Managers of Wealth Fintech

The importance of upholding a uniform Fiduciary Standard of Care

A procedural prudence standard and a suitability standard are similar in that they both require the fiduciary to demonstrate they are acting in best interests of another.

Leveraging outsourcing to meet rising AUM - SS&C

SS&C has been providing global, middle- and back-office and performance measurement outsourcing services for more than 20 years.

Bitcoin bitterness starts to make messy divorces even worse

Although parties have a duty to provide full disclosure of their assets in a divorce, the anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies potentially make them a safe haven for spouses wishing to hide their money from a warring partner.

Digital currencies inquiry launched

It will examine the potential impact of distributed ledger technology – such as blockchain – on financial institutions, including the central bank, and financial infrastructure.

FCA calls for help embracing regtech

The Financial Conduct Authority has today announced that it is seeking views on how technology can make it easier for firms to meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of the information they provide.

FCA receives more than 1,500 MiFID II queries in six months

FOI from Professional Adviser

Crypto Divorce – what to do if you think your spouse is hiding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from you

Whilst cryptocurrencies and the blockchains they use are not an entirely anonymous system, they are unregulated and the identity of the user is hard to trace.

SEC suspends trading in three companies claiming crypto connection

Under the federal securities laws, the SEC can suspend trading in a stock for 10 days and generally prohibit a broker-dealer from soliciting investors to buy or sell the stock again until certain reporting requirements are met.

Finma publishes ICO guidelines

Creating transparency at this time is important given the dynamic market and the high level of demand. Each case must be decided on its individual merits

Jersey registers data protection legislation

The States of Jersey says this will benefit trade and help law enforcement agencies cooperate with their counterparts in other jurisdictions.

FCA and US CFTC ink FinTech innovation deal

The Financial Conduct Authority and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have today signed an arrangement that commits the regulators to collaborating and supporting innovative firms through each other’s financial technology initiative

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Sound Practices Implications of fintech developments for banks and bank supervisors

Global regulators neutral on new rules for 'hyped' fintech

Analysts have said banks could become irrelevant as fintech firms become the “face” of financial services, a scenario Basel said seems far-fetched.

GDPR - 100 days and counting: Are you ready?

The GDPR will bring with it some important changes to data protection law.

FCA explores creation of global sandbox

Authorities in other countries have followed the FCA's lead

Monetary Authority of Singapore publishes guidelines to protect users of electronic payments

Financial institutions will be expected to set clear resolution processes for unauthorised or erroneous payment transactions.

The Law Firm Disrupted: The Next Wave of In-House Tech Is Already Here

What the advent of contract analytics could mean for the future function of corporate legal departments.

HM Government of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission announce plans for token legislation

A bill is expected to be considered by Parliament in the second quarter of 2018.

UAE leads Arab markets in Islamic fintech

The UAE follows Malaysia and the United Kingdom in terms of the number of Islamic fintech start-ups per market, according to analysis conducted by Edmond Christou, Bloomberg Intelligence.

French & German Ministers Spread FUD About Crypto Currencies

The letter further argued that crypto currencies are mislabeled as ‘currencies’ in the media and on the internet.

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