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How do Regulations Make the World of Alternative Investment More Secure?

The Fintech Times

In the US, laws like Dodd-Frank enforce stricter rules for hedge funds, while Europe’s AIFMD regulates alternative investment managers to protect investors. “With cryptocurrencies, countries like the US and Singapore have introduced clear rules on trading and security to prevent fraud.

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Fixing Banks’ AML Achilles’ Heel — Before The Fraudsters Pounce

PYMNTS

That tactic — cutting corners and pennies — shows a glaring disconnect in risk management, according to Taylor. He said banks pay a lot of attention to financial risk, spanning liquidity risk, credit risk and overall exposure to different markets. They just don’t follow the rules.”.

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Treasurers Trust Big Data For Real-Time Risk Assessment

PYMNTS

But while Hazeltree’s paper focuses on the importance of key metrics to assess counterparty cyber risk for fund managers, analysts agree that active, continual data collection and analysis is playing a significantly larger role in other areas of risk management. A weak data management strategy could heighten the risk of non-compliance.

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Avon Grows Business and Cuts Bad Debt

FICO

By deploying the FICO system on the cloud, Avon was able to create intelligent rules driven by data, deliver business users increased autonomy to calibrate policy with less dependence on the IT team, and produce an audit trail that tracked the changes made. You can read more about this story in the full media release.

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Ten Years On, Banking’s Post-Crisis Evolution

PYMNTS

The capital structure strengthening has come amid regulations that are commonly known as Basel , which stem from a global framework stretching back to 2010, and which outline capital adequacy, liquidity risk and stress testing. And for the smaller banks, the Volcker Rule is one from which they are exempt.

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PYMNTS

The capital structure strengthening has come amid regulations that are commonly known as Basel , which stem from a global framework stretching back to 2010, and which outline capital adequacy, liquidity risk and stress testing. And for the smaller banks, the Volcker Rule is one from which they are exempt.