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The desire of being able to access content quickly, simply and on multiple devices has fuelled the use of the cloud for consumers, with Gartner estimating that by 2016, consumers will store over a thi...
I’m often asked by clients and prospects about what I’m seeing in the market in terms of regulatory onboarding and entity data management. And what I see right now is that a regulatory storm is brewin...
Data is one of the world’s most precious commodities. And companies dealing in commodities are facing ever complex data sets, more regulations, tighter trading timelines and depressed markets. Those l...
The FCA found that two of the 17 investment managers surveyed in its recent review of research payments had sufficient processes to meet their guidelines. Although the financial regulator was disappoi...
How adopting a user centric approach will turn Chief Data Officers into superstars. The explosion of Big Data has seen the importance and influence of Chief Data Officers (CDOs) continue to increase. ...
As the FT reported earlier this week, ESMA is set to step back from imposing a much contested overhaul of dealing commission. The scrutiny of commissions has been a major concern for the buy-side, in...
The news of a PCI breach is just the start of a host of issues – all of which can be crippling to a business. Many CIOs and compliance officers may complain about the burden that the Payments Card Cou...
In a single move, mergers and acquisitions can provide businesses with a tremendous tool for increasing growth, profitability and improving strategic capabilities. M&As are gathering speed and las...
Market surveillance and market abuse continue to be pushed higher up the regulatory agenda. Given the avalanche of news about large regulatory fines, this comes as no surprise. ‘Protect and enhance th...
There has been a flurry of press releases in recent months announcing new mobile recording solutions and new partnerships in place to sell and deploy them. The technology has moved on significantly in...
It has been a busy week for the banking industry. The first big news was the publication of a comprehensive health check of 130 large European banks by the European Central Bank, which was commissione...
In the latest manifestation of possible tax fraud, which has been rampant as of late in parts of Latin America, Argentine officials are accusing one of the world's biggest household consumer goods pro...