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    John O'Dwyer

    John O'Dwyer

    CEO and Founder

    John O’Dwyer CEO & Founder, Ruleguard John O’Dwyer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ruleguard, a London-based RegTech company providing regulatory compliance, risk and governance software for financial institutions. He started Ruleguard in 2013 and has led the company’s growth from a small team to a robust SaaS platform serving over 50 blue-chip financial clients. John studied Computer Science with Cognitive Science at University College London (UCL), specialising in genetic algorithms and machine learning. Over his 25-year technology career, he has worked as a systems architect and technology leader on diverse challenges including KYC and onboarding automation, predictive analytics, post-trade analytics, and applying machine learning to regulatory compliance problems.

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    Ruleguard's founder and CEO, John studied Computer Science with Cognitive Science at UCL in the late 1990s, with a specialisation in genetic algorithms and machine learning.

    Since then, John has spent 25 years working as a systems architect and technology leader, solving problems as diverse as KYC and onboarding automation, forward-ladder modelling, post-trade analytics, commodity-backed Sharia-compliant deposit and loan processing, predictive analytics, and the use of machine learning in regulatory compliance.

    John has led Ruleguard since 2013, growing the team from 4 to 40 staff, and now serving over 50 blue chip financial clients.

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    How does the implementation of SM&CR impact CASS firms

    How does the implementation of SM&CR impact CASS firms

    Implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime is currently underway and may well have an impact on your firm’s existing CASS arrangements. This is because the FCA, as part of the SM&CR rules, has introduced a new Prescribed Responsibility for firms...

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    COVID-19: Is the regulator cutting CASS firms some slack?

    COVID-19: Is the regulator cutting CASS firms some slack?

    FCA,  breach management,  CASS,  client assets,  audit trail

    With the unprecedented levels of support coming from government to numerous business sectors to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19, Senior Managers at CASS firms could have been forgiven for looking eagerly to the FCA’s responses last month about COVID-related...

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    HR & Compliance – Bridging the Gap in SMCR

    HR & Compliance – Bridging the Gap in SMCR

    governance,  accountability,  culture,  SM&CR,  competence

    Since the introduction of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), it has been interesting to see how and where firms have allocated most of their resources to comply with the new rules. Implementation tends to follow one of two strategic approaches:...

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    SMCR Responsibilities – Documenting Risks and Controls

    SMCR Responsibilities – Documenting Risks and Controls

    governance,  accountability,  culture,  corporate governance,  SM&CR,  competence

    In light of the turbulence caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, SMCR may have been pushed down the priority list for most firms for now. The disruption has however given rise to a number of practical and compliance challenges which have a direct and imminent impact on...

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