Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Brexit is a tragedy for EU financial services regulation
Loss of influence belies critical role UK played in crafting sensible financial rules
FCA asks prop traders about capital impact of sterling fall
Regulator seeks info on currency make-up of capital base, and capital adequacy
The growing pull of public cloud for banks and regulators
Adoption by the FCA for Mifid II data reporting indicates public cloud satisfies regulatory, security and reliability requirements
Not so fast, François: EU clearing land grab is complex
ECB cannot (yet) make post-Brexit demand for euro clearing to leave London
UK law sparks bonfire of ‘unfair’ structured product terms
Obscure provisions in UK Consumer Rights Act could threaten issuance programmes
UK financial firms lack ‘basic cyber hygiene’, says FCA
Financial regulator says it will challenge firms more regularly on cyber security
The academic insights behind fears of a buy-side crunch
Risk of fire sales by highly levered funds is chief worry among influencers of regulatory thinking
People: McDermott leaving UK regulator
Woods is new PRA chief; Deutsche hires Root and Hazlewood; Santander's Hassani promoted
Buy side turning to stress tests to manage liquidity
Asset managers look beyond quantitative metrics for hard-to-model risk
EU position limits pose headaches for national regulators
Proposed Mifid II limits on thousands of commodity contracts worry some officials
Liquidity obsession 'irrational', says UK rail pension head
Chief executive of railways pension group says cost controls more important
Pensions industry says permanent Emir exemption not enough
European Parliament and UK regulator push for carve-out, but industry unimpressed
Conduct risk: a useful way to carve through chaos?
Conduct risk is a hazy idea, whose success will depend on its effectiveness in managing risk
FSB’s Andresen: liquidity risks were underpriced pre-crisis
Top staffer at FSB addresses liquidity, bank risk data and securities financing risks in a wide-ranging interview
UK banks take lead in tackling conduct risk
Bank actions show how emphasis on culture and conduct has risen globally since 2011
Time running out for ‘Herculean’ UK bank ring-fencing task
Final rules needed by early 2016, say banks, or implementation deadline could be missed
FCA officials grilled on second communications backlash
MPs accuse FCA of failing to recognise perceived importance of dropped bank culture review
Cyber is biggest operational risk fear, say practitioners
Regulator emphasis and high-profile attacks keep cyber threat top-of-mind
Banks left little time to amend ‘bad apples’ rules before SMR
Personal accountability rules will also see rise in internal attestations and impact on recruitment
HBOS investigation reveals possible ‘loose rivet’ in UK regulation
Accounting standards and auditing may be a weak point
Banks clamp down on pre-hedging over manipulation fears
Front-running concerns could leave market more exposed to liquidity risk
Web of EU commodity rules too complex, conference told
Mifid II, Emir, Remit and other regimes seen as “not very co-ordinated”
UK regulators to reopen flawed HBOS investigation
Report criticises both bank managers and regulators
Technology vendor of the year: Modelity Technologies
Swedish trade body taps vendor’s ratings expertise