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ACA Group Expands Global Presence with Acquisition of Effecta Compliance Group
ACA Group has acquired Effecta Compliance Group, a regulatory consultancy serving financial services firms in the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This strategic move marks ACA’s entry into the Middle East, enhancing its ability to support clients operating in or expanding to the UAE. The UAE’s financial sector has seen significant growth recently….
FinScan Boosts pKYC with Identity Validation, Adverse Media Screening and Risk Scoring
Innovative Systems’ FinScan AML Compliance solution has rolled out new perpetual KYC (pKYC) capabilities to bolster financial institutions’ ability manage evolving regulatory challenges and combat financial crime. The new enhancements include identity document validation, adverse media screening, and dynamic risk scoring, providing a more proactive approach to managing customer risk in a fast-changing environment. “The…
STP Differentiates Investment Services with ComplianceAdvisor for Buy-Side Firms
STP Investment Services has introduced STP ComplianceAdvisor, a new practice aimed at providing comprehensive compliance solutions for investment firms. This expansion leverages STP’s existing expertise in technology-enabled investment servicing to address the growing demand for compliance assistance among its investment advisory clients. STP ComplianceAdvisor also expands the company’s technological capabilities. The new team will leverage…
Enhancing our National Asset: Maximising the Value of Data Collections Across the Financial Sector
The Bank of England is working to transform how we collect, use, and share our data, to maximise its value. Key to this is transforming statistical productions and working with the FCA, international regulators and industry to transform data collections. This work facilitates the international competitiveness of the UK economy and its medium- to long-term…
Exemptive Relief Expiry Alert: Fidessa Prepares for February 2025 CAT Deadline
The long-running consolidated audit trail (CAT) project has been a major industry achievement but with a compliance deadline rapidly approaching, exemptive relief on some particularly complex reporting issues is due to expire in February 2025. RegTech Insight caught up with ION’s Douglas Craig, Senior Product Manager at Fidessa who had raised concerns on the complexity…
ISDA Ops by Validus: Streamlining ATE and CSA Threshold Complexity
Validus Risk Management recently launched ISDA Ops, an advanced platform that simplifies the complex task of managing ISDA Additional Termination Events (ATEs) and Credit Support Annex (CSA) thresholds. By automating calculations and real-time monitoring, ISDA Ops addresses the intricate challenges financial institutions face with customized terms and vast data volumes, enhancing efficiency and reducing operational…
Bitnomial Exchange Implements Eventus Trade Surveillance
Bitnomial Exchange is implementing the Validus solution from trade surveillance and financial risk solutions provider, Eventus. The digital asset derivatives exchange has been collaborating with Eventus since 2021 to integrate order and execution flow for two major futures commission merchant (FCM) clients on the exchange. The decision to fully deploy Validus followed a comprehensive review…
FinCEN’s Final Rule Puts the Buy-Side on Notice – AML/CFT Compliance by Jan ‘26
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) long-anticipated final rule on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) – issued in August – closes a significant regulatory gap that previously allowed certain advisers to operate with limited oversight. This made them potential targets for exploitation by illicit actors, including money launderers and…
RegTech Summit London Delivered the Goods – Here’s What You Missed
By Reena Raichura, Founder of Finergise, Senior Fintech and Capital Markets Executive, FTSE 250 NED. As a strategic advisor, NED and capital markets SME, as well as keeping on top of all the cool technology and innovation that’s out there, I like to keep updated with the latest regulatory and compliance changes, so I was…
Practical Considerations for Regulatory Change Management
As financial markets continue to evolve, regulatory change management has become an essential yet complex task for financial institutions. The challenge lies in continuously monitoring, managing, and adapting to both minor and major adjustments in regulatory obligations. This month, RegTech Insight hosted a webinar bringing together a panel of industry experts to review Practical considerations…