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Sensiple Partners with TNS to Bring its MiFID II Compliance Solution to Frankfurt’s FR2

New Jersey-based banking technology specialist Sensiple Inc has partnered with communications giant Transaction Network Services (TNS) to bring its global analytical platform Setrega to the FR2 data centre in Frankfurt, further boosting the city’s reputation as a connectivity hub. Over the next five years Sensiple anticipates Europe to be one of its biggest growth areas…

International Compliance – A New Era for SMCR

By Andrew Shrimpton, Executive Chairman of Compliance Consulting at IQ-EQ With great power comes great responsibility. Yes; but in the era of SMCR, heads of compliance have found out that even a medium amount of power now comes with an almost unpalatable amount of personal accountability – and legal jeopardy. In many cases, this has…

98% of Firms Not Ready for SM&CR, Finds ACA Compliance

Less than 2% of affected firms have completed sufficient preparation for the FCA’s upcoming Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) while only 2% of employees have sufficient awareness of the new rules and their implications across the organisation, according to a new survey from ACA Compliance. The new regulation is due to come into force…

Exiger Wins SMBC Business with AI Tool

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe has confirmed an agreement with London-based governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions provider Exiger to utilise its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered KYC onboarding technology, DDIQ, to drive its KYC programme in the EMEA region. The bank selected Exiger following a detailed evaluation process, and deploy the solution throughout its client onboarding…

Collibra Looks to the Future with New Privacy & Risk Product

US-based data intelligence specialist Collibra in July built out its data platform with the launch of Collibra Privacy & Risk, a new enterprise-grade product designed to help organizations manage personal data assets and future-proof against further regulatory developments in today’s changing climate. The new product expands the firm’s regulatory coverage, with modules covering the California…

KRM22 Adds SMCR Applications to Global Platform

Software investment firm KRM22 has added additional SMCR applications to its Global Risk Platform, including a partnership agreement with London-based ‘digital intelligence’ specialist Neotas to distribute and support its enhanced due diligence application. The partnership follows recent agreements to distribute Trailight’s Individual Accountability Regime application which addresses the governance requirements of SMCR, and Entrima’s SMCR…

Culture and Internal Company Set-up Prove Problematic in SMCR Implementation

The Senior Managers Certification Regime (SMCR) is a hot and vexing topic, with internal company set-up and culture presenting a significant challenge for many financial services firms as they prepare for the December 9, 2019 deadline by when arrangements for senior managers and certification staff must be in place for all firms and from when…

The Case for Effective AML Controls as the FCA Highlights Financial Crime Concerns, Targets Transaction Reporting

Alongside the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19 released this week, the regulator also published its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Annual Report. Part of a wider focus on financial crime (which includes the National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing of November 2017 and an FCA thematic review on capital…

Recorded Webinar: Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) – challenge or opportunity?

Are you ready to meet the requirements of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) when it comes into force for all firms authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in December 2019? Have you allocated all your staff to one of the four categories available under SMCR? Has your firm prepared a ‘statement of…

The Model Muddle

By Richard Moss, Product Manager, AxiomSL. Many financial institutions (FIs) find themselves wondering how they became mired in a credit model muddle that is dragging down their profitability. They want to know how they can get out of this swamp. Traditionally, FIs heavily relied on economic capital models to support business decision-making. Then, with the…