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Covid Proof: The Future of Onboarding High-Net-Worth Clients
By Hugo Chamberlain, COO, smartKYC. The future of high-net-worth client onboarding has arrived – and it is one well suited for our post-COVID world. Automated and paperless, it enables wealth managers to accelerate acquisition, fully comply with the most stringent KYC regulations and deliver a frictionless start to the beginning of the client relationship. In…
Brexit is Here – But Sadly, Equivalence is Not
The UK has finally left the European Union. A trade deal was wrung out at the eleventh hour, allowing the two sides to trade with zero tariffs and quotas, but the financial services industry has been left hanging – with talk of an MoU around the regulation of financial services being reached only by March…
FCA Cracks Down on OMS Reporting Errors: Regulated Firms Pay the Price
By Matt Smith, CEO, SteelEye. Certain Order Management Systems (OMSs) have recently come under scrutiny from the FCA because of quality issues around MiFIR reporting. Firms that heavily rely on their OMS for daily regulatory reporting have been found to consistently over or under report their transactions. The responsibility for accurate reporting rests solely with…
2021 Predictions: Change is Afoot
By Marc Murphy, CEO, Fenergo. It almost feels like the financial industry went to bed in March 2020 and woke up in 2030. Prior to the pandemic, financial institutions had been falling behind when it came to digital transformation, only increasing resources when absolutely necessary. But now, the pandemic has forced financial institutions to make…
Full Circle: What We’ve Learned From A Crazy Year
2020 is finally (thankfully!) drawing to a close. It’s our last issue of the year, and what a year it has been. From lockdowns to loopholes, disaster recovery and doom-mongering to booming markets and business as usual, the past 12 months have been a rollercoaster ride for everyone, and the financial services have not escaped….
Thomson Reuters Report on ‘Fintech, RegTech and the Role of Compliance’ Finds Increased Use of Technology During Pandemic
The Thomson Reuters’ Fintech, RegTech and the Role of Compliance Report 2021, released this week, finds that the adoption and implementation of technology has taken a huge step forward during the pandemic, despite the continuing budget challenges that firms face. Sector growth is expected to accelerate in the coming months and years, predicts the report,…
DTCC Acquires Sapient’s Platform for Compliance Management Reporting
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which provides market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has acquired Publicis Sapient’s Compliance Management Reporting System (CMRS). DTCC plans to integrate the system with its own Report Hub service to create a comprehensive pre- and post trade reporting solution. Firms using the newly expanded DTCC Report…
BTP Partners with The Demex Group on Climate Risk
Enterprise blockchain company Blockchain Technology Partners (BTP) has partnered with climate risk insurtech The Demex Group to deliver climate-resilience through financial risk solutions on a global scale. Extreme weather events, natural disasters and the failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change were all included in the top five global risks by the World Economic…
To Buy or Build: Four Considerations for CIOs
By: Niall Twomey, CTO, Fenergo. Before embarking on a CLM (Client Lifecycle Management) digital transformation program, most financial institutions (FI) are faced with the ‘buy versus build’ conundrum; to buy something from a third-party vendor or completely build something internally. There are several factors that need to be considered in this decision making process including…
Are You Ready for Brexit?
Things might be up in the air at the moment around Brexit negotiations, but the UK financial regulators have made it very clear that firms must be ready for the final deadline on December 31, 2020 or risk facing the consequences. Firms that don’t prepare in advance for the changing regulatory environment could face tough…