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MiFID II Research Rules: What is the Cost?

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SONIA and LIBOR: The end of an infamous benchmark

…to our daily updates and stay abreast of pressing financial regulatory issues and concepts. [1] http://www.oliverwyman.com/media-center/2018/feb/what-does-a-migration-away-from-libor-mean.html [2] http://www.oliverwyman.com/media-center/2018/feb/what-does-a-migration-away-from-libor-mean.html [3] http://www.oliverwyman.com/media-center/2018/feb/what-does-a-migration-away-from-libor-mean.html [4] https://www.economist.com/node/21563743 [5] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/news/2017/april/sonia-recommended-as-the-sterling-near-risk-free-interest-rate-benchmark.pdf?la=en&hash=4AF00716EA43928FEBA30FA3523CDA9437ABE0B0 [6] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2018/april/sonia-interest-rate-benchmark-reform [7] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2018/april/sonia-interest-rate-benchmark-reform [8] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/2018/april/sonia-interest-rate-benchmark-reform…

Winning the ESG data Marathon in 2023

…https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esas-provide-clarifications-key-areas-rts-under-sfdr [xiii] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022L2464 [xiv]https://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav?startbk=Bundesanzeiger_BGBl&jumpTo=bgbl121s2959.pdf#__bgbl__%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27bgbl121s2959.pdf%27%5D__1680086820093 [xv] https://www.amf-france.org/en/news-publications/news-releases/amf-news-releases/sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation-amf-proposes-targeted-review-include-minimum-environmental [xvi] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-joint-regulator-and-government-tcfd-taskforce-interim-report-and-roadmap [xvii] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/climate-related-financial-disclosures-for-companies-and-limited-liability-partnerships-llps [xviii] https://www.sec.gov/sec-response-climate-and-esg-risks-and-opportunities [xix] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/30 [xx] https://asean.org/book/asean-taxonomy-for-sustainable-finance/ [xxi] https://www.climatebonds.net/files/reports/cbi_china_sotm_2021_06c_final_0.pdf [xxii] https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/838756/green-bond-market-survey-malaysia.pdf [i] Emissions Scope 1-3 [ii] https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets/company-reporting-and-auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en [iii] https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/dear-ceo-letter-esg-benchmarks-review.pdf [iv] https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets/company-reporting-and-auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en…

Regulatory tech collaboration: joining up the pieces?

…the following link: https://vimeo.com/250619433 [2] https://www.fca.org.uk/news/speeches/fca-regional-fintech-engagement. [3] http://www.mas.gov.sg/News-and-Publications/Media-Releases/2017/MAS-and-MIT-Media-Lab-to-collaborate-on-research.aspx [4] http://asic.gov.au/about-asic/media-centre/find-a-media-release/2017-releases/17-276mr-asic-announces-regtech-showcase-event/ [5] http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opagorfine-1 [6] https://www.complinet.com/editor/article/preview.html?ref=196837 [7] https://www.blueprintsys.com/blog/canadian-regtech-community-become-world-leader/ [8] https://www.blueprintsys.com/blog/canadian-regtech-community-become-world-leader/ [9] https://www.blueprintsys.com/blog/canadian-regtech-community-become-world-leader/ [10] https://www.adgm.com/mediacentre/press-releases/abu-dhabi-global-market-announces-1st-fintech-innovation-centre-and-accelerator-partnership-with-world-s-largest-startup-accelerator-at-the-inaugural-fintech-abu-dhabi-summit/ [11] https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/library/esma42-114-540_2018_supervisory_convergence_work_programme.pdf [12] https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/library/pka_speech_regtech.pdf [13] https://www.opengovasia.com/articles/7515-regtech-innovation-and-adoption-impact-drivers-barriers [14] http://www.fsb.org/what-we-do/policy-development/additional-policy-areas/monitoring-of-fintech/…

Regulating Digital-Assets: After the Tide Goes Out

for 6 months. Register here [[1]] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-26/crypto-winter-why-this-bitcoin-bear-market-is-different-from-the-past [[2]] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-268 [[3]] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59964648 [[4]] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2022/july/jon-cunliffe-speech-on-crypto-market-developments-at-the-british-high-commission-singapore [[5]] https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/StableCoinReport_Nov1_508.pdf [[6]] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-14/terra-s-45-billion-face-plant-creates-a-crowd-of-crypto-losers [7]] https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2022/html/ecb.sp220425~6436006db0.en.html [8]] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2021/october/jon-cunliffe-swifts-sibos-2021 [9]] https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0916 [[10]] https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/recommendations/RBA-VA-VASPs.pdf [[11]] https://www.fatf-gafi.org/media/fatf/documents/recommendations/Targeted-Update-Implementation-FATF%20Standards-Virtual%20Assets-VASPs.pdf [[12]] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/sanctions-future-of-decentralized-finance/ [13]]…

