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FactSet and Alveo team up to address ESG data integration
25 May 2021
UK Reporter Becky Bellamy

Jonathan Reeve, senior vice president, head of content and technology solutions at FactSet, explains that solid and scalable ESG data integration has rapidly become a must-have in investment management

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AFME calls for consistent ESG reporting requirements
15 April 2021
UK Reporter Maddie Saghir

A central component to unlocking change at the scale needed is for the regulatory framework to enable the procurement and disclosure of high-quality, comparable ESG data, says AFME

AFME calls for regulatory certainty on the treatment of crypto assets
22 March 2021
UK Reporter Maddie Saghir

AFME has also pushed for a review of existing financial services legislation to identify and address obstacles to distributed ledger technology innovation

Alliance of 14 trade body call for CSDR buy-in delay
12 March 2021
UK Reporter Drew Nicol

ISLA, ICMA and ISDA are among 14 trade bodies to renew calls for the buy-ins rules to be shelved until "essential" amendments are in place and give in-scope entities more time to prepare

AFME: CSDR’s SDR mandatory buy-ins present ‘significant risk’ to Europe’s COVID recovery
12 February 2021
UK Reporter Becky Bellamy

“The periods of high volatility and low liquidity observed during COVID-19 crisis would have been further exacerbated by the existence of a mandatory buy-in regime,” AFME explains

COVID-19 will be a ‘catalyst’ for future tech and operations change, survey reveals
18 November 2020
UK Reporter Maddie Saghir

The Technology and Innovation in Europe’s Capital Markets report surveyed the largest investment banks in Europe to assess their technological progress over the past two years

ESMA confirms recognition of three UK CCPs post Brexit
30 September 2020
London Reporter Maddie Saghir

LCH, ICE Clear Europe, and LME Clear will be eligible to provide services in the EU after the end of the transition period following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU

EC adopts time-limited equivalence decision for UK CCPs
21 September 2020
Brussels Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The European Commission has adopted a time-limited decision to allow financial market players 18 months to reduce their exposure to UK central counterparties

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Navigating the future of digital money

Industry experts talk to Sophie Downes about why we need digital currency and what work needs to be done by the industry to implement it

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Slow and steady

Charlie Geffen, head of the UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, updates AST on the group’s progress so far

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A daunting map to follow?

AFME’s Pete Tomlinson, director of post trade, assesses the current settlement efficiency landscape in Europe, likening it to London’s complicated underground network

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Looking back on 2022

Lucy Carter speaks to industry experts on some of 2022’s most pressing issues, valuable updates, and the essential preparations for the road ahead

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Emma Johnson and Mike Clarke
Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Emma Johnson and Mike Clarke share how, in the changing regulatory landscape, technology can enable compliance and deliver better outcomes for clients

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