New Research: Fortune and FTSE Companies Underestimate GDPR Compliance by May 2018
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Most FTSE 350 and Fortune 500 companies are underestimating whether they will be able to fully comply with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by May 2018, new research by international law firm Paul Hastings has shown today. The survey of 100 FTSE 350 General Counsel (GCs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and 100 Fortune 500 GCs and CSOs reveals 98% of Fortune companies consider themselves to be on track for GDPR, with 94%... more
Linedata partners with LSE Group’s UnaVista for MiFID II
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Compliance, Regulatory Standards
Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), the global solutions and outsourcing services provider to the investment management and credit finance industries, today announced a partnership with London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista for transaction reporting requirements, as part of its ongoing drive to provide clients with market leading solutions compliant with the European Union’s Markets in Financial Directive II (MiFID II).
BSO syncs up with emagine in time for MiFID II
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Global network provider BSO has teamed up with software vendor emagine to distribute synchronised time in order for market participants to accurately timestamp their trades to comply with MiFID II.
Nets and OpenWay Collaborate on Monetization of PSD2 and Open Banking
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Banking, Compliance
Nets, the Nordic digital payments specialist, and OpenWay Group, the leading digital payment software developer and vendor, today publish a white paper for stakeholders seeking to monetize from PSD2 and open banking.
Micro Focus tackles compliance requirements across GDPR, MiFID II and more with Digital Safe 10
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO; NYSE: MFGP) today announced Digital Safe 10 to enable customers to mitigate information-borne risk stemming from the surge in regulatory, government and privacy mandates, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Kurtosys - Predictions for 2018
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain, Compliance, Regulatory Standards
The rise of regtech "2018 is set to be a bumper year in terms of regulations. MiFID II comes into force in January, while GDPR is set to shake up the way all companies store and use customer data from May. Compliance with these new regulations is essential for asset managers but it’s a costly and complex business. Fortunately, the growth of ‘regtech’ startups - which specialise in providing compliant technology solutions for finserv companies -... more
Fidessa: R.J. O'Brien Announcement
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Fidessa group plc today announced that R.J. O'Brien has signed a global agreement to distribute Fidessa's award-winning futures and options workstation in order to meet demand from its institutional clients, initially in the UK and Europe.
New OXIAL GDPR EXPRESS Provides 100% GDPR Compliance for Mid-market FS Firms
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
Mid-market Financial Services (FS) firms can now benefit from a fast, intelligent and effective solution to achieving GDPR compliance, thanks to the new GDPR EXPRESS from new generation GRC solution provider OXIAL.
Corlytics to Join Next Round of FCA Sandbox
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance, Risk Management
Corlytics, the global leader in determining regulatory risk impact, is involved in the next round of Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) sandbox. It is supporting a top-tier global bank as part of the third cohort of participants.
Mitratech Yields Accolades as Market Leader and Innovator by Analyst Firm Hyperion Research
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance, Risk Management
Mitratech, a leading provider of legal, compliance, and risk management software solutions, today announced that its enterprise legal management (ELM) products have earned distinctions as Market Leaders and Highly Innovative products in the 2017 MarketView(TM) Report on Enterprise Legal Management by
More Than Half of UK Businesses Aren't Prepared to Pay GDPR Fines if Breached
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
Research from Proofpoint, Inc.
The Norwegian Data Protection Agency Prepares for the Introduction of GDPR - Chooses Tieto to develop new registry
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018. One of the consequences is that many organizations and businesses must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to ensure compliance with the legislation. The Norwegian Data Protection Agency is the supervisory body for the establishment of the DPOs, and the Authority now establishes a national registry for DPOs, a solution developed by Tieto.
Six in ten senior decision makers predict greater business efficiency from MiFID II
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
Financial firms and their senior management teams currently face an uphill battle to be ready for the vast overhaul of European market rules that come into force on January 3rd with MiFID II. Research from leading communication technology business, TeleWare, reveals that seven in ten (71%) financial firms impacted by the directive are upgrading current IT infrastructure to improve business efficiency. Nearly two thirds, (66%) have invested in... more
Thomson Reuters reveals suite of MiFID II reference data capabilities
- 8 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
Demonstrating its commitment to deliver a comprehensive suite of solutions to assist the financial services industry in complying with impending January 3, 2018, MiFID II reference-data requirements, Thomson Reuters has enhanced its reference-data capabilities, available on its integrated data and analytics delivery platform, DataScope.
Mitratech Announces New DataStoreDSX Compliance, Productivity and Cost Reduction Features at Compliance Week Europe 2017
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Compliance, Risk Management
Mitratech, the leading provider of legal, compliance, and operational risk software solutions, announced today that it will debut new features to its industry-leading DataStoreDSX enterprise content management solution during Compliance Week Europe 2017, November 13-14, 2017 in Amsterdam.
