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Banks harness opensource innovation to transform regulatory reporting

November 4, 2024 - In: Article

The financial sector is facing increasing regulatory demands, and firms need new approaches to maintain compliance while driving operational efficiency. Industry experts shared their perspectives at FINOS’ October 2024 OSSF event in NYC and demonstrated how traditional methods of regulatory reporting, often disjointed and expensive, are being revolutionized by the use of open source technologies…

DeFi RegTech Opportunities: 2025

October 25, 2024 - In: Analysis

As the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) prepares to reshape the regulatory landscape for digital asset providers by 2025, businesses are under increasing pressure to implement robust operational resilience strategies. As JWG and Memery Crystal’s ‘Decoding DORA’s Digital Asset Impact’ roundtable, held under Chatham House rule with industry experts revealed this month, the distinct challenges…

Scaling OpRes Mountain: The New Risk Frontier

October 22, 2024 - In: Analysis

Despite various regulatory initiatives, the road to robust operational resilience is far from clear. We are still very much in the "foothills" of creating effective, adaptable resilience frameworks. Firms and their suppliers should view the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) as the foothills of the Operational Resilience (OpRes) mountain, not the gold standard. By the…

Navigating OpRes Storms in 2025

October 9, 2024 - In: Analysis

This week, ten leading financial institutions gathered at JWG’s Winning the OpRes Marathon roundtable in London to debate the evolving challenges of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and other global Operational Resilience (OpRes) regulations. Hosted by First Derivative and facilitated by JWG under the Chatham House Rule, the discussions underscored the urgency for financial…

NextGen Reg Reporting: An open path forward has emerged

October 8, 2024 - In: Article

In a landmark third SteerCo meeting, industry leaders from FINOS’ Open RegTech Council, supported by industry think-tank, JWG delved into the groundbreaking results from the open-source regulatory reporting (ORR) initiative last month. Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) and the Common Domain Model (CDM) are poised to revolutionize regulatory compliance and leaders are getting ahead of the…

Navigating OpRes with RegTech

October 6, 2024 - In: Analysis

In today's interconnected world, operational resilience has become a top priority for financial institutions. With the implementation of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), organizations are being urged not only to get ready for storms, but to strengthen their overall infrastructure and how their fate is tied to the fleets they sail with. Captains…

EU vs. UK OpRes: Ready, Set, Resilient!

September 30, 2024 - In: Analysis

In the global race for Operational Resilience (OpRes), climbing the DORA hill is the ultimate test for financial entities in Q125. JWG's analysis reveals that DORA standards equips institutions for the UK's requirements but the gap between UK obligations and DORA will trip some runners up. The reality is becoming clear: financial entities and their…

Winning the OpRes marathon

September 9, 2024 - In: Analysis

This summer, EU regulators delivered final Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) standards and the FS sector now has a little under 100 days for a ‘great repapering’ of policies, contracts, procedures, control logs, regulatory reports and supplier databases. Billions are being spent as lawyers and consultants prepare for board room panics in September over this…

Taming the DORA dragon

June 19, 2024 - In: Article

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) dragon is getting ready for flight in 150 days. Leave your castle walls in disrepair over the summer holidays at your peril. This regulation has taken a far deeper, broader and more prescriptive approach to derisking the ‘end to end’ Information Communication and Technology (ICT) risk than ever…

JWG adds 3 to the awards shelf

June 14, 2024 - In: Press Release

London, UK – 17 June 2024 - JWG, the trusted financial services regulatory intelligence company, has been honoured with three more industry awards. Global Business & Finance Magazine has awarded JWG, Most Trusted Financial Services Regulatory Intelligence Company, UK 2024, Best Networking Platform of the Year, UK 2024 and purveyor of the Best AI-Powered Compliance RegTech,…

Picking up the new regulatory data gauntlet

May 13, 2024 - In: Analysis

In a pivotal move, regulators have unequivocally thrown down the data gauntlet to banks, underscoring a pressing challenge: few banks are currently positioned to meet these rigorous standards. After taking on board 300 industry comments, EU regulators issued a new, comprehensive and granular Guide on effective risk data aggregation and risk reporting. Though the 20 page…

G-SIBs increasingly turn to open-source domain model to retool reporting systems and drive digital regulatory reporting

