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UK Strengthens Fintech Strategy with Australia Pact, Crypto Taskforce
The UK's fintech industry receives a major boost as it forms alliance with Australia and launches a new crypto asset task force.
Rolet Out in LSEG Shake-Up
Chairman Donald Brydon will also not stand for re-election after demands made by activist investor.
The Road to Regtech 3.0
With regional banking authorities supporting fintech accelerator events, the "regtech" movement is gathering steam.
ICE Benchmark Admin Adds Economist DeAnne Julius to Board
The economic policy veteran will strengthen ICE Benchmark Administration's board of directors.
FirstRand Bank Live on AxiomSL BOE Solution
London firm using service to submit statistical reports
PRA’s Bailey Appointed as New FCA Chief Executive
Prudential Regulatory Authority’s Andrew Bailey steps up to take UK regulatory hot seat starting in July.
TreeTop AM, BoE Highlight European Digitization Drives
Wealth management firms in the region are moving too slowly in developing a complete digital strategy and must take a bolder stance on new technologies or risk being left behind. The same is true of prudential authorities.
European Trading Architecture Summit 2015: Keynote
John Finch, CIO at the Bank of England, discussing digitization in the industry.
UK Authorities Adding LEI Capability For Filings
In November, funds may be identified to UK regulators using legal entity identifier
Top Stories of 2014: Best of the Sell Side
Exchange developments and cybersecurity take the lead for the year's sell-side coverage.
Stable Platforms
Waters USA coverage leads the week on Sell-Side Technology.
Carney Reappointed FSB Chairman
FSB's Carney Begins Second Term
UK Chancellor Promises FX Market Review, Benchmark Oversight
George Osborne MP, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has instigated a wholesale review of how foreign-exchange (FX) markets in the UK are regulated, along with widening the scope of which benchmarks are covered by new legislation on market abuse.
The Devil is in the Data
It all sounds rather impressive, doesn’t it? I mean, Quantum Dawn, Waking Shark; these large-scale simulations of cyber-assault on the infrastructure of the City and Wall Street.
Bank of England Warns on Cyber Threat to Markets
The Bank of England (BoE) has published its report on Waking Shark II, an exercise designed to test the resilience of wholesale financial markets against cyber attacks. While it found that participants reacted well, more could be done to improve…
EDM Council Readies FIBO Specs, Works With Bank of England and Microsoft
The EDM Council and the Object Management Group are preparing to issue specifications for their ontology, which is being aligned with Bank of England templates. The EDM Council has also piloted its data maturity model with Microsoft
Officer on Deck
The face of UK regulation changed yesterday.
The FCA Wants You to Know That It Knows Technology Exists
With the split of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) into two component parts rapidly approaching, one arm has released its business plan and risk outlook, where it touches on technology in strokes so broad they're almost invisible.
Ghana International Bank Selects Lombard Risk
GHIB implements Reporter as a replacement for legacy systems.