TSS 28: DSR use cases, outcomes and business case

February 11, 2025 2:00 pm

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At TSS 27 financial institutions agreed that there was an opportunity to scale trade surveillance controls by creating new ‘Digital Surveillance Rules’ (DSR). This meeting is to discuss the use cases, outcomes and key success factors to build on existing surveillance guidance to  conduct a CDM-based PoC.  Research has shown that standardized business events and data dictionaries can streamline the…

TSS 27: Canadian Trade surveillance CDM next steps

March 15, 2024 1:30 pm

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At JWG's annual conference, panellists agreed that the financial services sector has an opportunity to leverage its newly deployed common domain model to scale trade surveillance controls, making the system safer, less noisy more efficient by billions of dollars across the markets. Research has shown that standardized business events and data dictionaries can streamline the process for spotting suspicious trading activity…

RRDS 35: Digital Reporting Taskforce: Senior messaging (DRTF7)

October 13, 2022 1:00 pm

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In our sixth Digital Reporting Taskforce meeting last week a global group of regulators, firms and suppliers discussed: An IIF Digital Economic Cooperation framework Problem statements for Identification and standards Messaging needs for senior management. The minutes can be found along with the meeting materials here. The next meeting, DRTF7 in October we will focus…

RRDS 34: Digital Reporting Taskforce: Risk information problem statements (DRTF6)

June 14, 2022 1:00 pm

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In our fifth meeting, a global group of regulators, firms and suppliers discussed two key regulatory reporting problem statements and identified options to solve them, the considerations, potential paths and barriers. The minutes can be found along with the meeting materials here. The next meeting, DRTF6 on 14 June will review additional problem statements. JWG…

RRDS 33: Digital Reporting Taskforce: Risk information problem statements (DRTF5)

February 8, 2022 1:00 pm

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In our fourth meeting, a global group of regulators, firms and suppliers discussed two key regulatory reporting problem statements and identified options to solve them, the considerations, potential paths and barriers. The minutes can be found along with the meeting materials here. The next meeting, DRTF5 on 8 February will review additional problem statements. JWG…

RRDS 32: Digital Reporting Taskforce: A new risk information system action plan (DRTF4)

December 14, 2021 1:00 pm

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In our third meeting, a global group of regulators, firms and suppliers discussed the new risk system design criteria and specifications, objectives, and migration paths. The minutes can be found along with the meeting materials here. The next meeting, DRTF4 on 14 December will review feedback received at DRTF3 and the JWG Annual Conference JWG…

RRDS 31: Digital Reporting Taskforce: A new risk information system (DRTF3)

November 5, 2021 1:00 pm

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In our second meeting, a global group of regulators, firms and suppliers discussed the changes in the regulatory building blocks required and quickly identified components which could be assembled to define a new paradigm for risk information collection. The next meeting will focus on a new paradigm for collecting risk information from a digital system…

RRDS 29: Digital Reporting Taskforce launch (DRTF1) minutes

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Minutes from a 16 September June Chatham House rule discussion of the priorities and approach to organizing a multidisciplinary discussion on a fresh look at the broader frame for SupTech with the aim of creating a paper by December which looks at the broader SupTech challenges and sets priorities for 2022  

RRDS 30: Digital Reporting Taskforce launch (DRTF2)

October 5, 2021 1:00 pm

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In our first meeting, a global group of regulators, firms and suppliers discussed the changes in the regulatory reporting story, the building blocks required, stakeholders to engage and the collaborative mode of working we would like to establish. At this next meeting we will start with 4  building blocks, identify targets and highlight gaps to…

RRDS 29: Digital Reporting Taskforce launch (DRTF1)

September 16, 2021 2:30 pm

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Financial services are digitizing fast but there is much more public and private sectors can do to deliver reporting controls which fulfil supervisory mandates in a digital age. With support from top regulators, financial institutions, and vendors JWG is launching a task force to 1) define a future target operating model for the regulatory reporting…

TSS 26: Mitigating AI & 3rd party risks for trade surveillance

September 28, 2021 4:00 pm

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Following a great discussion about the major surveillance AI control gaps highlighted by JWG’s July research  the FATF and BIS have both published complementary AI policy papers.   With penalties of up to 6% of annual revenue 500 working days away, we have decided to build RegTech AI surveillance use cases to: Tease out the…

RRDS 28: International, UK & EU regulatory reporting strategy alignment

July 22, 2021 4:00 pm

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JWG’s 2021 regulatory reporting research programme has concluded that the industry needs to step back and agree the digital vision for regulatory reporting. So far this year we have had over 20 firms, 10 suppliers, 7 regulators, 5 trade bodies and 3 academic institutions help align ‘top down’ and ‘bottom up’ risk data collection challenges…

