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2023 Investment Funds Outlook
Insights from investment industry sponsors, investors and service providers LP and GP Relations in Flux Amid Economic Volatility 2023 Investment...
Social Selling Creates SEC Compliance, Security Demands for Financial Advisers
Social selling gives financial advisers an effective way to connect with potential clients and build a rapport with them as...
SEC Proposes Slate of New Cybersecurity Regulations. Is Your Firm Ready?
The SEC is continuing its focus on cybersecurity regulations by announcing three new proposed rules and re-opening the comment period...
From the Villain to the Hero: How Rate Swaps Could Have Prevented Latest Banking Crisis
It’s been the better part of two decades since a relatively common risk management mechanism — an interest rate swap...
A Plan to Inhibit Significant Money Laundering Through New Regulation
How can we stem the tide of dirty money flowing through financial institutions? Proposal for New Regulation A Plan to...
The Asset Management Industry Needs to Make DEI More Than an HR Buzzword
The asset management industry isn’t exactly known for diversity in its ownership ranks, and neither are the outsourced service providers...
Survey: 3 in 4 FinServ Firms Spending More on Compliance
Heightened regulatory scrutiny is pushing compliance spending up at financial services firms, according to a survey by tech provider SteelEye,...
Meeting Accounting Standards in an Uncertain Economy
After a Covid-related grace period, new contract accounting standards — ASC 606 — are in effect for both public and...
Sharing Is Caring? Lessons From Dutch Banks’ Data-Sharing Program
With federal investigations pending, the autopsy of Silicon Valley Bank and resulting cascade of bank failures is only just beginning....
AML & KYC: Addressing Key Challenges for 2023 and Beyond
(Sponsored) In today’s world, financial criminals are often a step ahead of regulators and financial institutions who struggle to effectively...
As Layoffs Continue, the Potential for Insider Fraud Is Growing. Are You Ready?
From startups to big banks, the technology and financial services sector have already seen tens of thousands of layoffs in...
It Takes a Village: Preventing FinCrime Means Everybody Needs Skin in the Game
Banks bear the brunt of consequences for financial crimes amid a huge increase in anti-money laundering fines in 2022, making...