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SmartStream Reference Data Services Provides Derivatives Data for EMIR Refit
SmartStream Reference Data Services (RDS) has released an enhanced derivatives data service providing in-depth insights into futures related transactions and playing into EMIR Refit reporting requirements. EMIR Refit is geared towards enhancing transparency and stability in the OTC derivatives trading market and is set to take effect in April for Europe and September for the…
A-Team Group Announces Winners of RegTech Insight Awards APAC 2024
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its RegTech Insight Awards APAC 2024. The awards are designed to recognise excellence in RegTech solutions and services, and focus on vendors providing exceptional offerings to capital markets participants in APAC. The winners of the awards were announced on 6 March 2024. This year’s RegTech Insight Awards APAC…
Fusion Risk Management Adds Generative AI Powered Resilience Copilot
Fusion Risk Management, a provider of cloud-based operational resilience, business continuity, and risk management solutions, has announced general availability of its generative AI-powered assistant, Fusion Resilience Copilot, following a successful global beta program. The Copilot is pre-configured to answer questions at the click of a button and enables practitioners to automate manual and time-consuming activities,…
Archer Acquisition of Compliance.ai Drives AI-Powered Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management
Compliance.ai, a San Francisco, California-based provider of AI driven regulatory change management solutions, has been acquired by Kansas headquartered risk management specialist Archer. The acquisition will enable Archer to supplement its compliance line-up with cutting-edge AI technology to automate the monitoring, tracking, reporting, and response to changing regulations in real time. Archer integrates risk and…
Themis Adds AI Chatbot to Financial Crime Platform
Themis has released an AI-powered chatbot integration for its financial crime platform. The chatbot is designed to provide instant assistance, speedy responses, personalised support and connections to experts. The 24/7 availability allows customers to receive assistance at any moment regardless of time zones or business hours, while instant responses supported by the inclusion of natural…
Saifr Acquisition of Giant Oak Solution Adds Adverse Media Screening and Monitoring
Saifr, a Fidelity Investments company, plans to extend its RegTech capabilities with the acquisition of GOST, an AI platform developed by Giant Oak to deliver adverse media screening and monitoring. The addition is expected to provide financial institutions with broader functionality across regulatory intelligence, due diligence, risk management analytics and continuous monitoring, and help them…
UAE Commercial Bank International Selects Bloomberg MARS for Risk Management
Commercial Bank International (CBI), a national bank in the UAE, has selected Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Risk System (MARS) modules for counterparty risk, market risk and valuation. The bank previously adopted MARS Front Office to help its LIBOR transition. The three additional modules make MARS the bank’s primary risk management system. The MARS counterparty risk (XVA) module…
NICE Actimize GenAI Solutions Cut Crime Investigation and SAR Filing Time
NICE Actimize, a provider of financial crime, risk, and compliance solutions, has released generative AI solutions designed to reduce the time and manual effort traditionally required for financial crime investigations and compliance reporting. The company suggests the solutions offer up to a 50% decrease in investigation time and a 70% reduction in Suspicious Activity Reporting…
SS&C and Regnology Collaborate to Ease Risk and Regulatory Reporting
SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial software and services, has made a strategic partnership with Regnology, a regulatory reporting and data company, to help clients meet upcoming regulatory requirements from the European Banking Authority (EBA). The collaboration is building a joint solution developed by SS&C Algorithmics and Regnology that addresses a wide range of needs…
Best Practice Approaches to Trade Surveillance for Market Abuse
Market abuse is a problem, a very big problem for financial institutions that fall on the wrong side of regulation. Penalties include eye-watering fines, reputational damage and, ultimately, custodial sentences of up to 10 years. Internally, market abuse triggers scrutiny of traders and trading behaviours, a lack of trust and the potential need for significant…