The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to extend an exemption put in place October 2017 (and set to expire in July 2020) that allows US banks to sell research directly to European fund managers under MiFID II without registering as investment advisors. According to the Financial Times, the regulator made the statement to a group of investment banks and fund managers at a meeting last week.
As Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) move from pilot to production, compliance, surveillance, and screening functions are seeing tangible results – and new risks. From trade surveillance to adverse media screening to policy and regulatory scanning, GenAI and LLMs promise to tackle complexity and volume at a scale never seen before. But...
Financial institutions are battling to comply with an increasingly complex and intense sanctions regulatory environment as they contend with “multi-dimensional exposures” across the globe, experts in a recent A-Team LIVE webinar said. Geopolitical tensions, economic conflict and rapidly advancing technological developments are posing new threats to national cohesion, economies and individuals, sparking a regulatory crack...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
This special report accompanies a webinar we held on the popular topic of The Data Management Challenges of Client Onboarding and KYC, discussing the data management challenges of client onboarding and KYC, and detailing new technology solutions that have the potential to automate and streamline onboarding and KYC processes. You can register here to get immediate...