April 4, 2024 - In: Article

Global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) have increasingly turned to the open-source Common Domain Model (CDM) to retool their reporting systems and advance digital regulatory reporting (DRR) while boosting interoperability. Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Barclays and BNP Paribas have all piloted various projects related to trade and transaction reporting and are examining further use cases, such…

U.S. regulators start to fine firms failing to capture trade data in surveillance systems

February 21, 2024 - In: Article

U.S. regulators have started to fine tier-one firms for failing to capture complete and accurate trade data in surveillance systems tracking market abuse. Trade data accuracy and completeness was a significant U.S. regulatory focus, said a senior UK market abuse compliance official speaking at a conference held under the Chatham House rule this month. JP…

Getting green data right in 2024

January 16, 2024 - In: Analysis

Regulators are disappointed with Banks’ data management and they have been careful to point out that they expect ESG data to be up to scratch. Getting ESG data right is now a board-level imperative for 2024. The implementation of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will formally put controllers on the hook. However, unlike some regulatory…

Accountability for GenAI

January 8, 2024 - In: Article

Generative AI (GenAI) continues to evolve quickly and shows great promise for financial institutions. But here's the catch: senior management regimes, like SM&CR and SEAR, hold ‘Senior Executives’ accountable for compliance, not machines. So, how do SMFs/SEFs tick all the boxes which (in the EU) are written into the new EU AI Act or (in…

Ready for RegTech 2024 – 7 Feb in London!

January 5, 2024 - In: Article

We are pleased to announce the first wave of confirmed firms, regulators and trade associations are participating in JWG’s 8th annual RegTech conference, ‘Getting real about RegTech 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity to join this premier global event which articulates the key challenges which RegTech can help overcome in 2024. Register here RegTech year 8 Regulators…

Unlocking hidden compliance value through Embedded Controls

October 10, 2023 - In: Article

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 ready for 2025.’ With the relentless demand for improved compliance and cost/income ratios, financial institutions of all sizes are experiencing pressure to upgrade their approaches.…

2024 RegTech agenda: Fear, greed and safety in a digital age

September 13, 2023 - In: Article

JWG’s eighth annual conference will be the premier, global event for setting the 2024 RegTech agenda on 7 February in London. Join us to help shape the debate today. Register for 7 February 2024 About the JWG RegTech agenda Long recognised as the first, biggest and most professional public/private sector agenda debate, JWG is continuing…

Regulatory surveillance: Which camp are you in?

August 15, 2023 - In: Article

US Regulators fired a $555m shot across Wall Street’s bow last week by holding them accountable for their employees’ pervasive use of unauthorized communication methods, like private texts and in some cases WhatsApp. This is the second batch of ‘market moving’ fines in the US within a year , yet no other country has followed…

Here’s how to navigate ESG Data Controls!

July 27, 2023 - In: Article

The introduction of regulatory frameworks such as SFDR, CSRD, MiFID II, and EU Taxonomy Regulation isn't just a simple compliance task. ESG rules require new systems and data to support best practices for handling this data are still in their formative stages. In great news for RegTech users, international regulators endorsed long-awaited global industry standards…

ESMA’s New Data Strategy: Leading the Way in Global Capital Markets Transparency

June 19, 2023 - In: Article

The next five years are shaping up to be the most strategic period of regulatory engagement on industry data since the financial crisis. ESMA’s new 5 year data strategy illuminates a well thought through path to achieving real transparency though technology-enabled data hubs that cover the full scope of current and new capital markets activity.…

New AI rules: forcing board-level risk debate

May 23, 2023 - In: Article

In response to mounting global concerns about generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), legislators and stakeholders have been listening hard to technologists while finalizing tough new rules for digital non-financial risk. Will AI be a wake-up call for firms to define ‘what good looks like’ for infrastructure standards before massive fines start to land? To avoid a…

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The OpRes Standards Mountain

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Digitalizing DORA with DLT

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RegCast Season 5: Winning the OpRes Marathon

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Fear, Greed, and Safety in Surveillance RegTech

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The Future of Derivatives Reporting: Leveraging Data, Standards, and AI

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Has AI forced banks to collaborate?

