UK MDR: Moving towards implementation
What is UK MDR (Mandatory Disclosure Rules)? The Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR) in the UK are a set of regulations that aim to combat tax evasion and promote tax transparency. These rules require certain taxpayers and their advisors to disclose specific information to the tax authorities regarding certain types of cross-border transactions and arrangements. The […]
On-demand webinar: Getting to grips with global sanctions
Since Russia launched its invasion on Ukraine at the end of February, the west has imposed significant sanctions on Russia, Belarus, and Vladimir Putin’s oligarchs who fund his war. The rapidly evolving nature of the situation has made sanctions compliance an increasing challenge for businesses, but also one that is vital to understand and has […]
Money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures in the UK
The FATF’s assessment of the UK’s compliance with international AML standards The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has reviewed the UK’s progress towards compliance with money laundering and counter-terrorist financing recommendations. The FATF has a series of measures it expects countries to have in place around AML, and the FATF undertakes detailed reviews of the […]
Your ESG guide to Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
ESG Reporting Frameworks Global businesses are now bringing environmental, social and governance issues together under the banner of ESG to demonstrate the positive impact the business is having on the world. Deciding to start ESG (environmental, social, and governance) scoring can seem like a daunting task. But figuring out which ESG framework could work best for […]
New podcast episode: The mental health and wellbeing scoring experiment
The team at VinciWorks took part in a mental health and wellbeing experiment inspired by mental health advocate Rob Stephenson. In this experiment, we invited people to share their daily mental health score in their Slack status and then invited half of those people to post a mental health update, if they wanted, in a special […]
ESG update: SEC to tighten ESG investment claims
US battling Greenwashing with enhanced disclosure requirements The US securities regulator is taking aim at exaggerated ESG credentials in investment products. The new rules seek to bring some clarity to the sustainable investment industry which has topped $3tn in value. The SEC wants to fight ‘greenwashing’ through enhanced evidence requirements for sustainable asset funds, making […]
ESG update: EU mandates 40% women on boards
Rules will also require 33% women in senior roles by 2026 In the latest ESG legislative initiative to come from the EU, the trialogue discussion between the Commission, Parliament and Council have agreed to adopt landmark mandatory quotas to ensure ‘the underrepresented sex’ will have at least 40% of seats on corporate boards. The requirements […]
Omnitrack Undertaking Register – What is it and why is it important?
Part of VinciWorks’ SRA Compliance Suite: record and track all undertakings in one location The VinciWorks’ SRA Compliance Suite is hosted in Omnitrack, a powerful yet flexible data collection and reporting tool. Established use cases in the SRA Compliance suite include a Regulatory Breaches Register, a Conflicts Register, a File Review process and more. The […]
Omnitrack 2.63.0
Add placeholders to custom thank you message Create custom thank you messages for each of your forms that include a placeholder referencing a specific submission ID. Bug fixes Fixed an issue where custom thank you messages did not have a save option. Fixed an issue where editing a default email template was overwriting customized templates. […]