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The global workforce has been under pressure since March, when the lockdown started in most countries. Since then, the stress and financial pressure caused by COVID-19 and the uncertainty to industries, organizations and employees has increased. Governments and regulators are under pressure to deliver normality while reducing the economic and market impact of the crisis.

The Irish Tech News published a chat with Brian Fahey, MCO CEO, featuring the recent RegTech Insight Awards victory, and the challenges of the industry.

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After European countries such as Spain, Italy, Frace, and Ireland start to reopen considering government's plan to normality, specialists predict that dedicated Covid-19 compliance officers could become ordinary. Organizations will need more compliance professionals to deal with social distancing and other COVID-related protocols. When re-opening, companies must have these rules and protocols as a top of mind in the office and when dealing with the public.

At the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the FCA released a statement, where the regulator has shown its concerns regarding companies’ capacity to fight against market abuse considering the context of new working conditions. Earlier, the FCA’s Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight at the FCA, Mark Steward gave a speech on market integrity and how the regulator has been approaching and investigating market abuse cases.