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Five Fundamental Forces are Reshaping RegTech Says MetricStream’s Mazzone
Although there is considerable hype around technology buzzwords such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the reality is that today, the world of RegTech is being shaped by other, more fundamental forces, says Anna Mazzone. Mazzone is general manager and managing director for UK and Ireland at MetricStream, as well as a non-executive…
Regulators Double Down on BCBS 239 Data Quality Focus
The European Central Bank (ECB) and other financial services regulators will increase their focus on improving the quality of data they receive from financial institutions over the next 24 months. Speakers at the Vermeg Annual Regulatory Reporting Conference, held in London in late June, said regulators are analysing the quality of the Basel III data…
The Regulatory Landscape and Developments in Europe
By Rachel Woolley, Global AML Manager, Fenergo In the 10 years since the global financial crisis, regulatory frameworks around the world have been radically transformed. And although the aim of the overhaul was to improve the resilience of financial institutions and regain investor confidence, it has left many financial organisations grappling with an ever-increasing regulatory…
The Trials, Tribulations and Potential Benefits of FRTB Compliance
Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) regulation is more prescriptive than former Basel 2.5 market risk requirements, calls for a consistent workflow across risk, finance and the front office, and needs firms to source previously unused and difficult to find data – challenges that many banks have yet to conquer ahead of the January…
IBM Partners with Thomson Reuters on New AI/Data Combination to Simplify Regulatory Compliance
IBM (through Watson Financial Services) and Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on Wednesday announced a joint collaboration to help banks address ever-growing regulatory requirements through a new combination of AI and real-time regulatory insights. Financial institutions are faced with hundreds of regulatory alerts daily, with an estimated 300 million new regulations on the way by 2020….
European Parliament Adopts Banking Reform Package – Including Revised Rules on Capital Requirements (CRR II/CRD V) and Resolution (BRRD/SRM)
It has taken almost two years, but the European Parliament on April 16 finally endorsed the banking reform package proposed by the European Commission back in November 2016: covering key elements including the revised rules on capital requirements, and updating the framework of harmonised rules established in the wake of the financial crisis (the so-called…
VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE: Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) – The when, the why and the how…?
With implementation just around the corner, FRTB should be at the top of every bank’s agenda. In advance of A-Team Group’s hotly anticipated Breakfast Briefing on May 14, we gathered together a group of experts to discuss the essential issues and top priorities that firms should be focusing on in the run-up to D-Day… One…
A-Team Insight Launches Comprehensive New RegTech Suppliers Guide
Concerned about meeting your ever more complex regulatory requirements? Confused over the vast array of opaque offerings available? Flummoxed about what your company really needs and where you might find it? Take a deep breath and relax, because help is finally at hand! A-Team Group, via its RegTech Insight channel, is delighted to launch a…
Financial Institutions are Moving Towards Re-engineering Their Risk Management Systems – But at What Cost?
In a volatile market environment and with the edict to “do more with less,” many financial institutions are finally launching new efforts to reengineer their risk management programs, according to a new survey by Deloitte Global – with emerging technologies firmly in the driver’s seat. The report represents the 11th biennial edition of Global Risk Management Survey,…
Risk Management for Crypto-Assets: Where are the Pain Points?
By Phil Cotter, Managing Director of Risk, Refinitiv. The recent warning from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) relating to crypto-assets has emphasised once again the importance of a robust risk management framework for banks – but what does that mean in practical terms and what are some of the implications? The risks the…