Over Green Deal Alignment
An EU proposal to regulate ESG rating agencies has been criticised for failing to align with the bloc’s broader green finance laws. While the European Commission’s (EC) proposed regulation has been widely welcomed, critics including the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) say several shortcomings would render it ineffective. An ESG ratings experts…
Understanding the Value of Global Identifiers in the Fight Against Financial Crime
By Clare Rowley, Head of Business Operations, GLEIF. Money laundering and terrorist financing create significant systemic risks in the global financial system. The intricate webs spun by fraudsters and criminals to evade detection crisscross national borders and legal jurisdictions, commonly exploiting multiple financial institutions and legal entities. In today’s instant digital economy, this is exposing…
FinTech Veterans Create Data, Technology and Services ‘Ecosystem’ to Solve Regulatory Challenges
The battery of ESG and financial regulations introduced in the past few years – and the future rules already in an advanced state of preparation – are weighing on institutions as the threat of censure for breaches increases. But a team of FinTech specialists has come up with a novel approach to helping all parties,…
Xceptor’s Integration with Taskize Seeks to Aid Firms as They Grapple with T+1
With the US markets’ adoption of T+1 settlement looming, trade automation platform Xceptor has teamed up with corporate collaboration specialist Taskize to streamline the trade affirmation process. The integration of the Xceptor Confirmations solution with Taskize’s inter-company workflow platform is aimed at helping firms to orchestrate affirm, confirm, and dispute resolution with their counterparties as…
SimCorp Integrates Clarity AI Sustainability Data into Investment Management Platform
SimCorp, currently the subject of an all-cash offer from Deutsche Börse, has integrated Clarity AI’s sustainability datasets into its investment management platform providing institutional investors with access to AI-powered datasets that will help them align with EU sustainable finance regulations and execute impact investing strategies. Clarity AI uses machine learning and big data to deliver…
Building Trust in AI: An Imperative for Widespread Adoption
By Anshuman Prasad, Global Head of Risk Analytics, CRISIL. As large language models (LLMs) continue to surprise there is a clamour to adopt AI in a more meaningful fashion across the financial services sector, where machine learning was previously accessible only in rarefied tech or quant circles. From algorithmic trading to predictive analytics and chatbots,…
Webinar Preview: Empowering Asset Managers and Owners with ESG Solutions for Net Zero Transformation
Decarbonising the atmosphere is the defining goal of the environmental movement, and one that financial institutions are playing a vital role in achieving. They are working towards meeting targets set over the next 25-40 years of reaching a state in which the net amount of carbon released into the atmosphere by economic activity is zero….
Start-Up C-More Sets Sights on Ambitious SME Database
A Portuguese sustainability management software provider has set itself the daunting task of compiling a database that will eventually provide a base level of ESG information on every small business in the world. Lisbon-based start-up C-More has created a platform that helps small and midsize companies assess their own ESG maturity and learn how to improve their performance and…
Suade Commits $20 Million to Grow Regulatory Reporting Business in US and Canada
Suade, a RegTech firm offering Regulation-as-a-Service (RaaS) to automate reporting and compliance for financial institutions, has committed $20 million to bolster growth in US and Canadian financial markets. The company says the financial commitment is also aimed at helping firms address the complex reporting requirements of Basel 3.1. Diana Paredes, CEO of Suade, explains: “The…