FAR 2025: Why it Pays to Have a Comprehensive Individual Accountability Regime Solution

All around the world, regulators are increasingly reforming and introducing new individual accountability regimes to help strengthen market integrity and ensure financial services employees…

The Speak-Up Culture

What Every Firm Needs in the Age of The Whistleblower  The latest numbers from the U.S.

Japan Confronts Insider Trading Risks In The Global And Digital Era 

As Japanese companies expand their global footprint and the digital asset market continues to mature, Japan is confronting a surge in insider trading risks…

Complying With FCA’s Supervision Priorities 

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently communicated with firms in the Asset Management and Alternatives sector to build on the supervisory direction set…

IAF Countdown

Expert Insights to Prepare for SEAR’s July Expansion  With the July 2025 extension of SEAR to include Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Independent Non-Executive Directors…

Shadow Trading: How to Monitor For This New Compliance Risk

What is shadow trading, and what can compliance teams do about it? Star’s Head of Business Development and veteran compliance officer Steve Brown recommends…

New Study Finds AI Adoption in Employee Compliance Set To Surge By 2030

Data Privacy Remains Key Barrier for Firms, According to StarCompliance Research  Rockville, MD – April 16, 2025 – StarCompliance (“Star”), a global leader in…

FDIC & OCC Clear a Path for Bank Crypto Activity 

From Caution to Confidence  In a landmark regulatory shift, both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the…

ESMA’S New Compliance & Internal Audit Review 

What Fund Managers Need to Know  The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to…