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Australia To Invest $390m in Financial Regulation
Australia’s new budget will include an additional AUD550 million ($390 million) to boost funding for policing the country’s financial sector, according to Reuters, citing Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. The funds will finance the implementation of recommendations issued earlier this year by a government-appointed Royal Commission enquiry into financial sector greed and malpractice. The recommendations include a…
SFTR Legislation Enters Official Journal of the EU
The seven delegated regulations and three implementing regulations comprising Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) level II legislation were published in the Official Journal of the EU on March 22, 2019, making the regime legally binding. According to the International Securities Lending Association, the reporting obligations deadlines will be as follows: April 11, 2020, reporting obligation…
Union of Arab Banks Calls for Increased RegTech Investment
FinTech has been enthusiastically adopted by local banks but the Middle East region is lagging behind on Regtech investment, warned Wissam Fattouh, who is also Chairman of the MENA Financial Crime Compliance Group. Speaking at a MENA Regulatory Summit in March, Fattouh urged greater investment in regtech applications, without which he warned that firms would…
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…
Sanlam Asset Management Selects AQMetrics to Provide AIFMD Reporting
Sanlam Asset Management (Ireland) has selected AQMetrics to provide AIFMD Annex IV regulatory reporting for its funds. Sanlam will utilise AQMetrics software technology to automate Annex IV reporting, having deemed the AQMetrics platform the most scalable and robust technology best suited to fit the firm’s requirements as the regulatory landscape evolves. The announcement marks the…
Binance Partners with IdentityMind to Enhance Compliance
IdentityMind, a risk management and RegTech compliance platform offering KYC and AML service including real-time onboarding, transaction monitoring, and case management solution built for digital currency exchanges, in March announced a new partnership with Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users. As part of a joint mission to help raise the…
A Catalogue of Errors: Regulators Fine Standard Chartered Bank a Further $1.1bn for AML Violations
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Standard Chartered Bank £102.16 million for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) breaches in two higher risk areas of its business, the regulator announced last week. US authorities have also fined the bank around $947 million over allegations that it violated international money laundering sanctions against countries including Iran. The…
Apiax Opens London Branch in Midst of Brexit Turmoil
The uncertainties surrounding Brexit are increasing the need for efficient compliance solutions and in yet another example of overseas firms benefiting from the current uncertainty, Swiss solutions provider Apiax on Tuesday confirmed the launch of a new London office to leverage UK opportunities in the Regtech space. The Zurich-based RegTech startup, which offers financial institutions…
Singapore FinTech Association Forms Regtech Sub-Committee
After almost a year of gestation, the Singapore Fintech Association has formed a new RegTech Sub-Committee, with an official launch currently being planned for May 30, 2019. Its mission is to foster the RegTech ecosystem in the financial sector in Singapore through talent development, engagement with regulators, engagement with Industry, and nurturing the development of…
RegTek.Solutions Extends Platform with New SFTR Reporting Solution
RegTek.Solutions today announced an extension of its regulatory reporting platform to include a full solution for the upcoming Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR), a final reporting deadline for which has now been set for April 12, 2020. Designed as a data quality gatekeeper prior to submission to trade repositories, the solution will cover the full…