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FCA Off-Channel Comms Survey Reveals 41% Senior-Level Incidents
On 7 August 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its multi-firm review into off-channel communications across 11 wholesale banks. Eight of the firms disclosed 178 breaches of their own internal policies over the previous 12 months, with 41% of recorded incidents involving individuals at director grade or above. The FCA stresses that a…
The Data Backbone of Defence: Powering Next Generation Surveillance
A unified data fabric is fast becoming wholesale finance’s front line of defence. By fusing millions of voice calls, chat messages and trade records into a single analytical view, next generation surveillance promises to detect misconduct in minutes and to satisfy regulators who increasingly ask firms to prove that capability. A-Team Group RegTech Summits in…
EU’s AI Act Loads Data Responsibilities on Institutions but also Offers Opportunities
Financial institutions are under pressure to put their data estates in order as the European Union’s artificial intelligence regulation comes into force this week, threatening huge fines for failures to observe its tough rules on the safe and fair use of the technology. Nevertheless, the introduction of stringent measures that will place new compliance burdens…
FCA Derivatives Trading Obligation: Why GRC Teams Should Watch Article 28a Closely
The FCA’s latest announcement on the UK derivatives trading obligation (DTO) landed quietly on July 17, but its impact is more than a short web statement. By invoking its brand-new power of direction under Article 28a of onshored MiFIR, the regulator has replaced the post Brexit Temporary Transitional Power (TTP) transitional regime with a standing…
Regulators Stay Tough: Why Surveillance Matters in 2025
By Paul Cottee, Director, Regulatory Compliance, NICE Actimize. A common question has arisen in recent conversations and at conferences. Now that major U.S. regulators have new leaders and enforcement heads in place, will enforcement actions slow down both in the United States and around the world? In other words, can financial institutions ease surveillance efforts? …
Beware: Persisting Regulatory Gaps as Stablecoin Standards Converge
By Stefano Chierici, Senior Product Manager, Financial Information, SIX. Once on the fringes of the crypto movement, stablecoins are fast becoming the cornerstone of many financial institutions’ digital assets strategies – and watchdogs are rallying to ensure necessary guardrails are in place, without hindering this emerging asset class. Backed by real-world assets to address the…
Navigating the Compliance Minefield: Decommissioning Legacy Voice Recording Systems
The financial services sector faces unprecedented scrutiny regarding communication record-keeping, a challenge amplified by evolving regulations and a proliferation of digital channels. A recent webinar hosted by A-Team Group and sponsored by Wordwatch, brought together industry experts to dissect the complexities of managing legacy voice recording transitions and charting a course for future-proof compliance. The…
T minus 17 and Counting: Anticipating Canada’s OTC Reporting Rewrite
With a little over two weeks remaining before Canada’s derivatives trade reporting rewrite comes into force on 25 July, market participants are finalising the broadest data governance uplift the domestic OTC market has ever seen. The year old amendments to Multilateral Instrument 96101 set a single compliance date for every province and territory and align…
Unlocking $100 Trillion: Chainlink’s New Framework for On-chain Institutional Finance
Chainlink, the decentralized blockchain network designed to facilitate the transfer of tamper-proof data from off-chain sources to on-chain smart contracts, has introduced its Automated Compliance Engine (ACE). ACE is a modular framework aimed at addressing compliance challenges in onchain finance and facilitating institutional participation in blockchain markets. Built atop the Chainlink Runtime Environment, ACE is…
A-Team Insight Announces RegTech Award Winners as APAC Navigates Compliance Complexity
A-Team Group is proud to reveal the winners of our inaugural Capital Markets Technology APAC Awards 2025, recognising the firms and solutions demonstrating exceptional innovation across the Asia Pacific region. Alongside this announcement, we have launched our in-depth annual report, “The State of Capital Markets Technology in Asia Pacific 2025”, which examines the key trends…