0621 RDS 27: Core Sup/RegTech reporting infrastructure

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JWG presentation and facilitation materials for Chatham house rules discussion with Regulators, Financial Institutions, Accademia and the Supply chain covering: 1.Introductions 2.Overview of global and EU regulatory reporting strategies in progress 3. JWG position on EBA 430C Integrated reporting consultation 4.Path forwards to defining a SupTech/RegTech reporting core 5.Next steps

TSS 25: Global capital markets AI control framework gaps

July 27, 2021 4:00 pm

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Following our discussion of several global accountability regimes and forthcoming culture audits we are turning our attention back to AI. This is a very noisy space with Germany, UK, Japan and the US all mandating new controls in advance of MiFID III update which could raise the algo trading bar even higher.   In this…

RRDS 27: Core Sup/RegTech reporting infrastructure

June 17, 2021 4:00 pm

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The UK’s data transformation plans and Europe’s integrated reporting strategy are shaking RegTech and SupTech foundations and FS Supervisors need a new, bold and long-term approach to aligning data and technology strategies. As discussed in RRDS 26, the Global Derivatives DRR programme is enabling firms to meet CPMI/IOSCO deadlines in 2021 and offers an excellent…

RDS 25: BoE, BIS findings and 2021 Global DRR action plan

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The group discussed recent papers from the Bank of England, BIS and JWG’s Global Derivatives Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) programme and the business case for getting involved in these efforts. The group also reviewed  JWG's proposed Regulatory Reporting & Data SIG (RRDS) 2021 plans to explore the feasibility of 'top down' aggregated reporting (e.g., Risk,…

TSS 24: Digital accountability in a democratized finance sector

May 18, 2021 4:00 pm

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The UK has taken a leading role in pushing for senior management accountability with a focus on SM&CR, Conduct and Culture. EU (MIC, SEAR) and APAC regulators (BEAR/FAR, IAC) have followed suit to varying degrees. In an increasingly digital sector with divergent rule sets, the ability to manage the compliance deltas is fast becoming a…

RRDS 26: CRR2 Integrated Reporting System: Do top down and bottom-up risk data meet?

May 13, 2021 4:00 pm

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We have a great collection of EU, UK, US and Asia Pacific regulators registered to join in our Chatham house rules discussion of integrated reporting with top firms and technology suppliers. Our research has identified a number of key challenges posed by 430C by the much bigger picture imposed upon us by continued technological developments.…

TSS 23: GameStop, Conduct Risk, Culture and KPIs

March 16, 2021 4:00 pm

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As we summarized in our latest Beacon, JWG’s surveillance community has covered quite a patchwork of regulatory obligations over the past 2. In all that time, nothing has pulled all into focus like GameStop. JWG has been digging beyond the broadsheet news to examine what roars from Reddit chat groups will mean to wholesale and…

RRDS 25: BoE data collection findings and 2021 Global DRR action plan

March 11, 2021 4:00 pm

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We look forward to kicking off the 5th year of JWG’s Regulatory Reporting and Reference Data SIG series with a Bank of England-led discussion of 2020 data collection transformation findings and plans under Chatham house rule. The meeting will cover the new BoE plan to transform data collection from the UK financial sector (23 Feb).…

TSS 22: SM&CR use case objectives and roadmap

November 17, 2020 4:00 pm

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JWG’s review of the 276 page MAR review report raised a number of key issues for surveillance professionals which further the need for SM&CR guidance. Come join your colleagues in a short discussion of the objectives, approach and focus of for SM&CR surveillance guidance to help.

TSS 21: MAR review, MiFIR CP and communications surveillance

November 3, 2020 4:00 pm

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New consultations were released last week which could have a major impact on communications surveillance. Time to book your seat at the next Chatham house rule JWG RegTech Trade Surveillance Special Interest Group (TSS). The 276 page MAR review report revisits key issues for surveillance professionals including: the definition of inside information, insider dealing controls/ disclosure, market soundings, insider lists and the establishment of an…

CMS 13: RTC KYC Registry & Forward planning meeting

July 23, 2019 4:00 pm

2, Churchill Place, England, E14 5RB, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Barclays, BNP, Credit Suisse, EDF Man, ING​ Vendors: Altergiaia, Datavisor, Grant Thornton, Lysis​ Regulators: FCA​ Independents: Mark Davies, Kumar Raju, Stephan Niermann, Samantha Sheen ​ 15+ people will dive into AMLD V RegTech use cases:​ Discuss latest status with FCA TechSprint & Companies house interaction​ Review conclusions from the RTC registry survey and implications for RTC Project​…

