Hong Kong is a global financial powerhouse, being the regional hub to most of the world’s major international and regional banks, securities firms, insurers and asset managers; the Greater Bay Area’s financial gateway; the first home of many leading Chinese financial institutions and fintechs when they first expand outside the Mainland; and the progressive birthplace…

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…

Interactions Live 2020, our first ever virtual event, made history and shattered records, with over 20,000 registered attendees, making it the industry’s largest and most successful conference of the year, with customers and prospects still buzzing about their Interactions Live experience. However, unlike a physical event, the virtual event lives on. That’s right, we are…

How a firm manages data is now intrinsic to its value, yet the FS risk management framework provides no way to account for IT obsolescence, cloud concentration and data risks on the balance sheet. New operational resilience obligations, 3rd party risk management guidelines and cloud registries are due soon. ESG could provide a path forwards,…