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EU Regulatory Priorities for 2023, According to our Brussels Insider

Higher Interest Rates, A Volatile Crypto-Asset Environment and the Growth of Opaque Non-Bank Institutions Challenge Central Banks and Regulators in the EU. These were the opening remarks of Dr. David Doyle, an EU financial services regulatory expert, and frequent speaker at A-Team Group conferences, when we met up with him early in the New Year…

LIBOR Transition: The Countdown Is On

Ian Sams, European Head of Product at TraditionDATA. Financial institutions and corporates have fewer than six months to get ready for one of the biggest changes to financial markets in history. On 30 June 2023, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will cease publishing the London interbank overnight rate (LIBOR) dollar-denominated tenors. Market participants must move to alternative risk-free…

Cube Acquires The Hub to Help Clients Automate Compliance Processes

Regulatory data automation specialist Cube has acquired The Hub, a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for capturing and monitoring unstructured regulatory data. Cube plans to integrate The Hub’s technology with its own RegPlatform to allow clients to automate their regulatory compliance processes. The acquisition aims to address what Cube has identified as financial firms’ growing…

ESMA Recommends Digital Token Identifier for Pilot of Distributed Ledger Technology Regulation

ESMA has recommended use of the ISO standard Digital Token Identifier (DTI) for the pilot of its Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) regulatory regimen. DTIs are issued by the DTI Foundation, a non-profit division of Etrading Software, with a view to bringing standardisation to digital asset and crypto markets. The DLT pilot will apply from 23…

Clarity AI and LSEG Create Compliance Tool for Updated SFDR

Sustainability tech platform Clarity AI is providing the infrastructure and analytics behind a new tool that’s helping LSEG’s financial institution clients comply with European ESG reporting rules that came into effect this week. SFDR Reporting Professional Powered by Clarity AI has been created to enable compliance with the new Level 2 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation….

2023, the Year When ESG Comes of Age

If the past 12 months tested the resilience of the global ESG project, then 2023 is likely to be the turning point from which it becomes an irreversible part of the financial landscape. Data quality will improve as regulations toughen and as disclosures and reporting standards become codified internationally, market experts predict for the new…

Financial Institutions Experiencing D&I Data Shortcomings

A leading British specialist provider of diversity and inclusion (D&I) data has warned that financial institutions are failing to use available information to heal social divisions. The comments came after the UK financial regulator published a damning condemnation of efforts by the nation’s businesses to address D&I in their workplaces. While Anders Rodenberg, chief executive…

2023 is the Year for Tackling ESG Data, Frameworks, and Compliance – from Front-to-Back

By Janine Hofer-Wittwer, CFA, Senior Product Manager, Financial Information, SIX. The role of data in financial markets is constantly evolving. However, ESG data is currently underrated and undervalued in terms of strategic importance and the future of finance. Earlier this year, we saw new requirements come into force under MiFID II for banks and investment…

Predictions 2023: A Year of Evolution and Adaptation

By Ludovic Blanquet, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Xceptor. As the curtains begin to draw on 2022, financial institutions are anxiously navigating the challenges imposed by war in Ukraine, rampant inflation, and looming recessions. If it was hoped the diminishing threat of Covid would offer some respite, that hope was short-lived. However, advancements were made…

RegTech is Only as Good as the Data it Uses, Summit Told

While technology has automated regulatory compliance for financial institutions, vendors and users must vigilantly stay on top of the data behind it to adjust to changes in the laws they seek to address. New or different datasets and formats must be accommodated, and new data sources found as regulators redraw rules to protect participants in…