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Commodities Roundtable – Recent Developments, Best Practice and Horizon Scanning

On 24 September 2025, The Broker Club and international law firm CMS hosted a Commodities roundtable on recent developments, best practice and what holds for the horizon. The breakfast was…

Helen Dawit10 Oct, 2025

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Reimagining the Middle Office

The middle office has played a crucial, yet often underappreciated role in investment banking operations. As the name ‘middle office’ suggests, middle-office processes – and therefore people and technology too…

Helen Dawit19 Sep, 2025

EU / UK Regulatory Updates Insights Middle Office Regtech

Capital Markets Regulatory Update – September 2025

The EU and the UK are both attempting to boost activity in their capital markets. The two jurisdictions are approaching this endeavour from different regulatory directions. The UK has approved…

Chris_Chan16 Sep, 2025

Insights Middle Office

Unlocking Efficiency in Collateral Management

Collateral management and settlement have long been a slow and inefficient part of the trade lifecycle. It is a major pain point for banks and buyside firms seeking to reduce…

Helen Dawit1 Sep, 2025

Insights Middle Office Sustainability

A Guide to the Climate Risk Compliance Landscape

The concept of climate change and its associated risks began to come into focus for financial institutions and the rest of the world, as early as 2004, when a United…

Helen Dawit23 May, 2025

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Identity Verification in the Digital Era

In 2025, increasing numbers of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), traditional banks and brokerages with digital frontends rely on online customer onboarding, the cornerstone of which is Identity Verification (IDV).…

Helen Dawit9 May, 2025

Insights Middle Office Regtech

Post-Implementation Compliance with DORA

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) was a significant regulatory milestone for financial services firms operating within the EU, strengthening their ability to absorb and adapt to ICT-related incidents in…

Helen Dawit4 Apr, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Insights Middle Office

EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Protecting the Investor

Systems based on various flavours of artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used in investment banks to provide clients with financial advice, manage investments and automate customer interactions in ways…

Helen Dawit11 Feb, 2025

Insights Middle Office Regtech

Cracking the DORA Code

Given the prevalence of black swan events this decade – not least the COVID pandemic, the fallout from BREXIT and the Silicon Valley Bank collapse – operational resilience has become…

Helen Dawit12 Dec, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Insights Middle Office

Accelerating GRC Maturity with AI

The pace of digital transformation in most investment firms quickened significantly at the onset of the pandemic, as work-from-home orders led firms to facilitate and extend remote working for staff.…

Helen Dawit22 Jun, 2023

Insights Middle Office

Integrated Trader Surveillance – Identifying the Asymptote

Surveillance – specifically trader surveillance – in financial services institutions remains an area of focus for Compliance professionals in 2023. Generally comprising a combination of trade and communications (voice and…

Helen Dawit18 Apr, 2023

Digital Assets Insights Middle Office Regtech

Regulatory Aspects of Trading Digital Assets

Few parts of the world have embraced virtual assets like Asia. Indeed, the region has some of the highest adoption and growth rates for cryptocurrency, which has left regional regulators…

Helen Dawit13 Mar, 2023

Commodities Roundtable – Recent Developments, Best Practice and Horizon Scanning

Reimagining the Middle Office

Capital Markets Regulatory Update – September 2025

Identity Verification in the Digital Era

Post-Implementation Compliance with DORA

EU Artificial Intelligence Act: Protecting the Investor

Cracking the DORA Code

Accelerating GRC Maturity with AI

Integrated Trader Surveillance – Identifying the Asymptote

Regulatory Aspects of Trading Digital Assets

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