Regulatory Compliance

Social media as a risk for financial services

Financial services face four key challenges with the emergence of social media channels use for business communications, Global Relay's Director of Regulatory Intelligence, Rob Mason, and Head of Content, Jennifer Clarke note these as: market risk, advertising risk, recordkeeping risk, and consumer harm.

Another one bites the dust as Coinbase Global suffers major data breach

Coinbase Global is the latest case in an onslaught of data breaches this year. As cyberthreats grow more complex, firms must look to prioritize data security to ensure their systems are impenetrable, and any risk is flagged immediately.

Is recordkeeping the key to managing personal regulatory risk?

Firms need strong recordkeeping to manage personal regulatory risk and meet growing accountability demands. Clear documentation helps prove compliance and shields managers from liability.

Surveillance Snippets: Is evolving technology the answer to all surveillance questions?

By establishing a well-nourished surveillance system early on, firms can reap invaluable benefits later, such as avoiding steep regulatory fines and boosting operational efficiencies.

Surveillance Snippets: Surveil now to save later – why should firms invest anyway?

By establishing a well-nourished surveillance system early on, firms can reap invaluable benefits later, such as avoiding steep regulatory fines and boosting operational efficiencies.

Surveillance Snippets: Mind the data capture gap with surveillance strategies 

When considering surveillance, it all comes down to data – and missing or incomplete datasets could pose a dire issue. How can firms reevaluate their surveillance governance and data management to maintain compliance with U.S. regulators?

Surveillance Snippets: Striking the balance between communications surveillance and privacy

In persisting enforcements for recordkeeping failures, regulators stress the need to “reasonably supervise personnel” to detect and prevent possible violations. But how can firms ensure effective supervision when questions of privacy rights arise?

The FCA, WhatsApp, and recordkeeping

The FCA surveyed UK banks on the use of encrypted and unmonitored messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal, with no specific enforcement action currently in the works. Firms must still ensure compliance with recordkeeping rules, regardless of technology used.

Is the SEC all in on AI following recent statements?

Speeches from Commissioner Hester Pierce and Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda suggest that the SEC may be taking a less prescriptive approach to AI technology moving forward.

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LLM MythBusters – How does AI training for comms surveillance work?

Due to its novelty in communications surveillance, there are certain misconceptions about how AI is enabled and trained to identify risk. We’ve broken down five of the most common myths to uncover how LLMs operate within compliance processes.

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