CMS 14: RTC & FCA TechSprint Winning UBO solution

September 26, 2019 4:00 pm

3, Harewood Avenue, England, NW1 6JL, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Barclays, BNP, BlackRock, Citi, Credit Suisse, EDF Man, ING, GAM, Santander, Westpac​ Vendors: Altergiaia, pTools​ Regulators: FCA​ Independents: Stephan Niermann, Samantha Sheen ​ 15+ people will dive into AMLD V RegTech use cases:​ Review FCA TechSprint outcomes for UBO ​ Understand potential vehicles for leveraging Citadel’s solution​ Identify potential participants​ Agree plans for CMS and RegTech Council on 17 October

CMS 15: Citadel/AMLDV Registry data sharing vision

November 28, 2019 4:00 pm

1, Cabot Square, England, E14 4QJ, United Kingdom

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The FCA have requested that for the meeting with Companies House (CH) be limited to the Citadel leaders and me as the spokesperson for the RegTech Council in December. Accordingly, we have moved our workshop on 28 November to Credit Suisse in order to get your views and comments on your ask of CH. We…

CMS 16: RegTech Council 5MLD registry data project​

January 30, 2020 1:30 pm

33, Canada Square, England, E14 5LB, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Blackrock, BNP, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, GAM, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Natwest Markets, Railsbank​ Regulator: Companies House, FCA​ Infrastructure: BvD, Ince, SEI​ 25 people will discuss:​ Align our current understanding of 5MLD registry challenges​ Define key challenges for the RegTech Council​ Agree a plan to mutualise the work required to digitize the exchange of data The…

CMS 17: RTC – AML registry data project

March 3, 2020 4:00 pm

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To recap, we have been working with your peer firms over the last 2 years to engage with the regulators on AML: The RegTech Council, at the direction of Barclays, Credit Suisse, BNP, Citi and other firms worked with the FCA to define the UBO use case for the global Tech Sprint last summer Team…

TSS 14: AML and trade surveillance – Gaps, Issues and Opportunities for RegTech

September 12, 2019 4:00 pm

England, EC2N 2DL, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms:  Barclays, BlackRock, BMO, BNP, Commerzbank, Credit Suisse, ED&F Man, GAM, Janus Henderson, Jeffries, JP Morgan, Macquarie, Man, Nomura, RBC, Santander, Scotia, Soc Gen, TD, UBS, Wells Fargo​ Vendors: Altergaia, Digital Reasoning, Grant Thornton, Lysis, NICE Actimize, pTools, Relativity Trace​ Regulators: FCA​ 30+ people will:​ Review recent conclusions from FCA review and Global AML TechSprint​ Discuss operating…

TSS 15: Overcoming barriers to integrated surveillance – Trade, voice, eComms, conduct and AML

November 5, 2019 4:00 pm

5, Churchill Place, England, E14 5HP, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms:  Aviva, BAML, Barclays, Blackrock, BNP, Commerzbank, CS, ED&F Man, Fidelity, GAM, Janus Henderson, Jefferies, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, RBC, Santander, Scotia Bank, Soc Gen, State Street, TD and UBS ​ Vendors: Altergaia, Digital Reasoning, NICE Actimize, pTools, Relativity Trace​ 30+ people will:​ Discuss the results of JWG’s Surveillance Capability model research findings​ Discuss the group’s view of barriers…

TSS 16: Data ethics, voice & eComms surveillance

December 10, 2019 4:00 pm

20, Churchill Place, England, E14 5HJ, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms:  Avivia, BAML, Blackrock, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, GAM, Janus Henderson, Jeffries, Northern Trust, Renaissance Capital, Santander, Scotia Bank, Soc Gen, State Street, TD securities, UBS, Wells Fargo and Westpac​ Vendors: Digital Reasoning, NICE Actimize, pTools, Relativity Trace​ 25+ people will:​ Discuss the results of JWG’s Surveillance Capability model research findings related to voice​ Review new papers…

TSS 17: SM&CR and Surveillance​

March 12, 2020 4:00 pm

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With enough regulatory change to last another decade already, JWG remains committed to collaborating throughout the pandemic. We look forward to a robust on-line discussion with colleagues from Avivia, Blackrock, GAM, Itau Unibanco, Janus Henderson, Northern Trust, RBC, Renaissance Capital, Macquarie, Santander, Scotia Bank, Soc Gen, State Street, TD and Westpac.   Please see the…

