04/17/2017
Singapore, Shanghai deepen ties amid fresh commitments by banks
UOB (China), OCBC, SPD Bank ink MOUs at the third Singapore-Shanghai Financial Forum
Legal,Regulation,Tax & Compliance
04/17/2017
RegTech innovation and adoption- Impact, drivers, barriers
The rise of FinTech is accompanied by growth in the closely associated area of RegTech.
04/17/2017
Ogier advises Lenovo Group on US$1 Billion Capital Markets Issue
Anthony and associates Tiffany Yeung and Yuki Yan from Ogier's Hong Kong team specialising in Cayman and BVI law advised on the transaction.
04/12/2017
Managed Portfolio Advisors Enters into an Agreement with BNY Mellon’s Pershing
The agreement unites MPA’s overlay management services with Pershing’s technology platform
04/11/2017
Innovating for the future: the next phase of Project Innovate
Speech by Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, delivered at the Innovate Finance Global Summit.
04/11/2017
Grant Thornton launches Innovation Team to support region’s growing knowledge economy
Plans for the £2bn Knowledge Quarter have the very real potential to transform this city’s economy.
04/11/2017
The robot regulator: UK watchdog reveals use of machine learning
The final model now being implemented by TPR splits the UK schemes it oversees into 30 groups.
04/11/2017
Asset Manager Fidelity to Join Blockchain Group IC3
IC3 was founded to pursue the development of blockchain technology applications
04/10/2017
MiFID II brings a world of change for the buy side … and not just in Europe
The business conduct requirements will also be far more onerous
04/10/2017
Law firm expects growth in FinTech M&A
“We expect this to result in a significant increase in investment and M&A activity in the FinTech sector over the coming years”.
04/10/2017
Magic Circle firm denies plans to trim finance practice
Linklaters began its review of equity points in the practice last year.
04/10/2017
3i Infotech successfully implements Kastle ULS for Gulf Lifting and Finance Leasing Company in record time
The application supports business lines across commercial finance, consumer finance, home equity, project financing, Islamic finance and micro financing.
04/10/2017
Capgemini wins new agreement with Ikano Bank
This project will see Capgemini leverage its broad financial services and banking experience.
04/10/2017
Fight Over 2 Big Law Accounts Sparks Legal Tech Spat
At the root of the dispute is a fight over document management technology for law firms.
04/10/2017
SIX simplifies challenge of Automatic Exchange of Information
As of January 2017, all financial institutions in Switzerland must begin collecting client data
04/10/2017
FCA contemplates blockchain regulation
UK authority outlines concerns with regulating blockchain technology within new consultation paper.
04/07/2017
Fintech partnerships reveal innovation insecurities
Reports from Simmons & Simmons and PwC highlight the challenges of collaboration between fintech startups and big financial institutions
04/07/2017
RegTech: Evolution or revolution?
RegTech might not sound particularly new or revolutionary – after all, financial services firms have been using technology to automate their processes for decades, right?
04/07/2017
Alexander Forbes Selects Sapiens as Partner for its Modernisation Programme
Our modern IT platforms will help fuel Alexander Forbes’ growth and provide it with full and automatic regulatory compliance.
04/06/2017
Sibos to return to Boston and Singapore
The city-state has long been seen as a leader in digital innovation, with a highly connected telecoms infrastructure driving industry trends, such as mobile payments.