As we leave 2022 behind and 2023 begins, make sure you didn’t miss a thing last year with this recap of our top insights....
Identity theft is on the rise, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken notice of weaknesses in registered investment advisers’ controls....
COP27, the UN’s annual climate change conference held this year in Egypt from 6 to 18 November with about 100 heads of state in attendance......
This blog was originally published at Markets Media on October 7, 2022. Sustainable investing disclosures in the U.S. are currently governed by general fraud prohibitions in advertising and not by formal...
The SEC's new Marketing Rule that came into effect last year expanded the definition of advertising. It allows for marketing via new channels and enhances existing disclosure requirements. It will have significant compliance ...
Author: E.J. Yerzak, Director, Cyber IT Services, CSS, a Confluence company The dust has barely settled on the U.S. Securities......
“I am superior, sir, in many ways. But I would gladly give it up to be human.” - Data It’s an observation made by the fictional lieutenant commander in the 1987 pilot episode of Star Trek – The Next Generation...
By Shane Flatman, Senior Product Manager – Compliance, Reporting, and Services, CSS, A Confluence Company The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)......
Author: Shane Flatman, Senior Product Manager Compliance, Reporting and Services. Conversations with investment firms, management companies, fund administrators and industry attorneys have ramped up......
By Jacqueline Hallihan, Co-Executive DirectorCompliance Services, Part of Confluence The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comment on......
Regulatory frameworks are quickly emerging to standardize the reporting and disclosure of ESG metrics across as many as 140 jurisdictions around......
Cyber risk for financial firms is about to get a lot more regulated. Announcing its most recent Regulatory Flex Agenda......
ESG investing is at the forefront of the industry and with ESG-related regulations coming soon, having a streamlined ESG strategy in place is key for building and retaining competitive advantages....
By Victoria Olson, CRCP, Senior Consultant Compliance Services Reading enforcement actions against investment advisers serves two purposes for me: (1)......
The EU’s comprehensive sustainable finance action plan aims to mandate that companies integrate sustainability risks into their investment management and......
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The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has issued a consultation paper on revising Position Limits and Large Open…
CSS awarded for its technology and service offerings which enable clients to take a proactive approach to cybersecurity risk management…
“A few days ago, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong issued a consultation paper on proposed changes…
The FCA have indicated in a round table with trade associations a rough timeline for when they expect to issue…
The Bitcoin 2022 Conference, held in South Beach April 6-9, was very well attended with upwards of 25,000 attendees, a…
Financial advisors and market participants take note: Last week the European Commission bundled and published revised RTSs detailing ESG disclosures…
The “Technoking and Chief Executive Officer of Tesla”, who on March 14th surpassed a 5% ownership threshold in the social media platform Twitter …
Yesterday, ESMA published the Final Report on the Review of the SSR. There are three focal areas on the Report:…
On March 28th, 2022, ESMA published its Final Report on the EU Carbon Market (ESMA, “Final Report on Emission allowances…
Recent rulemaking developments at the SEC indicate that, if 2021 was a year in which it revealed its intentions about…
Earlier this week, it was announced that a bill will be introduced by year-end in New Zealand to increase the…
Today the SEC proposed rules to enhance climate-related disclosures, modeled in part on the widely used recommendations of the FSB’s…