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Navigating the Labyrinth: Maintaining Off-Channel Communications Compliance
Maintaining rigorous compliance standards around electronic communications remains a significant challenge for capital markets firms. Following a period marked by substantial regulatory fines globally, the industry is taking stock of its surveillance programmes and adapting to both evolving technological landscapes and shifting regulatory priorities. A recent webinar hosted by A-Team Group in May, sponsored by…
From Awareness to Execution: Closing the Regulatory Compliance Implementation Gap
By Jordan Domash, Founder and CEO, Responsiv. Even under a ‘regulation light’ administration, more than 1,400 new Federal executive orders, final rules, and proposed rules have emerged in 2025 alone. Layer on every potential state and international change, there’s a lot to sift through. Regulatory teams must then take these often-dense legal texts and quickly…
Recorded Webinar: Managing Off-Channel Communications Compliance
Managing off-channel communications – business interactions occurring outside of approved corporate systems – continues to challenge firms’ compliance efforts. The rise of personal messaging apps, social media, and other unmonitored channels – for example, messaging functionality embedded in an order management system – exposes firms to substantial regulatory risk. Enforcement actions by regulatory bodies, such…
From AI Sprint to AI Live Testing – FCA Leads the Way
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published its Proposal For AI Live Testing engagement paper outlining a 12-month pilot inside the regulator’s AI Lab. This is designed to enable firms with production-ready AI models to trial them in controlled live-market conditions, under close FCA technical and supervisory support, exploring output-driven validation, model-risk safeguards and…
Less than 3 Months until Canadian OTC-Derivatives Trade Reporting Rewrite Enters Force
Canada’s long-awaited rewrite of its OTC-derivatives trade-reporting regime enters force on 25 July 2025, completing a multi-year effort by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to bring national rules into line with global data standards and the U.S. CFTC’s 2024 “swap-data” overhaul.? The amendments—first published in final form on 25 July 2024—touch every province and territory…
ACA Insights from FCA 2024 STORS Report (Insider Dealing Dominates)
In March, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its annual breakdown of suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) filed during 2024. The headline figure – 4,528 STORs received – reflects continued vigilance in monitoring for potential market abuse. While the volume remains largely consistent with previous years, the detailed breakdown offers valuable insights for…
UK FCA DC Outpost Signals Deeper Global Regulatory Cooperation
Britain’s financial watchdog is officially setting up shop in the United States. In a bid to strengthen transatlantic regulatory ties, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stationed a senior official at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., marking the first time the FCA has established a physical presence on U.S. soil – see FCA…
IOSCO 2025 Thematic Review puts Regulators on Notice
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released a key thematic review in February 2025. The report examines how Market Authorities (MAs) – supervisory authorities/regulators, trading venues and self-regulatory organizations (SROs) – around the world have implemented surveillance recommendations first established in 2013. This latest review specifically addresses regulators’ ability to oversee trading activities across…
7 AI-Powered RegTech Newcomers to Watch in 2025
A new wave of RegTech startups – founded ~2018 onwards – is leveraging AI to transform regulatory compliance across anti-money laundering, customer due diligence, trade surveillance, ESG reporting, and more. These “innovators to watch” are gaining traction via institutional adoption and regulatory sandbox programs. For identifying promising startups in AI-powered compliance technology, we evaluated each…
A (Free) Practical AI Handbook for Capital Markets Professionals
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly transitioned from a promising concept into an operational reality across the capital markets. Senior executives, compliance leaders, and technology specialists are already well-acquainted with the potential of AI to streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and open new competitive opportunities. Yet, the current challenge isn’t about grasping AI’s transformative potential – it’s…