Insights
The UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 – sneaking into force early 2022
The UK National Security and Investment Act of 2021 (NSI) comes into force on 4 January 2022. It allows the UK Government to scrutinise and block any acquisition they feel may harm national security. Learn how this impacts your firms future acquisition plans:
- Compliance
Log4Shell Vulnerability: What We Know and Action Steps to Take
Following our Cyber Alert last week, “Java Log4Shell Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered; Immediate Patching Advised for Millions of Users", on December 10th a critical vulnerability was publicly disclosed in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging package, which is commonly used by organizations across the world.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
Flaws Discovered in Original Update to Fix Log4j Vulnerability; Users Must Update to Newest Version of Apache Log4j 2.16.0
On December 10th a critical vulnerability was publicly disclosed in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging package, which is commonly used by organizations across the world. When first disclosed late last week, Apache had already released an updated version of Log4j version 2.15.0 to remedy the security flaw.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
Key Regulatory Timelines for 2022
To help firms prepare for the new year, we’ve created a simple visual timeline of key financial services regulatory milestones for you to download, keep, and reference throughout 2022.
- Compliance
- ESG
- Brexit
- SEC
- Managed Services
- Trade & Transaction
Best Practices for Managing the Latest Trends and Challenges Related to Market Abuse Surveillance
ACA Group’s Eddie Cogan, recently joined A-Team Insight’s Sarah Underwood for a fireside chat where they discussed the latest trends and challenges related to market surveillance, the best practices for addressing these challenges, where firms should start, and how technology can help.
- Regulatory Technology
- eComms Surveillance
- Trade Surveillance
Java Log4Shell Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered; Immediate Patching Advised for Millions of Users
On December 10th a critical vulnerability was disclosed in the open-source Apache software used to run websites and other web services across industries. The vulnerability affects a Java logging package known as log4j, which is commonly used by organizations across the world.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
Review and Enhance Your Holistic Surveillance Program: A Year-End Checklist
As you approach year-end and budget season, it’s a good time to review your surveillance program and determine what enhancements may be needed.
- Regulatory Technology
- Trade Surveillance
- eComms Surveillance
- Personal Account Dealing
ACA Group Named Accounting/Due Diligence Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor
ACA Group announced today that ACA Aponix® is the recipient of the Accounting/Due Diligence Firm of the Year in the 20th Annual M&A Advisor Awards. The M&A Advisor Awards are the benchmark for dealmaking excellence, recognizing the leading M&A Transactions, Restructurings, Deal Financings, Product/ Services, Firms, and Professionals.
- Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Resources
- ACA News
ACA Group Selected as a RegTech100 Company for 2022
ACA is delighted to be counted among the 100 most innovative RegTech companies in the financial industry.
- ACA News
- Regulatory Technology
Holistic Surveillance – To Trading Activity and Beyond
We are delighted to be featured in the latest AIMA Journal, Edition 128 examining the effectiveness and efficiency of holistic surveillance, reasons for its growing adoption, and why regulators expect it as an expedient for preventing fraud.
- Trade Surveillance
- eComms Surveillance
- Regulatory Technology