August 2017

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RegTech advice for financial institutions and start-ups – A conversation with Neira Jones

Ever since we launched The Planet Compliance Top 50 RegTech Influencers Neira Jones has been in the top 10 and even made it to No. 1. A renowned advisor and international speaker, she certainly is one of the most influential women in RegTech and FinTech and when we spoke to her, it quickly became apparent that …

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The devil is in the detail – what the ESMA MiFID II Suitability Consultation means for Robo-Advisors

Recently the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published another MiFID II consultation paper, this time on draft guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements. While it deals with various aspects of suitability requirements that were originally introduced as part of the original MiFID, it also contains some interesting proposals that will have …

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The Italian Crowdfunding rules – another year, more updates

Italy was amongst the first countries to introduce dedicated equity crowdfunding regulations in 2013. The success of this form of alternative finance has been modest though as rules stifled innovation and hindered the success of crowdfunding campaigns. Recently the Italian Regulator, Consob, has launched another review and consultation of the rules, but does that mean …

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ESMA updates its MiFID II guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). The updates corrects some unintended factual mistakes, typos and inconsistencies in the technical part of the Guidelines. ESMA emphasises that none of …

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EBA publishes a Discussion Paper on its approach to FinTech

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Discussion Paper on its approach to financial technology (FinTech). The EBA sets out in the Discussion Paper the results of the first EU-wide FinTech mapping exercise and its proposals for future work on FinTech. FinTech has the potential to transform the provision of financial services. For this …

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EBA consults on fraud reporting requirements under PSD2

he European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on reporting requirements on statistical data on fraud under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The Guidelines, which are addressed to payment service providers and competent authorities, are aimed at contributing to the objective of PSD2 to increase the security of …

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