In September 2022 Fund Recs hosted a webinar discussing the importance of data quality. The Central Bank of Ireland’s (“CBI”) EMIR and SFTR Supervisory Team took the opportunity to outline their expectations on data quality.
For depositaries, do you ever consider if your cash flow monitoring process is as efficient and compliant as it should be?
The Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) was established by the EU to increase transparency in the securities financing markets. Published in the EU Official Journal on 23 December 2018, SFTR primarily involves transaction reporting to a Trade Repository (TR). Its obligations were designed to take effect on a phased basis over several years.
We spoke to Link Group, Apex and Waystone to get their take on what the future of hybrid work might look like, what employees can expect and whether we’ll all return to the office someday.
In the first of this two-part series exploring what hybrid work means in the funds industry we start by exploring what hybrid work is and discuss the different models companies are adopting. Come back next week for part two where we interview leading industry peers on the topic.
“We are living in a fee-compressed world with ever-increasing pressure to add funds without increasing headcount. The reason I love Fund Recs is because I’m able to bring on more funds without having to worry about adding to the operations team.” CFO, Global Fund Administrator.
Adminovate is a full-day forum bringing together innovative fintech start-ups, fund administration professionals and industry experts from the investment operations world to learn and share perspectives on the next wave of industry evolution.
The No Code movement is powering up ‘citizen users’ to get the best out of their industries. Investment Managers can free up time and headcount with no code tools. Read more in our blog post.
Take a closer look at the main requirements of the EMIR Refit, its history, and how it impacts funds and fund managers.
For fund reconciliations there are two ways to make data consistent, the best practice way, and the worst. Here we look at some of the worst examples we’ve seen to complete reconciliations.
For fund reconciliations there are two ways to make data consistent, the best practice way, and the worst. Here we look at some of the worst examples we’ve seen to complete reconciliations.
For fund reconciliations there are two ways to make data consistent, the best practice way, and the worst. Here we look at some of the worst examples we’ve seen to complete reconciliations.
In the words of Radioheads bombastic front man Thom Yorke “You do it to yourself, ye do, and that’s what really hurts, ye do it to yourself, just you, you and no one else, you do it to yourself……”.
Ever wondered who bought who in the ever active Fund Admin M&A market? Wonder no more! We've got a tracker with 90+ deals since 2006.
Have you ever spotted a funds event posted on LinkedIn after the fact and said 'I would have gone to that if I'd known'?. Introducing Fund Recs Event Guide.
ESEF, which derives from the 2013 Transparency Directive, will standardise electronic financial reporting, and will also make it easier for investors, authorities, and other stakeholders to analyse financial data through automated platforms.
We discuss some of the challenges onboarding new team members during COVID-19 and have a Q&A with the new team members.
In Part I of our two part series on APIs in the Funds Industry I try to explain what they are and how they can be used in Fund Admin.
In Part II I ask some of the early innovating firms about their journey to APIs and how they expect APIs to develop in the coming years.
Software is eating the world. What is "No Code" and how is it going to impact the Funds Industry.
On January 31st The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement addressing the EMIR Refit implementation issues. Following this, the Central Bank have confirmed that it will exercise its supervisory powers in an appropriate manner.
Will bots replace humans in the Fund Industry? This question has come up at many events we have attended over the past few years. Below our very own Ciaran Walshe explains where he feels bots will and won’t have an impact.
This year's conference is titled "The Future of Funds - Evolution or Revolution?". We cover the discussions live.
As someone who has relied on Excel for over 20 years, I said I would write an account of my love hate relationship with it. At times, it has been my friend, but also my foe.
Having attended, exhibited and participated in a panel at the Annual Conference over the last few years I’ve always found the content to be excellent and deserving of a wider audience.
From start-ups to large Enterprise companies the debate of whether to ‘build’ or ‘buy’ software is one that comes up on a regular basis. This post explores why I think in most cases you should import innovation in order to focus internal development on creating a core competetive edge.
The Central Bank of Ireland this week issued a "Dear CEO" letter outlining concerns over the rising level of outsourcing to global service providers. Based on a thematic review carried out on five of the larger Irish Fund Administrators during the first half of 2016 the Central Bank found that the extent of outsourcing amongst these is extensive and continuing to grow with levels of between 48% and 68% of fund administration activities outsourced as at the end of 2015.
The Investor Money Regulations came into effect on 01 July of this year and applies to collection accounts that hold Investor monies. The aim of the regulation is to enhance investor protection by ensuring the Fund Service Providers (FSP) properly segregate, monitor and reconcile collection accounts daily. Investor money is any money to which an investor is entitled, received from or held on behalf of an investor.
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