Thomson Financial has selected COO Sharon Rowlands to succeed Dave Shaffer as chief executive. Rowlands, who joined Thomson Financial from FT Information – now FT Interactive Data – retains the role of president. Shaffer, who has been CEO since 2002, moves back to Thomson corporate, continuing to report to Richard J. Harrington, president and chief executive officer of parent company Thomson Corp.
The 2018 regulatory agenda is probably the most onerous ever faced by financial institutions, with everything from Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) to Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Packaged Retail and Insurance based Investment Products (PRIIPs) and Benchmarks Regulation coming into play. Add the January 2019 deadline...
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has just released a new consultation paper on its proposals for recovery and resolution planning requirements, which estimates that the direct costs of implementation will be between £4 million and £35 million for “high impact” firms and the ongoing compliance costs to the industry will be between £150 million...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has fundamentally reshaped the European Union’s financial regulatory landscape, with its full application beginning on January 17, 2025. This regulation goes beyond traditional risk management, explicitly acknowledging that digital incidents can threaten the stability of the entire financial system. As the deadline has passed, the focus is now shifting...