Aired on: January 23, 2024

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Rethinking ESG reporting RegTech 2024

Aired on: January 22, 2024

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A new era of ESG data auditability

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JWG tops 12 awards since 2022 with 4 more

October 17, 2023 - In: Press Release

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Three new industry awards for JWG

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JWG scoops another industry award

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Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk – new JWG research

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JWG RegTech Beacon 29 published

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2022 RegTech Outlook

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TSS 27: CDM for trade surveillance – minutes

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RegDelta ESG

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RegDelta ESG

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FINOS RegTech Council ESG Hackathon pre-meeting (ESG1) presentation

October 23, 2023 - In: Document

FINOS RegTech Council ESG Hackathon pre-meeting (ESG1) Draft Minutes

October 23, 2023 - In: Document

Embedded Compliance Unlocked

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DRR Architecture WG 18

December 7, 2022 - In: Document

Design Oversight Committee 14 (DOC14) Minutes

November 16, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

DRR Oversight Committee 14 (DOC14) presentation

November 15, 2022 - In: Presentation

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

November 15, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

RRDS 35: Digital Reporting Taskforce senior messaging (DRTF7)

October 14, 2022 - In: Document

Design Oversight Committee 13 (DOC13) Minutes

October 11, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

DRR Oversight Committee 13 (DOC13) presentation

October 11, 2022 - In: Presentation

IT Guide to Operational Resilience: a companion guide

September 2, 2022 - In: Document

Managing Digital Infrastructure Risk

September 2, 2022 - In: Document

Design Oversight Committee 12 (DOC12) Minutes

July 18, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

DRR Oversight Committee 12 (DOC12) presentation

July 14, 2022 - In: Presentation

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

June 22, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

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

June 22, 2022 - In: Document

Design Oversight Committee 11 (DOC11) Minutes

May 16, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

DRR Oversight Committee 11 (DOC11) presentation

May 13, 2022 - In: Presentation

Design Oversight Committee 10 (DOC10) Minutes

February 28, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

DRR Oversight Committee 10 (DOC10) presentation

February 24, 2022 - In: Presentation

The Digital Asset RegTech challenge overview

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

February 9, 2022 - In: Meeting Notes

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

February 9, 2022 - In: Document

JWG RegTech Beacon 28

February 1, 2022 - In: Beacon

Design Oversight Committee 9 (DOC9) Minutes

December 16, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

RRDS 32: Digital Reporting Taskforce – Risk information problem statements (DRTF4) minutes

December 16, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

Oversight Committee 9 (DOC9) presentation

December 16, 2021 - In: Presentation

RRDS 32: Digital Reporting Taskforce risk information problem statements (DRTF4)

December 13, 2021 - In: Document

Digitizer WG update post 30 November sprint

December 8, 2021 - In: Document

DRR EMIR Fx sprint materials

November 30, 2021 - In: Document

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

November 12, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

Design Oversight Committee 8 (DOC8) Minutes

November 12, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

Oversight Committee 8 (DOC8) presentation

November 9, 2021 - In: Presentation

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

November 5, 2021 - In: Document

DRR Architecture WG 6

October 28, 2021 - In: Document

Design Oversight Committee 7 (DOC7) Minutes

October 11, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

Digital-Age Finance: Staying in Control as Technology transforms the World

October 7, 2021 - In: Document

RRDS 30: Digital Reporting Taskforce foundational building blocks (DRTF2) minutes

October 7, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

RRDS 30: Digital Reporting Taskforce foundational building blocks (DRTF2)

October 6, 2021 - In: Document

Oversight Committee 7 (DOC7) presentation

October 1, 2021 - In: Presentation

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

September 29, 2021 - In: Presentation

RRDS 29: Digital Reporting Taskforce launch (DRTF1) minutes

September 23, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

RRDS 29: Digital Reporting Taskforce launch (DRTF1)

September 21, 2021 - In: Document

Design Oversight Committee 6 (DOC6) Minutes

August 5, 2021 - In: Meeting Notes

Oversight Committee 6 (DOC6) presentation

July 30, 2021 - In: Presentation

TSS 25: A global regulatory AI control framework

July 28, 2021 - In: Presentation

DRR Architecture WG 5 video

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Banks harness opensource innovation to transform regulatory reporting

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DeFi RegTech Opportunities: 2025

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Scaling OpRes Mountain: The New Risk Frontier

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Navigating OpRes Storms in 2025

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NextGen Reg Reporting: An open path forward has emerged

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Navigating OpRes with RegTech

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EU vs. UK OpRes: Ready, Set, Resilient!

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Winning the OpRes marathon

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King’s Speech sets out further changes to UK financial services regulation

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