Paying for research under MiFID II

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RegTech Intelligence

RegTech-dependent obligations are being baked into policy which presents firms an opportunity to comply with these new rules in better, faster and cheaper ways. Cloud, data and AI technology are…

The board’s new rules – overseeing ‘how’

…ground-breaking paper ‘Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk’ based on 18 months of research which registrants can download free of charge below and discuss at our 7th annual conference which is taking…

Cloud computing: software patent claims and the risks to service availability

…IT Law, February 2017 [1] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3443517 [2] https://www.pwc.com/us/en/forensic-services/publications/assets/2016-pwc-patent-litigation-study.pdf [3] Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, No. 13-298 (June 19, 2014) [4] https://www.law360.com/articles/753070/ebay-travel-sites-hit-with-patent-suits-over-menu-bartech ; https://www.law360.com/articles/821200/amazon-defends-cloud-tech-customers-against-ipholder [5] http://www.gemsa.com.au/gemsa-wins-court-ruling-alibaba-ebay-airbnb-parties/ [6] https://www.law360.com/articles/821200/amazon-defends-cloud-tech-customers-against-ipholder [7] Paragraph 21…

Technology contracts in the age of DORA

and compliance. Ultimately, these functions will need to agree new requirements which could have a material impact on the supply chain: New contacts More planning Detailed exit strategies New certification…

Trends in information technology law: looking ahead to 2018

…– https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2017/01/gdpr-and-accountability/ [5] Royal Free – Google DeepMind trial failed to comply with data protection law – https://ico.org.uk/about-theico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2017/07/royal-free-google-deepmind-trial-failed-to-comply-with-dataprotection-law/ [6] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/growing-the-artificial-intelligence-industry-in-the-uk [7] https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/press-releases/deloitte-releases-annual-techtrends-report-on-strategy-technology-and-operations.html [8] At page 2 [9] At page 75…

Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk โ€“ new JWG research

…intelligence company, has announced the publication of a ground-breaking research paper ‘Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk: a collaborative path to financial services safety’. New regulation will fundamentally change the landscape for

Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk โ€“ new JWG research

JWG, the trusted financial services regulatory intelligence company, has announced the publication of a ground-breaking research paper ‘Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk: a collaborative path to financial services safety’. New regulation…

RegTechFS Hubs

examine the requirements for a new method for public/private sector collaboration to explore how technology can provide better methods of compliance and oversight. The Council focuses on international RegTech adoption…

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EULIBOR: EU unveils benchmark intervention powers

…the national competent authority of the jurisdiction in which the administrator is located will be considered the competent authority (Article 23 IBR). This is a significant change in comparison to…

What happens if nobody owns regulation?

…where there is a need to be specific. [2] https://www.eba.europa.eu/documents/10180/724762/EBA-CP-2014-08+CP+on+draft+RTS+on+AMA+assesment.pdf [3] One revised Standardised Approach (SA) is proposed to replace BIA and TSA http://www.bis.org/publ/bcbs291.pdf [4] http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/projects/lfm/0356o%20LSE%20HSF%20discussion%20paper_d6.pdf [5] http://www.eba.europa.eu/documents/10180/556730/JC+2014+063+%28Report+on+Risks+and+Vulnerabilities+in+the+EU+Financial+System+Autumn+2014%29_for+publication.pdf/ee1ff8ba-6da3-4fd9-8dbd-138272961774 [6] http://www.fca.org.uk/static/documents/thematic-reviews/tr14-13.pdf…

Brexit and financial services: Can ‘equivalence’ be achieved?

…market access between the UK and the EU is in the interests of both sides of the negotiating table.   [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-23/u-k-s-new-brexit-gotta-have-is-mutual-recognition-quicktake [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-23/u-k-s-new-brexit-gotta-have-is-mutual-recognition-quicktake [3] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-20/eu-offers-u-k-improved-equivalence-for-financial-services [4] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-23/u-k-s-new-brexit-gotta-have-is-mutual-recognition-quicktake [5] https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5ced01ea-2b30-4d24-aa5e-32a7f9210474&utm_source=lexology+daily+newsfeed&utm_medium=html+email+-+body+-+general+section&utm_campaign=lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=lexology+daily+newsfeed+2018-06-14&utm_term=…

Unlocking hidden compliance value through Embedded Controls

New JWG research JWG, the trusted financial services regulatory intelligence company, has announced the publication of a ground-breaking research paper ‘Embedded Compliance Unlocked: Leverage AI-enabled compliance tooling now to be…

