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02 April 2025

Simplifying Compliance: The Role of AI and RegTech

The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) is dedicated to simplifying compliance through emerging technologies, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) representing the ...
Regulation
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02 April 2025

Shifting the Skills Conversation: Building a Lifelong Learning Culture to Foster Innovation in Scotland’s Financial Sector

Building a sustainable, productive and inclusive financial services sector in Scotland means thinking beyond the needs of today. ‘Fostering innovation’ ...
Regulation
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02 April 2025

Robo Advisors as a Use Case of AI Systems: Linking Responsible Business Practices, Compliance and Outcomes

In this paper, we explore the workings of robo-advisors as an example of AI-based systems. We discuss the performance and ...
Regulation
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02 April 2025

The Shifting Locus of Authoritative Advice for Gen-Z and Their Financial Lives: An Opportunity for the Credit Union Sector?

Gen Z are reshaping the way financial advice is sought and acted upon. Moving away from traditional sources like family, ...
Regulation
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02 April 2025

Authorised Push Payment Fraud Mitigation: The Role of Data and Information Sharing

Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud has been increasingly steadily, with many of the common types originating on social media and ...
Regulation
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02 April 2025

Mapping ESRS Disclosure Datapoints to Relevant Datasets

The integration of geospatial data into sustainability reporting frameworks addresses challenges related to inconsistent and outdated Environmental, Social, and Governance ...
Regulation
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02 April 2025

Generative AI for Simplified ESG Reporting in Financial Services 

We demonstrate the potential for Generative AI to simplify Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting in financial services. Banking and ...
Regulation
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18 March 2025

Consumers as Innovators and the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty

We address the scope, purpose, and initial implementation from July 2023 of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty. ...
Climate Finance
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17 March 2025

Navigating Double Materiality in ESG: Practical Steps for Businesses

Introduction to Double Materiality Double materiality emerged as a concept relatively recently, but has been gaining interest as a practical, ...
Climate Finance
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28 February 2025

The European Sustainability Reporting Standards and Opportunities for Financial Services

This white paper introduces the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which underpin the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); a core ...
Climate Finance
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28 February 2025

The EU Green Deal and the Sustainable Finance Framework

This white paper is the first in a set exploring the use of geospatial data in Environmental,Social and Governance (ESG) ...
Regulation
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29 January 2025

Navigating Regulatory Risk Trends in 2025: Key Insights from Pinsent Masons

As we step into 2025, the financial services landscape faces a year of transformation, with regulators aiming to balance economic ...