SRP MIFID 2 distributor obligations to complete product provider due diligence and distributor feedback
The MiFID II regime has been live since 2018 and represented a challenge for both manufacturers and distributors to put a framework in place to…
Structured Products
Structured products: managed services can futureproof your business as regulation heats up
The global structured products market is under intensifying scrutiny from rule-makers. Companies are now needing to constantly evolve to respond to the complex and ever-changing…
ESG addition to Mifid II: what new rules mean for financial firms
As implementation approaches for the EU’s latest directive on integrating sustainability factors into governance, we analyse the implications for financial institutions. EU regulators are continuing…
Why digitise your structured product distribution?
Several recent regulations aim to push up disclosure standards in structured products, and issuers find it an ongoing challenge to respond. The rules include the…
Financial consumer rules set to shake up distribution and monitoring
The UK’s new financial consumer rules will shake up the industry, forcing all financial manufacturers and distributors to consider their role in the distribution chain….
How ESMA is Responding to Securities Markets Shortcomings
In our blog article last month, we discussed the shortcomings that had emerged from the FCA’s analysis of 8 asset managers and manufacturers examining the…
FCA MIFID II Product Governance review: Manufacturers’ activities found to be “not in line with MiFID II Product Governance regime” increasing the “risk of investor harm”
The FCA has recently published its MIFID II Product Governance Review and highlighted ‘significant scope for improvement’ in product governance arrangements. The FCA visited 8…
Reinventing a Structured Product Issuance Platform
Top tips for re-developing what’s under the hood Despite the many changes underway in the banking industry, manufacturing of structured products continues to be an…
Reinventing a structured product issuance platform: Top tips for re-developing what’s under the hood
Despite the many changes underway in the banking industry, manufacturing of structured products continues to be an essential part of the financial services value chain….
EU Prospectus Regulation – UKSPA Initiative
Delta Capita inSPire engages with leading banks in UK Structured Products Association to work on a common consistent approach. Delta Capita inSPire is working with…
Delta Capita Structured Products Platform Expansion
Delta Capita, a leading financial services business and technology consultant and managed services provider, has expanded the capabilities of its structured products issuance platform, inSPire…
Regulator hints at separate approaches for funds in forthcoming PRIIPs update
At the recent SRP Europe Conference 2020 held in London 28-30th Jan at the final session with the Regulators, the ESMA representative present gave a…