Unlocking hidden compliance value through Embedded Controls

New JWG research JWG, the trusted financial services regulatory intelligence company, has announced the publication of a ground-breaking research paper ‘Embedded Compliance Unlocked: Leverage AI-enabled compliance tooling now to be…

Regain control of derivatives reporting with RegTech

As the deadlines for compliance with new, complex derivatives rules approach, many firms are at risk of facing hefty fines from regulators if they are found wanting. JWG is calling…

The global race to digital money

…on-demand from the 16th to the 17th of November 2021. Register Here [1] https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/system/files/CBDC-report-FINAL.pdf [2] https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/paper/2020/central-bank-digital-currency-opportunities-challenges-and-design.pdf [3] https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2021/html/ecb.pr210714~d99198ea23.en.html [4] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/238086/Introductory%20statement_Luigi%20Zingales.pdf [5] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/06/us-seizes-1bn-in-bitcoin-linked-to-silk-road-site [6] https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_3690 [7] https://www.bis.org/review/r210727b.pdf [8] https://www.bis.org/publ/work905.pdf [9] https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/quarles20210628a.htm…

2022: The dawn of compliant FS infrastructure

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Regulatory surveillance: Which camp are you in?

…mean to your investment firms’ global surveillance infrastructure. We believe the 2024 RegTech surveillance agenda holds great promise as infrastructures become safer with coverage of new communication channels and opensource…

Full steam ahead for the LEI

The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) has come some way since its formal establishment in November 2011. 10 March marked a new date for going forward, when a report by the…

New AI rules: forcing board-level risk debate

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Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions

…Networking: Come equipped with your top pain point to troubleshoot or breakthrough strategy to share industry peers Meet a Mentor: Are you new to Compliance? Meet a seasoned industry leader…

Brexit and financial services: what we know so far

…markets. [1] https://www.relocatemagazine.com/articles/brexit-what-lies-ahead-for-the-uks-financial-services-mcurphey-spr18 [2] KPMG, ‘Provision of services by financial intermediaries from third countries in EU financial markets regulation’, 2011. [3] http://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/publications/attachments/pdf/2014/pb_city_brexit_js_pw_8may14-8816.pdf [4] https://financialregnews.com/survey-examines-impact-regulatory-divergence/ [5] http://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/publications/attachments/pdf/2014/pb_city_brexit_js_pw_8may14-8816.pdf [6] http://bruegel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PC-04-2017-finance-090217-final.pdf [7] http://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/publications/attachments/pdf/2014/pb_city_brexit_js_pw_8may14-8816.pdf…

Brexit: The City’s EU conundrum

…the model of governance that may be adopted should there be a majority vote to leave. The bilateral arrangement that Switzerland has adopted with the EU, for example, excludes free

Accountability for GenAI

…Exhibit from the paper below. Exhibit 3: Target operating model for Embedded Compliance Source: Unlocking Embedded Compliance, JWG 2023 – download here In an ideal world, the business process owner…

The cost of implementing the LEI: CDOs under the gun?

…results from a RegTechFS survey show that only 17% of firms agree that there is clear ownership of LEI registration within their organisations. This is surprising, as recent academic research

Digital regulatory reporting โ€“ tipping point 2021

Digital regulatory reporting – tipping point 2021 By PJ Di Giammarino, CEO JWG Group New JWG research has found supervisors to be focused on creating new standards for interpreting complex…

A New Paradigm for Regulatory Change and Compliance

…of this paper is to demonstrate how regulations can be processed using open-standards-based semantic technologies and regulatory compliance made more efficient and effective. Specifically, it sets out to define the…

RegTech & Sanctions 2022

…itself. For example, a prohibition to deal with sanction works the same way as an asset freeze and yet, it cannot be called the latter, making keyword searches complex and

RegTech: the new lifeblood of compliance

…can help both firms and regulators with new policy initiatives. For example the European Commission fitness check, CFTC and the UK Bank of England’s Future of finance reports have revealed,…

Compliance and chatGPT

compliance Technology and Compliance tend to come at AI from very different perspectives. The latter requires 100% precision and abhors the ‘magic pixie dust’ of AI. Compliance needs technology to…

A new era of corporate governance in Japan

…came into effect on 1 June 2015 ushered in a new era of increased investor scrutiny. The new framework is intended to make Japanese companies registered on the stock market…

The snake in the tunnel: position limits revisited

…manipulation. First up to tackle the issue was the US position limits regime. Revamped by the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission in 2013, the new rules set a baseline limit…

The RegTech ecosystem: in depth analysis (part 3 of 3)

…firms who could to work together and use their complementary advantages to identify specific solutions. For example, regulatory reporting could be considered one RegTech domain. Trade and transaction reporting rules…