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Future of Sustainable Data Alliance Drives Capital Markets Contribution to UN Sustainable Development Goals
Refinitiv has established the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance with the objective of accelerating the mobilisation of capital into sustainable finance. The alliance will address the question: What data do investors and governments need to meet the requirements of both regulators and customers for sustainable investments and products in pursuit of the 2030 Agenda. It…
Industry Group Recommends Rigorous Regulatory Overhaul Post-Brexit
A new report from the International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG), supported by Linklaters and industry body TheCityUK, has issued a stark warning on the risks and challenges that the UK’s financial architecture will face in terms of regulatory oversight following its departure from the EU. The International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG) is a practitioner-led group…
ComplyAdvantage Boosts Growth Plans with New COO Hire
Financial crime compliance specialist ComplyAdvantage has appointed Vatsa Narasimha as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as it continues to chart an aggressive growth strategy following last year’s successful $30 million Series B financing round (led by Index Ventures and Balderton Capital), a recent doubling of headcount, and new office openings in Singapore and…
Trade Associations Demand Reporting Changes Ahead of MiFID II Review
The European Forum of Securities Associations (EFSA), in conjunction with members from Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Poland, and Sweden, this week released an open letter calling for a number of changes to be considered as priorities in any upcoming review of MiFID II by the EU authorities. “There are some areas… which need…
NICE Actimize Adds Cryptocurrency Element to AML Solutions Portfolio
NICE Actimize, a specialist in autonomous financial crime management, has jumped on the blockchain bandwagon with the addition of cryptocurrency intelligence platform CipherTrace to X-Sight Marketplace, its financial crime and compliance ecosystem. Founded in 2015 by three Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, CipherTrace claims to be the world’s first blockchain forensics provider, offering tracing and security services…
SIX Changes the Game with New Sanctions Data Service
Last week, Switzerland-based Six launched a new Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service (SSMS) on the Open:FactSet Marketplace (OFM) – a move that it hopes will change the game when it comes to filling in the gaps of KYC compliance for investment professionals. The service is designed to help users mitigate risk by understanding the potential impact…
SteelEye Partners with TeleMessage to Solve the Mobile Communications Conundrum
Recent regulations, including MiFID II, have introduced highly prescriptive rules about the recording, storage and access requirements of voice and electronic communications relating to financial dealings. With all relevant telephone conversations and electronic communications now required to be recorded – including those which take place on mobile phones – surveillance technology is not only a…
Are You Keeping Up With The Regulator?
By Dr Bimal Roy Bhanu, Group CEO at Ai XPRT. Not many things in life are certain, but in the financial services industry it’s obvious to all participants that regulators are continually tightening the national and international governance, risk and compliance requirements. The ultimate aim for firms in 2020 is to stay one step ahead…
No Grace Period For Reg BI Compliance
For US-regulated firms affected by the upcoming Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) and concurrent Customer Relationship Summary (Form CRS), due to come into force on June 30, 2020, the pressure is on to comply – and it is looking as if the regulator has no plans to go easy on its targets. The 2020 Examination…
UK Regulators Unveil Ambitious New Dynamic Data Strategy
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England last week revealed bold new plans to drastically boost their data and analytics capability, using advanced analytics and automation techniques to deepen their understanding of how markets function and to efficiently predict, monitor and respond to firm and market issues. Alongside investment in new…