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The Pitfalls of Coding Your Own Rules (Part 1)

The Pitfalls of Coding Your Own Rules (Part 1)

Regulation is ever evolving and can change at short (or no) notice. As a result, coding your own rules poses several risks.

Cross-listing Conundrum

Cross-listing Conundrum

The most common attribute in disclosure regulation is not the incorporation, headquarters, or assets of a company, but where their securities are listed.

Is FundApps' Rule Set Flexible Enough?

Is FundApps' Rule Set Flexible Enough?

The simple yet misunderstood concept of creating an industry-standard shareholding disclosure algorithm means that any single institution belongs to a community of compliance ...

Aggregation Anomalies in Shareholding Disclosure

Aggregation Anomalies in Shareholding Disclosure

One of the most misunderstood aspects of compliance with Shareholding Disclosure and transparency regulation is determining which entities, funds, or portfolios one must ...

Demonstrating Compliance

Demonstrating Compliance

FundApps brings peace-of-mind for a compliance officer, the board of directors and the company as a whole which means knowing that compliance monitoring is evidenced and ...

Brexit - Part 2

Brexit - Part 2

There's been no shortage of uncertainty surrounding how the UK deals with Brexit and we've been keeping a sharp eye on any developments to the timeline or regulatory changes ...

Brexit - Part 1

Brexit - Part 1

Across the industry concerns have been raised on how entities connected to the United Kingdom can continue after BREXIT to comply and remain up to date with the necessary ...

FIRDS: Facilitation or Frustration?

FIRDS: Facilitation or Frustration?

Although FIRDS was developed for MiFIR purposes, it’s creation has had a direct impact on other areas of regulatory compliance. In this first article of the series, we’ll ...

Lending, Borrowing, Collateral & Disclosure

Lending, Borrowing, Collateral & Disclosure

FundApps' Shareholding Disclosure service captures lending, borrowing, repo and collateral exclusion/inclusion criteria automatically.