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SMCR Now Underway – But Are Firms Ready?
Yesterday the Senior Managers and Certification Regime came into force for the asset management industry, bringing into the fold the remaining 47,000 FCA-regulated firms who must now start performing additional checks, providing formal statements and submitting data on appointed managers. But with some uncertainty around how strict the regulator will be in its approach to…
Broadridge Uses Blockchain to Address European SRD II Compliance
With the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) regulatory compliance deadline fast approaching, intermediaries supporting institutional and/or retail clients face one of the biggest changes in European corporate governance in many years. And according to Broadridge, many businesses are not yet ready for the transition – which is expected to place considerable pressure both on…
A-Team RegTech Summit Emphasises Urgency of Efficient, Enterprise-Wide Compliance
A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit made a triumphant return to a full house in New York last Thursday, with an excellent turnout of over 230 practitioners, regulators, start-ups and solution providers all keen to explore how the financial services industry can best leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change. Colin Ware, Global…
Taming the Regulatory Beast with Advanced Data Integration Techniques
The last decade has seen the emergence of an increasingly complex regulatory environment – one that demands an unprecedented level of data access and integration, for which, it seems, the both the industry and its regulators remain surprisingly under-prepared. A recent white paper from JWG and MarkLogic entitled ‘Ready for Digital Regulation?’ predicts that there…
SM&CR: The Countdown Begins
This weekend marks just one month to go until SM&CR goes live for all solo-regulated firms, replacing the FCA’s previous Approved Persons Regime (APR) and bringing with it a host of new data management requirements and challenges. A survey published by ACA Compliance in August this year warned that less 2% of firms had completed…
EU Benchmarks Regulation: An Opportunity in Disguise?
The switch from Libor to new benchmarks under the EU’s Benchmarks Regulation has been heralded as one of the most significant changes to the financial markets in recent years. With wide-ranging implications for multiple functions across financial institutions, the reform poses substantial compliance challenges – but could also create new opportunities, specifically around the necessary…
Clausematch Partners with Aberdeen Standard for Compliance Solution
Clausematch, a software-as-a-service provider for smart document management, has teamed up with Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) in Singapore to develop a buy-side solution for the asset management industry under a Digital Accelerator Program run by the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS). The AI and machine-learning-enabled platform developed by Clausematch enabled ASI to test a…
TISA’s MiFID II Technical Solution Gathers Pace, Vendor to be Confirmed by November
TISA, the investing and saving membership alliance, has reported a high-quality response from suppliers to its Request for Information phase towards developing an industry-sponsored technical solution for MiFID II reporting. Part of TISA’s MiFID II Costs & Charges and Target Market reporting project, which is setting standards and developing a governance framework, the technical solution…
Clausematch Enters Italy with Banca Intesa Sanpaolo Partnership
Following a meeting at a FinTech Innovation Lab hosted by Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, the bank has implemented implemented the ClauseMatch platform within its Cost Management Office governance area. An advanced online document management and collaboration solution, the space is designed to optimise and streamline the process of creating and managing intra-group service contracts.
FSB publishes UPI governance arrangements
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report on governance arrangements for the Unique Product Identifier (UPI). The UPI will uniquely identify the product involved in OTC derivatives transactions reported to trade repositories. This will help authorities aggregate data on OTC derivatives transactions by product, allowing the effective use of OTC derivatives trade reporting…