With the deadline for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) approaching fast – May 25th 2018, many organisations are struggling with how to implement the required changes and ensure compliance. Failure to comply can ultimately lead to hefty fines – up to 4 per cent of a firm’s turnover, or €20 million, whichever […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018. By this date, organisations holding personal data for their EU customers and employees must be able to demonstrate compliance with the new regulations. The aim of GDPR is to enable data subjects (the individuals whose data is held) to have more control […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018. By this date, organisations holding personal data for their EU customers and employees must be able to demonstrate compliance with the new regulations. The aim of GDPR is to enable data subjects (the individuals whose data is held) to have more control […]
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, more commonly known as MiFID II, is one of the most talked about regulations in the financial services sector. Its impacts are far-reaching, both in terms of the macro structure of the overall financial markets and the internal functional areas within the financial institutions themselves. With the deadline for […]
With less than a year to go until the deadline for compliance with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), now is the time to prepare. Billed as the biggest change to data privacy laws in many years, GDPR has the potential to massively impact the financial services sector around the globe. Failure to […]
Brickendon Partner and data specialist Nathan Snyder will be speaking about one of the biggest-ever changes to data privacy at the RegTech Summit for Capital Markets in New York. Snyder, who heads up Brickendon’s data practice, will speak about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at the event on November 16th at Convene in […]
Recent news that a 20-day Poker tournament ended with a robot beating the world’s four best players and amassing $1.7 million in chips has been described as a crushing defeat for humanity, but a major milestone for artificial intelligence (AI). It’s not the first time that phrase has been used and definitely won’t be the […]
From 11 January 2017, British Airways, the flag carrier for the United Kingdom and airline long-recognised for their exemplary customer service, removed complimentary food and drinks from their short-haul European flights. A long-time coming as part of many changes to reduce costs, CEO Alex Cruz decided that removing the complementary service in an environment increasingly […]
Does it matter where you store your data? Is one home better than another? Brickendon Consultant Ramanan Venkat takes a look. If a lake is a water-filled basin surrounded by land, with rivers or other outlets feeding or draining it, then it is quite easy to understand the concept of a data lake. According to […]
Data is everywhere and so are regulations, so it is not surprising that the two are having quite a large impact on each other. In fact, while it is possible to have data without regulation and regulation without data, you are highly unlikely to find one without the other in today’s highly-regulated data-orientated financial environment, […]