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Report Once – ESMA’s Simplification Plan for Regulatory Reporting
ESMA has turned the long-running industry case for “report once” transaction reporting into a staged policy programme for rebuilding EU reporting around reusable, controlled transaction data. Its Final Report On the Call for Evidence recommends a single integrated framework across the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and Securities Financing…
Eight RegTech Providers Tackling Sanctioned Securities and Financial-Instrument Screening
Sanctions screening in capital markets and treasury extends beyond conventional checks on payments, people and legal entities. Firms need to identify exposure inside securities, issuers, funds (including ETFs), indices, structured products, derivatives and custody positions. They also need to track changes as sanctions regimes, ownership structures and instrument composition shift. That creates a different control…
A-Team Group Announces Capital Markets Technology APAC Awards 2026 Winners and Launches ‘State of the Market’ Report
A-Team Group today announced the highly anticipated winners of the Capital Markets Technology APAC Awards 2026. These prestigious awards celebrate the most innovative solution providers and financial institutions that are reshaping the capital markets technology landscape across the dynamic Asia Pacific region. In conjunction with the awards, A-Team Group has also launched the “State of…
AutoRek Announces Major Advancement to AutoRek ARIA as Demand for AI Driven Financial Controls Accelerates
AutoRek has updated its ARIA platform as firms continue to focus on reducing operational friction in reconciliation while maintaining auditability and control. The latest release centres on automating rule creation, shortening configuration timelines, and improving visibility into matching decisions – areas that have traditionally required significant manual intervention. The update introduces automated rule generation for…
FCA Horizon Scan Calls for Collaboration on AI and Programmable Finance Risks
In a first-of-its-kind publication, the FCA’s Emerging Tech & Research team has published Emerging Technology Horizon Scan 2026, setting out how emerging technologies could combine to reshape financial services, market infrastructure and the control environment that supports trust in UK markets. The report is designed to foster debate and encourage collaboration across the financial services…
ICMA and ISLA Push Basel III Debate Into Securities Financing
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) argue that US regulators should look more closely at how individual capital components contribute to overall exposure across repo, securities lending and derivatives markets in their Joint Response to Basel III NPR. The joint response uses two securities financing examples to make…
The Compliance Challenge Shaping AI Adoption in Fixed Income
By Kevin Rutter, CEO, AIQ Markets. AI is rapidly becoming part of the buy-side technology stack. But before a portfolio manager can act on a recommendation or a trader can execute an idea generated by AI, firms must answer a more fundamental question: can they trust it? As buy-side firms move from experimentation toward production…
Reg NMS Repeal Proposal Puts Routing Controls and Best-Execution Evidence Back in Focus
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a partial repeal of a two-decade-old equity market structure rule, reopening a debate over whether prescriptive intermarket price protection remains suited to the way US equities now trade. The proposal would rescind Rule 611 of Regulation National Market System (Reg NMS), the trade-through rule, and Rule…
FinregE Appoints Paul Lyon to Lead Marketing and Communications
End-to-end regulatory operating system FinregE has appointed Paul Lyon as chief marketing and communications officer, creating a new executive role as the company looks to sharpen its market positioning during a period of growth. Based in London, Lyon will report to Rohini Gupta, chief executive officer, and lead FinregE’s communications, analyst relations, brand, marketing and…
ACA Group Appoints Trey Loughran as Chief Executive Officer
ACA Group has appointed Trey Loughran as chief executive officer and member of the board, as the governance, risk and compliance solutions provider prepares for its next phase with Genstar Capital as lead investor. Loughran succeeds Patrick Olson, who became CEO in May 2023. Olson will move into the role of vice chairman, where he…