09/09/2021
In 2019, the financial crimes watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force, announced that cryptocurrency firms would be subjected to rules to prevent the abuse of digital coins such as bitcoin for money laundering.
09/09/2021
Private markets have long been considered one of the most complex regulatory areas in financial services
09/08/2021
The UK has formally announced that it is assessing the DIFC as a “top priority” for an “adequacy” decision for personal data transfers.
09/08/2021
The European Commission has formally adopted its proposed Level 2 measures regarding the content of the PRIIPs KID along with a delay to their application.
09/06/2021
Speech by Charles Randell, Chair of the FCA and PSR, to the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime.
09/06/2021
Investor communications is a core competency, at the heart of Broadridge.
09/03/2021
The previous UK Data Protection Act implemented the 1995 EU directive and had been in force since 1998.
09/03/2021
Binance must stop offering services in Singapore
09/02/2021
General Atlantic will serve as one of four partners in the venture, supporting the group with its international expertise in the field of digital marketplaces.
09/02/2021
The project will work with multiple partners to develop technical prototypes on different distributed ledger technology platforms.
09/01/2021
Data controllers remain responsible for supervising the entities to whom they have entrusted the processing of personal information (i.e. the equivalent of a data processor under the GDPR) (data processor).
08/31/2021
According to the commission, the firms' faulty cyber policies and procedures didn't protect private client information after third parties fraudulently took over company email accounts.
08/31/2021
Agency Contracts With Blockchain Firm AnChain.AI; Experts Weigh In
08/31/2021
Governor Philip Lowe said in early August this would give the central bank more “flexibility” to regulate global technology giants entering the financial sector.
08/31/2021
The proposals from the finalists sought to address multiple problem statements through a variety of technology approaches including hardware wallets, digital identity and asset tokenisation.
08/30/2021
Commercial websites and platforms will be ordered to clean up finance-related posts and close accounts
08/27/2021
This is a key regulatory requirement for in-scope CASS 5 firms and those firms must be able to show evidence of compliance with the FCA CASS rules.
08/27/2021
German-led team advised the leading software investor on the transaction.
08/24/2021
Developments in the Mauritius Fintech Sector
Should such applicant meet the required eligibility criteria and satisfy the set requirements
08/24/2021
Civil enforcement actions and criminal charges against BitMEX’s founders are pending.