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Upcoming Webinar: Addressing conduct risk: approaches to surveillance

Date: 3 December 2024 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Conduct risk in financial services is a critical area that requires vigilant monitoring and robust surveillance mechanisms. Regulatory bodies, (FCA, FINRA and others) have tightened their scrutiny and financial institutions must adopt advanced approaches to effectively manage and mitigate…

Upcoming Webinar: Practical considerations for regulatory change management

Date: 18 September 2024 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Regulatory change management has become a norm across financial markets but a challenge for financial institutions that must monitor, manage and adapt to ensure compliance with both minor and major adjustments to obligations. This year is particularly troublesome, with…

Upcoming Webinar: How to ensure employees meet fit and proper requirements under global accountability regimes

Date: 17 September 2024 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Fitness and proprietary requirements for employees of financial institutions are not an option, but a regulatory obligation that calls on employers to regularly assess employees’ honesty, integrity and reputation, competence and capability, and financial soundness. In the UK, these…

FinCrime Enforcement Actions Up 31%, H1/2024 – Fenergo Study

Recently released findings from client lifecycle management (CLM), know your customer (KYC) and transaction monitoring specialist Fenergo indicate a 31% increase in the global value of penalties for anti-money laundering (AML) violations, compared to the same period in 2023. The findings underscore a significant rise in enforcement actions, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, where penalties…

Consumer Duty is Transforming Wealth Management but there is Still Work to be Done

By Suman Rao, UK Managing Director, Avaloq. A year on from the implementation of Consumer Duty, its impact on the UK wealth management industry has been undeniable, causing a positive cultural shift across the industry as firms modify their practices and behaviours to ensure they provide fair value for clients. Navigating the regulation’s requirements has…

Automation Key to Overcome Implicit Cost Conundrum as PRIIPs Predicament Looms

By Kifaya Belkaaloul, Head of Regulation, NeoXam. With just over 150 days until the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products regulation (PRIIPs) changes, the financial industry must confront a looming implicit costs conundrum – and fast. The update to the regulatory framework on January 1 seeks to ensure that asset servicers undertake a more detailed…

Citigroup Fine Shows Importance of Having Robust Data Setup

The US$136 million fine meted out to Citigroup for data irregularities dating back to 2020 should serve as a warning to all financial institutions that robust data management is essential to avoid sanctions amid tougher regulatory regimes. The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) jointly imposed the penalty on the…

A-Team Webinar: Best Practices in Regulatory Reporting – Data Quality, Standards and Stakeholder Communications

The recent A-Team webinar “Best Practices in regulatory Reporting” identified data quality, adoption of standards, and transparent stakeholder communications as recurring themes in an effective regulatory reporting strategy for today’s complex and rapidly changing regulatory environment. This webinar brought together experts from the practitioner and RegTech communities; Jehangir Abdulla, Head of Back Office Development at…

DTCC FICC Releases Tools to Help Firms Address Incoming SEC Central Clearing Mandate

The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has launched two new publicly available tools to help participants navigate the financial obligations that come with membership in a clearing system. The facilities are aimed at helping firms address the post-trade implications of a Securities and Exchange Commission…

Kaizen’s Single Rulebook Wins Award for Best Solution for Regulatory Change Management in A-Team Group RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2024

Kaizen’s Single Rulebook has won the award for Best Solution for Regulatory Change Management in A-Team Group’s RegTech Insight Awards Europe 2024. The London-based company’s product impressed judges with its ability to streamline compliance workflows. The RegTech Insight Awards recognise established providers and innovative newcomers that offer solutions that are successfully improving firms’ ability to…