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Regulatory Data Use Cases for Privacy-Enhancing Technology
Privacy-enhancing technology (PET) is emerging as a new way for financial services firms to share and compare confidential data without compromising competitiveness or data privacy compliance. Several new use cases are emerging. Improving MiFID II reference data For example, a new industry initiative that uses advanced information security techniques looks set to enable European and…
A-Team RegTech Summit Emphasises Urgency of Efficient, Enterprise-Wide Compliance
A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit made a triumphant return to a full house in New York last Thursday, with an excellent turnout of over 230 practitioners, regulators, start-ups and solution providers all keen to explore how the financial services industry can best leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change. Colin Ware, Global…
CFTE Launches RegTech Book, Online Course
The UK-based Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE), a platform providing online learning for the FinTech space, has announced the launch of a targeted new online RegTech course providing a “thorough foundation of regulatory technologies” through eight hours of video content, curated readings and online assessment. The announcement was made at the London launch…
SteelEye Launches RegTech Glossary
London-based regulatory compliance and data analytics firm SteelEye has published a new RegTech glossary that aims to demystify the complex language of the RegTech sector. The online guide aims to assist professionals to navigate the most common terminology, abbreviations and jargon across the evolving regulatory landscape.
SM&CR: The Countdown Begins
This weekend marks just one month to go until SM&CR goes live for all solo-regulated firms, replacing the FCA’s previous Approved Persons Regime (APR) and bringing with it a host of new data management requirements and challenges. A survey published by ACA Compliance in August this year warned that less 2% of firms had completed…
EU Benchmarks Regulation: An Opportunity in Disguise?
The switch from Libor to new benchmarks under the EU’s Benchmarks Regulation has been heralded as one of the most significant changes to the financial markets in recent years. With wide-ranging implications for multiple functions across financial institutions, the reform poses substantial compliance challenges – but could also create new opportunities, specifically around the necessary…
Trade and Transaction Reporting Challenges – EU Demands for US Firms
At the upcoming RegTech Summit New York, William Gates of SmartStream RDU will be enlightening us as to the current challenges around MiFID II and MiFIR for US-based firms; as well as giving a rundown of where we are (as far as anyone can really know!) with Brexit, and what the implications could be for…
Managing Regulatory Change and Driving Efficiencies – A Debate
As the volume of regulation continues to increase, with regulators not always managing to achieve consistency across frameworks and jurisdictions, how can financial institutions keep up with the ever-changing requirements – and match compliance needs that can sometimes feel conflicting? In one of the most popular panels of the day at the recent RegTech Summit…
Get Ready for RegTech New York
Following the success of the third annual RegTech Summit London, held at etc.venues St Paul’s last week to a crowded room and an excellent turnout, the focus now turns to the other side of the Atlantic – with A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit New York set to be its biggest and best yet. With an agenda…
FSB publishes UPI governance arrangements
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report on governance arrangements for the Unique Product Identifier (UPI). The UPI will uniquely identify the product involved in OTC derivatives transactions reported to trade repositories. This will help authorities aggregate data on OTC derivatives transactions by product, allowing the effective use of OTC derivatives trade reporting…