A while back “build vs. buy” was a hot topic when firms were looking to implement new or updated compliance technology. That debate has faded into the background a bit as the industry has shifted to the adoption of SaaS technology as the standard for compliance software.
But for firms that still have systems that were internally built embedded within their organization, the question of when it’s time to sunset their legacy platform and move to a more modern SaaS-based solution remains.
A consistent theme across sessions at the 2023 SIFMA Compliance and Law Annual Seminar was change. Change is constant in the financial services industry. And when you're dealing with constant change, there’s no time for complacency
The virtual asset market has seen its share of upheaval recently. By the end of 2022, the global decentralised virtual asset (cryptocurrency) market had slumped by 64.1% to $829 billion, down from $2.3 trillion at the start of the year, according to a 2023 report by CoinGecko.
Compared with other industries, the financial services industry inherently has an elevated risk of conflicts of interest. In particular, connected persons and close personal relationships can influence decisions that result in significant business and financial impact. After all, we’re all human and sometimes act based on emotion. Unfortunately, those human, emotional connections can sometimes lead to severe conflicts.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted proposed amendments to Rule 10b5-1 to enhance disclosure requirements and investor protections against insider trading. According to the SEC release, "the final rules aim to strengthen investor protections concerning insider trading and to help shareholders understand when and how insiders are trading in securities for which they may at times have material nonpublic information."
