MAS Bill Set to Enhance Investigative and Supervisory Powers

The Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, or FIMA Bill, aims to enhance the abilities of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to enforce its regulatory regime and supervise capital markets Financial Institutions (FIs).

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Top Ten Reasons to Love MyComplianceOffice

MyComplianceOffice is an innovative, cost-effective and easy-to-use platform that streamlines compliance and regulatory processes for financial services firms. Its integrated technology and comprehensive suite of solutions lets firms take a proactive approach to compliance management and the mitigation of potential conflicts of interest and risk.

Our 1300+ customers across 105 countries find many reasons to love MyComplianceOffice. Here are just a few!

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FINRA Priorities Include Conflicts of Interest and Communications

The 2024 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report provides firms with insight into findings from FINRA’s regulatory operations programs including Member Supervision, Market Regulation and Enforcement. Addressing a broad range of topics spanning conflicts of interest, disclosures, communication practices and crypto asset compliance, the report contains information that firms can use to strengthen their compliance programs in 2024 and beyond.

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SEC Enforcement and Priorities Set Compliance Expectations for 2024

2023 was another active year for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement, encompassing a wide range of violations against individuals and firms of all sizes.  

Understanding 2023 enforcement actions along with the agency’s 2024 enforcement priorities will help firms better assess and anticipate regulatory expectations—and set the stage for better compliance. 

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Take a Forward-Looking View to Manage Conflicts of Interest

The days when firms could write off regulatory fines as the cost of doing business are long over. Both the financial penalties and the reputational damage are too costly in the current regulatory environment.

According to the 2023 Starling Compendium, firms must have processes in place to prevent misconduct from happening in the first place.

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