TopRiver Partners and GECKO Governance are delighted to jointly announce the release today of our SFDR Governance & Reporting Product which codifies reporting requirements and provides a full, transparent audit trail and documentary evidence, which will allow our clients to seamlessly manage SFDR requirements in one central location, and ultimately…

Dundalk, Co. Louth 21st December 2020 — GECKO Governance and TopRiver Partners are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership, combining GECKO’s RegTech solution and team’s expertise, to bring a much needed ESG product to the market to support EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and Taxonomy…

Recently, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) tested the viability of the Authorised Fund Manager (AFM) business model and assessed whether conflicts of interests were being effectively managed. After evaluating their findings against relevant requirements and guidance in the FCA Handbook, the FCA published their review on June 30th. …

What do you think of when you hear the term, open source software (OSS)? Do you think of the 1995 cult classic, Hackers starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Lee Miller rollerblading around New York City to The Prodigy’s Voodoo People? Do you perhaps think of the Linux operating system and…

Following the regulatory crisis 2008, ever-increasing regulation is the most common disruptor to the Financial Services industry, building trust in technology is another and not to mention the most recent pandemic that turned our world upside down in 2020. Many firms have learnt that planning can be the silver bullet…

What is an API? An Application Programming Interface (API) is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Powering our lives behind the scenes, APIs act as the connectors between systems to permit access for user-facing front ends with all-important back end functionality and data, without…

As we near the deadline (31 March 2021) for firms to critically assess their daily operational, resourcing and governance arrangements against all relevant rules and guidance following the publication of the Central Bank of Ireland’s (Central Bank) Dear CEO letter, now is the time to reach out and allow GECKO…

What is Pen-testing? Short for penetration testing, pen-testing is a simulated cyber attack on your system to find weaknesses before attackers do. It is used to automate certain tasks, improve testing efficiency and discover issues that might be difficult to find using manual analysis techniques alone. Who are OnSecurity? OnSecurity…

Covid-19 has put GECKO in a unique position as it has highlighted to companies their need for oversight software in their companies, making FinTechs more topical than ever. The pandemic has proved excellent at uncovering many opportunities, and in this case, the opportunity lies in the FinTech industry. Having executed…