New German ICOs and regulatory clarity on their treatment?
Initial Coin Offerings are now mushrooming in Germany as well and the regulator published a guidance note explaining the circumstances under which tokens are “financial instruments”.
Regulation
PSD2 implementation: UK FCA amends supervision guide to cater for new security measures
Financial data is one of the most attractive data sets for hackers, so financial institutions are at a high risk of being attacked.
What does 2018 hold for the UK financial services sector?
Andrew Bailey said in a key speech last year: “The FCA is an exciting place to be, the challenges come thick and fast”. The same can certainly be said of the FS sector in 2018.
Is it time for self regulation on DLT and ICOs in the UK?
There’s increasing demand for best practices, codes of conduct and self-regulatory frameworks to be developed. And there are signs that the sector is responding.
European Supervisory Authorities issue a joint Opinion on Innovative CDD Solutions
Identifying additional challenges for KYC and terrorist finance prevention in non-face-to-face / online channels.
Central Bank of Malaysia issues exposure draft for its outsourcing framework
Regulatory requirements to be met before a financial institution can outsource any function have been made more stringent