The new 2014 playing field: Mapping the impact of regulation
This time next year, the market is going to be a very different place. No-one knows the complete, consolidated impact of regulation on the market, and many of the parts are still in motion, but the...
View ArticleStandard Bank’s landmark £7.6m AML fine: Beware of the PEPs
JWG analysis. According to the notice released on Thursday, the FCA has fined Standard Bank £7,640,400 for failings in its AML systems and controls relating to its treatment of corporate customers...
View Article9 days ’til EMIR reporting go-live: where are you now?
JWG analysis. With 9 working days to go before compulsory reporting of derivatives trades becomes a daily reality, firms are in the final phases of implementing their individual solutions. These...
View ArticleCRISP-ing up: Designing market data contracts for market data users
By Tristan Dehaan, Market Data Vendor Manager Following a robust market data discussion on RegTechFS, we asked Tristan, a Market Data Vendor Manager at a European Asset Manager, to tell us about his...
View ArticleTwo new EU regulations to add to your roadmap in 2014
By Conor Foley, Hume Brophy. This alert summarises the key provisions of the proposed Regulation on structural measures improving resilience of EU credit institutions (SBR proposal) and the proposed...
View ArticleEBA to mandate LEI: But key questions remain unanswered
JWG analysis. In late October, the European Banking Authority (EBA) released a consultation on the use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for CRD IV’s risk reporting requirements. Now that the...
View ArticleThe OTC mirage: As deadlines near, global trade reporting follies emerge
JWG analysis. With the 12 February EMIR trade reporting deadline just around the corner, the atmosphere in the derivatives industry suggests just as much turmoil as ever. Issues surrounding LEI...
View ArticleAs mandatory SEF trading kicks off, the need for cooperation becomes clear
JWG analysis. The road to mandate trading of OTC derivatives on electronic trading platforms will be long but, without a harmonised approach on both sides of the Atlantic, the process will be fraught...
View ArticleBeacon out! Forum ready. Act now to get your seat for 23 September
Are you enjoying your summer? Ready for some holiday reading? Our latest members-only newsletter, RegBeacon, is now available here (after logging in, you can find RegBeacon on the publications page)....
View ArticleRegBeacon now published for members.
JWG analysis. Since the turn of the year, we have not seen the pace of reform slow down. We could fill pages with acronyms describing the new requirements for financial institutions, but we will spare...
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