An FCA report evaluates the chequered implementation of technology change and identifies risks and best practices to help firms better navigate this change. By Andrew C. Moyle, Alain Traill, and Jagveen S. Tyndall Of the nearly 1,000 “material incidents” reported to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2019, 17% were caused by change-related activity. … Continue Reading
The new guidelines reflect the European Commission’s aim to provide additional certainty for regulated entities outsourcing to cloud services. By Rob Moulton, Fiona M. Maclean, Becky Critchley and Anna Lewis-Martinez On 3 June 2020, ESMA published a consultation paper on draft guidelines regarding outsourcing to cloud service providers. The purpose of the proposed guidelines is … Continue Reading