Turkey day: What will we be ‘thanking’ regulators for in 2014?
Introduction With new arrivals from big names including FATCA, MiFID, Dodd-Frank and the AIFMD, 2014 is set to be another eventful year in the regulatory space. So what are the top ten themes to watch...
View ArticleBeyond EMIR: The future of regulatory data exchange
One of the things we’ve learnt the hard way in 2013 is that the sell-side need better ways of communicating with their clients. Maintaining a web of communications between increasingly complex,...
View ArticleEBA to mandate LEI: But key questions remain unanswered
JWG analysis. In late October, the European Banking Authority (EBA) released a consultation on the use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for CRD IV’s risk reporting requirements. Now that the...
View ArticleThe OTC mirage: As deadlines near, global trade reporting follies emerge
JWG analysis. With the 12 February EMIR trade reporting deadline just around the corner, the atmosphere in the derivatives industry suggests just as much turmoil as ever. Issues surrounding LEI...
View ArticleLEI update: hidden costs prevent enthusiastic take-up
JWG analysis. Until the world has a definitive LEI, we are going to have to recognise that piecemeal adoption brings with it significant hidden costs in validating, enriching and mapping for regulatory...
View ArticleThe OTC marathon: will a rocky regulatory start straighten the course?
JWG analysis. EU and US taxpayers scratched their heads in disbelief this week as the regulators made it painfully clear that they have squandered both years and billions with little to show for it....
View ArticleKnow your KYC? Win an iPad!
JWG, in conjunction with Banking Technology, is offering you the chance to win an Apple iPad by taking part in a short impact assessment survey on the subject of KYC. The raw data from the survey will...
View ArticleBeacon out! Forum ready. Act now to get your seat for 23 September
Are you enjoying your summer? Ready for some holiday reading? Our latest members-only newsletter, RegBeacon, is now available here (after logging in, you can find RegBeacon on the publications page)....
View ArticleThe cure for KYC sickness
JWG analysis. 2015 will see a number of new regulatory requirements, long in the proposal or draft stage, crystallise into prescriptions for better customer data management. At a time when record...
View ArticleRegBeacon now published for members.
JWG analysis. Since the turn of the year, we have not seen the pace of reform slow down. We could fill pages with acronyms describing the new requirements for financial institutions, but we will spare...
View ArticleTo LEI or not to LEI?
JWG analysis. Continuing our Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) series, from when the universal identification of financial entities was a mere idea on the horizon to its steady increase in prominence and...
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