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ACA Updates ESG Platform with Greater Private Market Capabilities

Governance, risk and compliance advisory firm ACA Group has updated its ESG data management platform to provide more flexibility to its private investment clients. The New York-based company has retooled the ACA Vantage for ESG platform it launched in 2022 after acquiring ESG data specialist Ethos. The new iteration enables greater configuration of data and…

Digital Communications Compliance and Archiving: Pioneered by Theta Lake

By Garth Landers, Director of Product Marketing, Theta Lake. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the term “regulatory tsunami” has become a common phrase, reflecting the immense pressure organizations face to maintain compliance across a myriad of communication channels. As businesses increasingly adopt modern collaboration tools, the challenge of ensuring compliance has grown exponentially. Since…

Why NatWest’s e-Comms Channel Ban Sparks Debate: Insights from Symphony’s Brad Levy

NatWest’s recent decision to ban popular messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger on company devices has reignited debate over how financial institutions manage off-channel communications. Brad Levy, CEO of Symphony shared his insights with RegTech Insight on why channel bans are only a temporary solution to a complex issue. Levy argues that there is…

Regnology Acquires VERMEG’s Agile Division, Expanding Global Leadership in Regulatory Reporting

Regnology has acquired Agile, the regulatory reporting division of VERMEG, in a move that underscores the growing trend of consolidation in the RegTech industry. This strategic acquisition strengthens Regnology’s capabilities in delivering end-to-end regulatory reporting solutions, while enabling VERMEG to focus on its core strengths in Collateral Management and Insurance. Agile, a SaaS-based platform originally…

Droit adds ETD Reporting with Traceability and Transparency for Compliance

Computational law and regulatory technology provider Droit has released a new Exchange Traded Derivates (ETDs) Reporting product for clearing firms to address increasingly stringent regulatory reporting requirements for accuracy and transparency. “There is increased scrutiny around exchange-traded derivatives reporting. When audits occur, firms need to understand how decisions are made,” explains Brock Arnason, Founder and…

10 Reasons to Download the Reg Data Handbook 2024 from RegTech Insight

Navigating the regulatory landscape has never been more complex. The A-Team Group Regulatory Data Handbook serves as a trusted reference source for regulatory data practitioners, offering essential information across global financial regulations, compliance timelines, and data management considerations. Rather than an exhaustive guide, this handbook provides foundational insights and convenient summaries, supporting practitioners with accessible,…

UK Budget Puts Corporate Actions Automation Back on the Agenda

By Yogita Mehta, Commercial Product Director – Corporate Actions, Financial Information, SIX. Expectations around the UK budget in October last month have been consistently making headlines since even before its was announced. One area that is expected to be impacted because of the changes announced by Rachel Reeves is market appetite for M&A activity, with…

A-Team Group Names RegTech Insight – USA 2024 Award Winners

You have all voted and the results are in – A-Team Group has announced the winners of its RegTech Insight Awards – USA 2024. The awards acknowledge leading RegTech solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants across the USA, and the winners were  named following the company’s 8th annual RegTech Summit in New York…

Global Relay Launches AI-Enabled Surveillance as Data Insights Report Highlights 400% Surge in AI Communication Capture

Global Relay has introduced a new AI-powered surveillance solution aimed at meeting the evolving regulatory demands for communications monitoring. The system is designed to address common challenges faced by existing surveillance tools, including poor data quality, the need for constant model retraining, and limited reasoning capabilities, while offering a scalable and future-proof platform. AI-Driven Compliance…

Fenergo 2024 KYC Survey Highlights Institutional Investor Churn and Compliance Costs

The cost of inefficiency in Know Your Customer (KYC) processes goes far beyond regulatory penalties. According to the Global KYC Trends in 2024 for Asset Management report by CLM platform provider Fenergo, 74% of asset managers surveyed reported losing investors due to slow, complex, and disjointed onboarding processes. These losses are not just missed opportunities—they…