10/01/2020
Degroof Petercam and Avaloq ink agreement
This new solution will transform Degroof Petercam’s IT platform and better position the institution for growth and new opportunities.
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
09/29/2020
Four transformational technologies to have on your radar
The EY Megatrends framework for disruption allows companies to distinguish between causes and effects and differentiate between near-term and longer-term trends.
09/27/2020
Overcoming barriers to AI adoption – liability
The responsible use of AI across different industrial sectors has the potential to increase productivity and efficiency, and bring positive changes to society, the economy and the environment.
09/27/2020
DIFC Data Protection Law – consent management
Consent management is the process of obtaining and managing consent from data subjects in order to collect and process their personal data.
09/25/2020
Lockdown tech trends here to stay
“The ‘digital agenda’ was already high on the list of priorities for many companies but lockdown has greatly accelerated its progress.
09/25/2020
The EU announces its first ever plan to regulate cryptocurrencies
The legislative process will take time, at least a year.
09/24/2020
Ireland Update – Data Protection Commission issues Guidance on Cookies
The purpose of this examination was to determine how, and whether, organisations are complying with the law in this area.
09/23/2020
SIX unveils tax tool for wealth managers
SIX today launches “SIX Tax Score®”, designed to analyse the tax consequences of financial products, available to banks, wealth managers and asset managers in the form of a benchmark covering Swiss, UK and French tax jurisdictions.
09/22/2020
RegTech: An Opportunity to Boost Australia and UK Trade Relations?
Recent research shows that the RegTech (regulatory technology) sector is a huge opportunity to strengthen trade ties between the UK and Australia. Commissioned by the New South Wales Government and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, new resea
09/22/2020
Adapting English law for the digital revolution
The work on digital assets will ensure that the law is capable of accommodating electronic documents, cryptoassets and other digital assets in a way which allows the possibilities of technology to flourish.
09/22/2020
BME partners with CSS to strengthen its regulatory service suite
Financial services clients will benefit from an integrated solution that seamlessly captures, consolidates and reports all data required for compliant transaction reporting.
09/21/2020
Reserve Bank of the Philippines to Continue Working on its Central Bank Digital Currency which Might Streamline Financial Services
EU member states have also held discussions about issuing digital currencies.
09/21/2020
EU seeks new powers to penalise tech giants
Thierry Breton says concerns exist Silicon Valley companies have become ‘too big to care’
09/21/2020
Macquarie, CBA face fresh money laundering scrutiny after data leak
Macquarie accounted for 72 per cent of the suspicious transactions by value, or $US123 million.
09/20/2020
European Central Bank Extends Partnership with SkySparc
The ECB renewal also allows other Eurosystem central banks to contract SkySparc’s services under the same framework agreement, rather than conducting individual tenders.
09/18/2020
Leaked EU draft proposes all-encompassing laws for crypto assets
The unknown is whether that may stifle this nascent and fast-moving space.
09/17/2020
Scams and FSCS issues are symptomatic of supervisory failings says PIMFA at Select Committee inquiry
Mr Fassam said: “Every customer who finds themselves in need of the FSCS has had a poor outcome and an incredibly stressful experience; it is best for all if this can be avoided”.
09/17/2020
Sesame launches tech solution to FCA mortgage rule
The bespoke tech solution is available exclusively to the network’s advisers.
09/16/2020
Japanese crypto exchange accuses Binance of helping launder $9M from 2018 hack
Fisco alleged that since Binance was notified and had “actual knowledge” that the stolen funds were sent to its platform
09/16/2020
Handelsbanken cuts jobs as almost half its branches to close
This will be achieved through the granting of an even greater degree of decision-making authority and increased accessibility to specialist expertise, although in fewer locations.