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Post-Brexit UK Sanctions Regime Adds Complexity as Firms Wrestle with Global Compliance
The post-Brexit UK sanctions regime has added complexity to firms’ efforts to comply with international sanctions regimes, in some cases changing their appetite for risk, according to a recent A-Team webinar on the topic. And although much of the UK regime has been transposed from EU regulation, small but significant changes are adding to the…
RegTech Summit Goes Global as A-Team Launches Singapore Event in November
It’s official. Due to popular demand, A-Team Group is expanding its highly successful RegTech Summit conference series with an event in Singapore in the autumn. With lead sponsorship from Solidatus confirmed, A-Team is now formulating the agenda, recruiting speakers and discussing participation opportunities with sponsors and exhibitors. A-Team’s RegTech Summit APAC will take place on…
Element22 Teams with DLT Provider Agility Sciences for Real-Time ESG Data
Timed to coincide with the March 10 initial implementation of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), data consultancy Element22 and distributed ledger developer Agility Sciences have teamed up to launch ESGi, which aims to offer buy-side firms access to ESG data in real time. ESGi has been designed to address issues relating to ESG…
IHS Markit Webinar Offers Guidance on MAS Derivatives Reporting
A Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) consultation paper (CP) – expected around the end of the month – won’t result in delays to the October 2021 implementation date for MAS’s derivatives trade reporting requirements, practitioners heard on a recent webinar on the topic hosted by IHS Markit. As a result, practitioners should continue on their…
Hedge Fund Aspect Capital Widens Deployment of OpenGamma for Margin Calculations
Systematic hedge fund Aspect Capital is widening its use of OpenGamma’s derivatives analytics to aid in the calculation of margin requirements as the firm expands into new markets. Aspect recently indicated it is starting operations in China, requiring it to calculate margin for trading on that country’s exchanges. OpenGamma’s analytics cover exchange and broker margin…
FundGuard $12 Million Raise to Address Regulatory Stress on Transparency in Fund Administration
New York-based FundGuard, a pioneer in the use of AI in investment management and asset services, has completed a $12 million series A funding to finance its solution for meeting increased regulatory demands for transparency and resilience in the fund administration segment. The new round, led by Israeli venture capital firm Team8 and existing investors…
Meet-the-Team Series:
Leigh Hill, Marketing Operations Manager
This week’s edition of our Meet-the-Team series focuses on our self-proclaimed “Jack-of-all-Trades” Leigh Hill; A-Team Group’s Marketing Operations Manager. Nearly six years ago, Leigh joined the team and hasn’t looked back! Her working life started out in sales administration, transitioned to a sales and marketing role and from there she caught the marketing bug. Her…
Element22 Outlines The Data Challenges and Business Opportunities of SFDR Compliance
With the first deadline of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) fast approaching on 10 March 2021, is your organisation data ready for compliance, what data management challenges are you facing, and how can these be overcome? Still more, how prepared is your organisation for the next deadline on 30 June 2021, and the…
How to Manage Dual Sanctions Compliance Post Brexit Addition of UK Regime to EU Regulation
Brexit created a number of regulatory compliance challenges for financial institutions in the UK, not least a change to sanctions regulation that is set out in the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and is fundamentally different to EU sanctions regulation. If your organisation falls within scope of the new UK sanctions regime or both…
Mirato Raises $9 Million to Fund AI-Based Supplier Risk Platform
In another indicator of the market’s acceptance of AI, Tel Aviv-based Mirato has raised $9 million to support the development and commercialization of its third-party risk management (TPRM) platform. With regulators intensifying their scrutiny of financial institutions’ relationships with external suppliers – with regulations like GDPR addressing privacy concerns, for instance – Mirato’s offering helps…