Interest rates, CASS and Consumer Duty: A summary of the FCA’s recent Dear CEO letter
Posted: 13/12/2023 | Read time: 3 minutes In this blog, our Product Manager and CASS expert Murray Campbell breaks down the FCA’s latest Dear CEO letter on handling interest. He explains why the FCA is taking action and sets out the steps firms need to take to meet the requirements. The FCA has…
AutoRek product guide: Asset management
Our award-winning reconciliation and financial data management platform is trusted by some of the largest asset managers in global finance. It removes reconciliation challenges, streamlines reporting, enhances data control and helps you comply with CASS regulations. Read our product guide to discover how AutoRek can transform your finance operations. You’ll learn: What AutoRek is and…
A guide to FCA CASS 7 rules: Requirements, challenges & best practices
Posted: 30/11/2023 | Read time: 4 minutes CASS audits have changed in recent years. They now take a more proactive, control-based approach after the FRC revised its Assurance Standard. This means you must clearly understand applicable CASS rules and have demonstrable controls in place to comply. Taking action following control failures and identifying breaches…
Navigating operational efficiency: A deep dive into automation | AssetTV Interview with Jack Niven and Murray Campbell
In this episode of Asset TV, our Global Head of Investment Management & Capital Markets Sales, Jack Niven, and Product Manager, Murray Campbell, discuss how automation can change the game for financial services organisations. Watch the show to find out: The challenges faced by asset managers – from complex reconciliations to regulatory compliance What you…
How T+1 settlement will impact 4 key operational processes
Posted: 24/11/2023 | Read time: 6 minutes In our T+1 settlement blog series so far, we’ve outlined the main T+1 settlement changes in the UK and US, and have explained their impact on FX challenges and data. In our fourth blog, AutoRek Product Manager Murray Campbell sets out how a reduced settlement window will…
T+1: How a reduced settlement window will impact data
Posted: 02/10/2023 | Read time: 4 minutes In the third issue of our blog series on T+1 settlement, AutoRek Product Manager Murray Campbell discusses some of the key impacts a reduced settlement window will have on data. From May next year, the settlement cycle for US security trades will shorten from T+2 to T+1…
On-demand webinar: CASS Guide: Current landscape and delivering automation
Despite CASS regulations being in place for around two decades, 98% of investment executives in the UK say that CASS compliance remains a significant focus for their firm’s senior management team. To help your firm stay on top of all things CASS, watch AutoRek and Goodacre’s joint webinar: CASS Guide: Current landscape and delivering automation.…
AutoRek 3 minute CASS demonstration
Designed by in-house regulatory experts, our CASS data governance platform is designed to eliminate the manual work required for compliance with the FCA’s CASS rules. Through automation, our CASS platform is designed to simplify your custody asset reconciliations and guarantee data integrity. AutoRek runs simultaneous reconciliations for multiple legal entities and business units to eliminate…
T+1 settlement: The challenges facing asset managers with FX exposure
Posted: 11/09/2023 | Read time: 3 minutes AutoRek’s Murray Campbell explains the knock-on effect moving to T+1 settlement for US securities will have on foreign exchange for institutional investors. From May next year, the settlement cycle for US security trades will shorten from T+2 to T+1 – reducing the two-day window to complete…
T+1 settlement: What you need to know
Posted: 21/10/2023 | Read time: 3 minutes In the first of a blog series on T+1, AutoRek’s Senior CASS Consultant Murray Campbell talks through the new settlement changes in the US, anticipated changes in the UK, and what firms can do to ensure they are ready. Over the last 40 years, we have seen…