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In today’s fast-paced and complex business environment, companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing at an increased rate as a strategic solution to streamline operations, reduce costs, and focus on their core...more
In the fast-paced world of middle market investment banking, efficiency is currency. Large investment banks representing sellers often enter into thousands of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) every year. These agreements are...more
The FCA have stated that firms should “have scope to innovate whilst protecting consumers” – but what does this mean in the context of rapidly developing AI technology? In particular, how does the higher standard imposed by...more
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has recently finalised its proposals on mandating reference checks. The finalised proposals are substantially in line with those initially proposed in its Consultation Paper on...more
On 13 April 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) fined Mr Carlos Abarca, the former Chief Information Officer of TSB Bank plc (“TSB”) £81,620 for breaching PRA Senior Manager Conduct Rule 2. The PRA found that he...more
Through strategic outsourcing, companies in the financial services sector can improve the quality of services they offer to clients and increase internal operations by reducing inefficiencies—all while saving costs in key...more
On 8 February 2023, the Bank of England published a Policy Statement on outsourcing and third party risk management in financial market infrastructures (FMIs). The Policy Statement provides feedback to three previous Bank...more
EU-Kommission, Parlament und Rat treten in die entscheidende Phase ihrer Beratungen über eine Neufassung der AIFM- und der UCITS-Richtlinie ein. Änderungen sind insbesondere bei den Themen Auslagerung, Darlehensfonds und...more
The IT sector has been demonstrating its value in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As more businesses adopt hybrid or even permanent remote work, worldwide IT spending is forecast to reach $4.5 trillion in 2022 and expand...more
Financial services firms are increasingly reliant upon third-party companies to provide important services, ranging from cloud services and data analytics to machine learning and cash distribution. As these third parties...more
The financial services regulations relating to outsourcing by Luxembourg-headquartered financial institutions have been significantly simplified by the introduction of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier...more
As part of our Spotlight series, we spoke with Mike Pierides, the deputy leader of our technology, outsourcing, and commercial transactions team and a co-leader of our digital solutions industry team, on outsourcing in the...more
Join Ulmer partner Howard M. Groedel as he discusses recent regulatory actions and what they portend for private funds and their advisors. Among other topics, Howard will address: - The primary take-aways from SEC...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) Final Report Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (“the Guidelines”) came into force on 31 July 2021 and apply to all cloud outsourcing arrangements...more
In This Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is seeking information and comment regarding the FDIC’s supervisory approach to examinations during the pandemic; the FDIC’s tech lab, FIDTECH, announced a “tech...more
FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights Fair Lending Risks - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued the March 2021 edition of its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights. The publication was...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its findings on an extensive review into the factors which determine failure or success when implementing technology change in the financial services sector....more
We previously wrote about the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) demand that all regulated companies file descriptions of their preparedness plans, financial risk management plans and assessments, in connection...more
On 5 December 2019 the Bank of England (Bank), UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published coordinated consultation papers and policy on new requirements to strengthen...more
As technology reshapes the banking industry, regulators are rising to the challenge. Digitalization is at the forefront of the challenges facing the banking industry as it undergoes a period of unprecedented upheaval....more
UK Treasury Committee report warns that the current level and frequency of disruption and consumer harm is unacceptable. On 28 October 2019, the Treasury Committee published a report on IT failures in the financial...more
Insights from Latham’s flagship event: Managing the risk and promise of digitisation in financial services - The financial services industry is leading the way in outsourcing, with contract values in excess of US$10.7...more
The European Banking Authority (“EBA”) has published its revised guidelines on outsourcing arrangements (“New Outsourcing Guidelines”). The New Outsourcing Guidelines are now awaiting to be officially translated into member...more
In “Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments Have Never Been More Important” (Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, 17 Jan. 2019), authors Tom Bock, head of K2 Intelligence’s Regulatory Compliance practice, and Darren Matthews,...more
Technology outsourcing by financial institutions (FIs) has increased in recent years as FIs look to the latest innovations to improve their day-to-day business processes and to reduce costs. FIs outsource key functions to a...more