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Insightful updates and expert analysis on regulatory compliance and risk management.
Making Ireland More Attractive to Private Equity
The Irish funds industry recently got a breakthrough in its efforts to establish Ireland as a European domicile for private equity funds.
Read moreCentral Bank of Ireland Capital Markets Update
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued the third markets update of 2019 on 7th March this year.
Read moreTop 10 Takeaways from ALFI European Asset Management Conference 2019
Last week the ALFI European Asset Management Conference took place in Luxembourg.
Read moreESMA Statement : No Deal Brexit Guidelines for MiFID II/MiFIR and BMR Provisions
ESMA issues astatementon its approach to MiFID II/MiFIR and Benchmark (BMR) provisions in the event of a No Deal Brexit.
Read moreLiquidity Stress Test Guidance for Investment Funds
The draft guidance is based on the stress testing requirements set out in Directive 2011/61/EU and on the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) 2018 set of recommendations to address liquidity and leverage risk in investment funds (the ESRB recommendations).
Read moreFCA Publishes MiFID II Guidelines for Hard Brexit
The FCA has published their expectations for firms, trading venues and ARMs under the MiFID II Transaction Reporting regime, in the event of a hard Brexit.
Read moreUCITS After Brexit
How will law in the UK affect UCITS funds after the 29th March 2019? This is the big question that none of us currently have the answer to.
Read moreHarmonising Regulatory Reporting with Your Firm's Business Operating Model
Q&A with Cathal Connolly, Head of Global Regulatory Reporting at AQMETRICS.
Read moreFive Innovative Strategies for Resilient MiFID II Reporting
A look at five ways innovation can create a resilient MiFID II transaction reporting framework.
Read moreHow to Prove Your UCITS fund is Not Index Hugging
The CBI investigations into UCITS funds have been sparked by concerns raised by the Paris based European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA).
Read moreMiFID II Reporting - A Year of Light and Shade
Following years of planning and implementation for MiFIR, it is time to pause and consider the lessons learned from the compliance process and the ongoing considerations in this evolving regulatory environment.
Read moreHow the New Securitisation Regulation 2017/2402/EU Will Impact AIFMs and UCITS in 2019
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (Securitisation Regulation) introduces new internal monitoring and reporting challenges for institutional investors.
Read moreData: Asset or Liability? Regulatory Compliance Innovation
In this series of blog posts, we explore how the next generation of intelligent regulatory reporting solutions are delivering insights far beyond their original purpose.
Read moreHow to Turn Data into Diamonds - Regulatory Compliance Data Innovation
We explore intelligent regulatory reporting solutions and how the next generation ofsolutions are delivering insights far beyond their original purpose.
Read moreEffective Data Management in a Fragmented Market
Our recent conversations with compliance and risk managers at investment management firms have highlighted a common pain point, which is how to put in place the right kind of technology platform to cater for both existing and future regulations.
Read moreRisk Reporting Challenges Algo Trading Firms
A constant stream of high-quality information from exchanges around the world is arming regulators with the analytics necessary to rigorously enforce this year’s MiFID II rules.
Read moreRegulatory Reset: What Irish Funds Need to Know About CP86
For the Irish Fund Management industry in the coming year, one regulatory change stands out: namely the introduction of theFund Management Companies Guidance, orCP86.
Read moreAQMetrics Receives Authorisation to Operate a MiFID II ARM
Central Bank of Ireland approves AQMetrics as an ARM under MiFID II
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