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SteelEye Launches RegTech Glossary
London-based regulatory compliance and data analytics firm SteelEye has published a new RegTech glossary that aims to demystify the complex language of the RegTech sector. The online guide aims to assist professionals to navigate the most common terminology, abbreviations and jargon across the evolving regulatory landscape.
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…
KRM22 Partners with deltaconX, Raises £1m Through Share Issuance
Risk management specialist KRM22 has partnered with deltaconX, a provider of regulatory reporting services, on a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to cover regulatory reporting requirements including EMIR, FinfraG, SFTR, MiFIR and MiFID II, and REMIT. Available through KRM22’s Global Risk Platform, the application simplifies the reporting process through automation and dynamic error handling, “With a…
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…
Simcorp Go Live with SFTR Cloud Solution
Danish investment management solutions provider Simcorp has gone live with its new SFTR cloud solution, in partnership with regulatory compliance specialist deltaconX. Forming part of Simcorp’s latest software release, the solution offers SFTR transaction reporting through the deltaconX regulatory platform. With the first wave of SFTR reporting requirements coming into force in April next year,…
New ISIN/LEI Data Connection from GoldenSource
Enterprise data management specialist GoldenSource has today revealed a new data connection to support the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) initiative to link International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs). The combined ANNA/GLEIF initiative was created to increase the transparency of trading exposure by…
Charles Stanley Selects Red Deer for MiFID II Research Compliance
Charles Stanley, a UK wealth management firms with £24.4 billion AUM, has selected Red Deer’s Research Management solution to integrate MiFID II compliance across its investment process. The solution captures and attributes research consumption across all channels including email, chat and voice, while its Outlook plugin and mobile application achieves compliance quickly and with minimal…
Trade and Transaction Reporting Challenges – EU Demands for US Firms
At the upcoming RegTech Summit New York, William Gates of SmartStream RDU will be enlightening us as to the current challenges around MiFID II and MiFIR for US-based firms; as well as giving a rundown of where we are (as far as anyone can really know!) with Brexit, and what the implications could be for…
Glue42 Partners with RocketFin on Behaviour Mining for Regulatory Requirements
Desktop solutions provider Glue42 has formed an implementation partnership with RocketFin Consulting to help the former extend its capabilities from classic interop into the world of business analytics, insight and process optimization in the field of regulatory compliance, particularly around MiFID II and CAT. Joint customers can expect improved support for common financial procedures and…
FCA Authorises Bloomberg Index Services as a Regulated Benchmark Administrator
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorised Bloomberg Index Services Limited (BISL) as a regulated UK benchmark administrator under the European Union Benchmark Regulation. BISL has conducted index administration since 2014, including serving as the administrator of the Bloomberg Barclays fixed income indices. In addition, it administers the Bloomberg Commodity Index, the UBS Bloomberg…