Managers of Wealth Fintech

Increase in UK regulation of cryptoassets anticipated

As we improve our technology and capabilities, we will be able to identify and make better, faster judgements about harm.

Opening Keynote Speech at Fraud and Financial Crime Asia 2021 Conference

Carmen Chu, Executive Director (Enforcement and AML), Hong Kong Monetary Authority

New EU AML rules will ensure full traceability of crypto transfers

The measures recognise the emerging challenges linked to technological innovation, with the crypto sector a particular focus for rule-makers.

Banking-as-a-Service partnerships and the contractual challenges for banks

In this model, a fintech company will typically have a technology platform to provide certain financial services such as loans or transaction accounts and will have technology that allows them to provide it in an innovative way.

DLA Piper advises Fast Radius in US$1.4 billion SPAC deal with ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp.

This allows engineers to design, produce and fulfill custom parts across a range of manufacturing technologies, including additive manufacturing, CNC machining and injection molding.

SEC shuts down mother-son operation involving purported supercomputer

However, says the complaint, the defendants did not actually use the money to trade securities or buy cryptocurrencies.

Julius Bär Woos Independent Asset Managers with Tech

The solution will enable the leading Swiss wealth management group with a dedicated intermediaries business to simplify the exchange of information with its independent asset managers in Switzerland and to receive compliance documents in an ultra-secure m

Flush With Unicorns, India’s Tech Moment Arrives

India’s population is expected to overtake China’s this decade

Law + tech: the next generation

The quality of applications was outstanding and we’ve just had offers accepted by our first cohort.

How your cryptoassets will be taxed in the UK

With bitcoin advancing more than 300 per cent in 2020, and 73 per cent of HNW individuals expected to invest in cryptoassets before the end of 2022, understanding how your digital assets will be taxed is essential.

Consumer group lodges EU complaint against WhatsApp

Facebook denies new terms would lead to sharing of user data on its platform

The modern law firm: Automated. Integrated. Digitized.

Healthy margins may have previously offset any urgency to advance from outdated, manual, paper-based processes, but the disruption caused by COVID-19 has accelerated these plans.

How your cryptoassets will be taxed in the UK

Crypto investors – whether existing or new – are facing a complex tax landscape.

Esma fines DTCC Derivatives Repository €408,000 for data breaches

The breaches, which were committed between 2014 and 2018, were found to have resulted from negligence on the part of DDRL.

UK Authorities Issues A Red Flag Over The Usage Of Crypto Ads

A major native advertising business group has announced a crackdown on cryptocurrency advertisements

Russia to Introduce Rules for Confiscating Crypto: Report

The country's prosecutor general said crypto is increasingly used for bribes.

China central bank closes software firm for crypto trading

A Beijing-based software firm has been closed down by China's central bank because of its suspected involvement with crypto trading.

Charles Schwab faces $200m hit over SEC robo advisor investigation

Charles Schwab is facing a $200 million charge relating to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into the firm's robo advisor.

A Quantum Leap for Financial Services

The workshop also pointed to the challenge security will pose to regulators in various sectors

China Considers Closing Loophole Used by Tech Giants for U.S. IPOs

Securities regulator working to change overseas listing rules

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