TSS19: Post COVID SM&CR surveillance audit readiness

May 28, 2020 4:00 pm

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The FCA issued Market Watch 63 with a grave warning of post-COVID surveillance thematic or retrospective review. This confirms the expectations of many last month (minutes attached)  and we are delighted to add it to our meeting's agenda as we discuss the worked SM&CR Surveillance guidance example to define how the deliverables can help firms…

TSS 20: SM&CR Guidance and MAR II/MiFID III

August 6, 2020 4:00 pm

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We are making good progress in our 1:1 discussion of policies, controls and the availability of resources and look forward to presenting the conclusions in the context of MAR II / MiFID III. The group met to discuss current regulatory demands on global surveillance functions. It reviewed new BCBS Operational Risk principles and EBA/ESMA suitability…

RRDS 18: EMIR Refit – Scope of Work & Path Forward

October 10, 2019 4:00 pm

1, Basinghall Avenue, England, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Allianz, Blackrock, BMO, Citi, Credit Suisse, DB, GAM, Goldman Sachs, LBG, Morgan Stanley, Standard Chartered, UBS​ Infrastructure: Regnosys, Inforalgo, Business Semantics​ Trade Associations: ISDA​ 25 people will discuss:​ A proposal for a RegTech Council EMIR Refit interpretation project​ Benefits and resource commitments​ Key stakeholders, thresholds and next steps for the launch of Q4 project​ What to…

RRDS 19: EMIR Refit – DRR Launch Plan

November 26, 2019 4:00 pm

8, Finsbury Circus, England, EC2M 7GB, United Kingdom

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Round the table: ​ Firms: Allianz, BMO, Citi, CS, DB, GAM, Goldman Sachs, LBG, RBS, Santander, Standard Chartered, UBS​ Regulator: FCA ​ Infrastructure: Regnosys, Inforalgo​ Trade Associations: ISDA. FIA​ 25 people will discuss:​ A proposal for a RegTech Council EMIR Refit interpretation project​ Thresholds and next steps for the launch of the RegTech Council project​ Define next steps for RRDS in 2020

RRDS 23: UK OTC Reg Reporting Project Launch

June 2, 2020 4:00 pm

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Round the table: ​ Firms: BMO, BNY Mellon, Citi, Credit Suisse, DB, GAM, Goldman Sachs, Invesco, LBG, Morgan Stanley, Pictet, PIMCO, Santander, SEI, TD, UBS​ Infrastructure: Accenture, Business Semantics, Capco, DTCC, EY, Fujitsu, LRH, LSEG, Quorsus, SETL, SWIFT​ Trade Associations: AFME, ICMA, ISDA, EVIA, FIA, FTC​ Regulators: BoE, ECB, FCA

RRDS 22 – Jumpstarting OTC Reg Reporting 2.0 Roadmap

April 30, 2020 4:00 pm

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Round the table: ​ Firms: BMO, BNY Mellon, Citi, Credit Suisse, DB, Goldman Sachs, Invesco, LBG, Pictet, PIMCO, Santander, SEI, TD, UBS​ Infrastructure: Accenture, Bloomberg, Business Semantics, Capco, DTCC, Elax, EY, LRH, LSEG, Market Axess, Quorsus, SETL​ Trade Associations: AFME, ICMA, ISDA, EVIA, FIA, FTC​ Regulators: BoE, ECB, FCA​ ​ 40 people will discuss:​ Expectations of UK OTC regulatory reporting​ Transparency 2.0 target…

RRDS 21 European & UK Regulatory Data Plumbing Plans

March 19, 2020 12:00 am

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On 19 February  the European Commission unleashed radical new plans to spend billions on a new data strategy which is based on a report from an expert group. Buried in the detail is a clear indication that the forthcoming digital finance strategy in Q3 will be focused on ‘pro-competitive’ regulatory data reporting standards.   Conveniently…

RRDS 20 – EMIR Refit – DRR Project Plan + EC Fitness Check & FCA/BOE DRR Update

January 9, 2020 12:00 am

49A, Skinner Street, England, EC1R 0HR, United Kingdom

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  We are pleased to be kicking off the DRR discussion with a brief recap of lots of *new activity* since we last met in November: UK data strategies The FCA's data strategy The Bank of England's Discussion Paper (DP): Transforming data collection from the UK financial sector Digital Regulatory Reporting: Phase 2 Viability Assessment (PDF) {Background:…