In February, news broke of a data leak at Credit Suisse. Known as Suisse secrets, the breach related to more than US$100 billion held by 30,000 clients, some of whose records stretched as far back as the 1940s.

A cursory glance at this handbook’s table of contents reminds us of how many rules we are subject to. New regulations are coming into effect, including some whose key phases or final deadlines were delayed in 2020-21 due to the pandemic; we are also anticipating updates to existing regulations. Managing sensitive data in accordance with a myriad of privacy requirements around the world is a rapidly expanding concern.

At the A-Team RegTech Summit APAC Virtual on Thursday 4 November, we joined experts and industry leaders to explore the current regulatory environment in Asia Pacific, as well as how and where it will continue to evolve with the help of RegTech innovations. 

"Metadata is data about data. Metadata gives the specifics of what data is and how you should use it."

Our new Chief Data Officer, Lorraine Waters, caught up with Scotiabank VP and Chief Data Officer Allie Harris over a fireside CDO chat at the A-Team Insight Virtual Data Management Summit last week.