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MiFID II: 81 Days to Midnight Deadline Introduction Time is running out for buy-side firms to get their houses in order, ahead of a wholesale revamp of Europe’s trading rulebook. There’s something about deadlines that most people don’t understand – it is a date or a time by which something has to happen. Anything else […]

IT infrastructure and MiFID II – solving the data collection challenge Impending data regulations are forcing almost every organisation across the globe into getting their house in order regarding data. The pressure is building at financial services companies, with the MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) deadline of 3rd January 2018 rapidly looming, those […]

MiFID II Data Requirements: It’s All about the 4 R’s – Record, Retain, Reconstruct, Resilience Following on from this weeks  AQMetric s  successful MiFID II event, I kept on being asked about the 4R’s I spoke about. So, to help our clients & buy side firms guarantee MiFID II compliance for your data and call […]

MiFID II RegTech: the essential combination of regulation, compliance and technology With the July 2017 publication of its MiFID II Policy Statement, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has signalled the final countdown to the most sweep- ing changes of governance, protection and transparency for a generation. While MiFID II will fundamentally change the business models […]

MiFID II, data and compliance – what does the future hold for banks and hedge funds? Imagine how large your IT department would have to be to fulfil every one of MiFID II – or to give it its full title, the updated Markets in Financial Instru- ments Directive – is an updated set of […]

Benefits of working with a Managed Services Provider (MSP) Imagine how large your IT department would have to be to fulfil every one of your Firm’s IT demands: internal systems, telecoms, availability, data manage- ment, back up & disaster recovery, business continuity and regulatory compli- ance, etc. It would outstrip every other department! There would […]

Untruths about Hedge Fund Cybersecurity The cybersecurity landscape threat is ever present, leaving behind significant operational and reputational harm for alternative investment, hedge fund, wealth manager, private equity and financial services firms. Cyber-attacks have forced cybersecurity into global headline news, enough to fill any business with anxiety. We hear & see a lot of misleading […]

What are the advantages of IT & Technology Managed Services ? IT infrastructure is frequently seen as expensive, time consuming and very much a case of ‘running around keeping the lights on’ whilst providing limited business advantage. It’s therefore no surprise that more and more alternative investment, hedge fund, private equity and financial firms are […]

The Weakest Link: Are Your Employees Making You Vulnerable to Cyberattack? In the Financial worlds increasingly threatened landscape, cybersecurity is a top concern for alternative investment firms, hedge funds, wealth managers and private equity businesses of all sizes. Organisations routinely spend billions on software and Information Security in an effort to protect themselves against an […]

Why Every Alternative Asset Manager Needs a Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan As a digitally active business in 2017, you can’t afford to lose your data. Whether at the hands of a natural disaster, human error, or cyber attack, data loss is costly and extremely risky. That’s why you need a backup and disaster recovery […]