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How to extract, reconcile and get the most of your MiFID II transaction reporting data using the AQMETRICS ARM.

Embarking on a MiFID II transaction reporting migration? Discover a comprehensive guide to seamlessly navigating this process. Learn about the benefits and considerations of switching ARMs, streamlining the migration process, protecting sensitive data, and leveraging AQMetrics' differentiated approach. Empower your firm with enhanced regulatory compliance.

The recent adoption of Rule 13f-2 by the Securities and Exchange Commission brings new transparency to short selling practices. Our latest blog delves into the critical aspects of this new rule, underscoring the need for an effective compliance strategy.

Understanding regulatory compliance, especially the intricacies of Section 13F filings is a challenge many firms face. Ensuring accurate reporting while managing the time-intensive reviews can be daunting. This blog delves into the specifics of Section 13F, sheds light on the common hurdles companies encounter, and underscores the critical need for a streamlined approach to regulatory compliance.

This month the FCA released publications on what it expects from firms in terms of liquidity risk management and compliance. In a recent press release, FCA warned that their most recent review of asset managers liquidity risk management and compliance “should serve as a warning to all asset managers that they need to get this right”.

If you need to replace your incumbent MiFID II transaction reporting solution and are currently searching to find a platform authorized as an Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM), that can offer the simplest migration path possible, then AQMetrics is the solution for you.This blog sets out what is involved in migrating to AQMetricsand and the reasons why firms switch to AQMetrics.

New Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) or Payments Institutions (PIs) in Ireland are oftentimes challenged by the complex landscape of regulatory reporting. To simplify compliance and reduce the regulatory burden on new entrants into the Irish EMI and PI market, AQMetrics technology streamlines reporting obligations and ensures compliance with emerging regulatory changes.

On May 3, 2023, the SEC adopted a final rule amending Form PF. The final rule amendments apply to large hedge fund advisers, having at least $1.5 billion in relevant AUM; private equity fund advisers, having at least $150 million in relevant AUM; and large private equity fund advisers, having at least $2 billion in relevant AUM.

Yesterday, 21st of April, 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) sent a Dear Chair letter to all Alternative Investment Fund Managers in Ireland. In the Central Bank letter, Darragh Rossi, Head of Division, Funds Supervision Division, set out significant AIFMD reporting changes that the Central Bank will implement in November 2023.

Today, April 14th 2023, the financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness has published amendments on the interpretation of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088. These amendments seek to clarify how under the sustainable finance disclosures regulation (SFDR) investment products can be sold as "sustainable" to investors after asset managers downgraded many of their funds due to uncertainty over the rules.

In this blog, we analyze an insightful keynote speech delivered this morning, 21 March 2023, by Verena Ross, Chair of ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority). The speech, entitled “The macro-prudential supervision of investment funds – from a global debate to a balanced European regulatory framework,” was given at the ALFI European Asset Management Conference 2023. Ross highlighted how the remaining vulnerabilities of Open-Ended Funds (OEFs) are being closely monitored on a global scale.

To meet regulatory reporting requirements, companies need to convert their annual report to the ESEF/UKSEF format, tag the figures in the primary financial statements and block tag the notes. Upcoming legislation will likely bring additional tagging for ESG disclosures.

Keeping data volumes and regulations in one place: Many fund service providers face ongoing challenges related to data quality assurance, information security and complex data-driven regulations.

On the 26th of October 2022 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued a consultation paper proposing additional regulatory safeguards for cryptocurrency firms. The summary below sets out the main elements of the proposed expansion of the existing regulatory framework.

AQMetrics won the Most Innovative Technology Firm Award at the 2022 HFM US Services Awards for its innovative regtech platform. In this blog, AQMetrics sets out how it's moving forward with even more innovation throughout the remainder of 2022, into 2023 and beyond.

On 3 October 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Market Watch 70. In this publication, the FCA sets out recent observations related to transaction reporting data quality and reconciliation requirements.

In the third blog of our ESG series, we examine how the SEC’s proposed changes impact private funds and the similarities between the SEC’s Proposed Amendments and other ESG regimes.

In this second blog of the ESG series, we examine the proposed ESG-related disclosure and reporting requirements for investment advisers through amendments to Form ADV, Part 2A (“the Brochure”). The Proposed Amendments require investment advisers to disclose their ESG investing approach by strategy, relationships with related persons, and any ESG-related impacts on proxy voting. These proposed changes will likely apply to wrap fee funds too.

As global regulators are intensifying their focus on “greenwashing”, the absence of standardization or a common disclosure framework frustrates investors and their managers. Across the industry, there is a well-recognised lack of consistent and comparable data which may lead to potential greenwashing and is making the regulators’ and managers’ jobs ever more challenging and burdensome regarding regulatory data management.

At Adminovate 2022, held on the 26th of May, we listened to a detailed panel discussion titled “ESG and the Funds Industry”. They also discussed when investments are made by firms in projects that ultimately have a focus on an initiative that brings a general benefit to society, and therefore gaining a social license for their investment priorities. Implications of social movements such as Black Lives Matter were discussed in relation to the power and importance to society, with matters such as that from 2021.