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Regulatory Consultancy
Financial institutions are facing the challenge to adapt to continuously changing regulations. AF Advisors supports clients with impact analyses and implementing the necessary changes to organizations and products. Our experienced team of practitioners understand the strategic, commercial and operational impacts of regulatory changes.
AF Advisors’ services:
Impact analysis and implementation of new regulations and ESMA guidelines
UCITS, AIFMD or MiFID licenses
Interim legal & compliance support
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Operational Excellence: Keeping humans in control of AI
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Do stricter labels lead to more sustainable decisions?
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New labels, old questions
We've previously expressed our concerns about SFDR's classification system, Article 6, 8, and 9. The...
Why AI literacy in the financial sector is essential now
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Ex Machina, Ex Regulatio: AI Literacy in Financial Institutions
The AI Act (EU 2024/1689) requires financial institutions to structurally promote AI literacy. Artificial intelligence...
Risk management in the chain: gaining control over outsourcing
Outsourcing activities offers organisations significant advantages, such as cost savings, access to specialist expertise, and...
Risk management in the chain: Are you truly in control?
Outsourcing activities offers in financial market participants numerous benefits: cost reduction, access to specialized expertise,...
DORA demands constant focus on digital resilience
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which comes into effect in just over two months,...
ESMA’s quick fixes fail to advance sustainability goals
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Sustainable fund or not? Call a spade a spade
On May 14, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published new guidelines on the...