Compliance
1MDB looms large in Asian banks’ war on money laundering
Banks in Asia-Pacific spurred by tougher enforcement and stricter AML rules
Flexibility and a pragmatic approach puts Kairos Investment Management in a strong position for the future
After suffering a loss of more than 40% of assets under management during the financial crisis, Kairos Investment Management has recovered and – employing a virtually unchanged team – is building on the foundations previously put in place by taking a…
Monitoring regulatory changes to stay one step ahead
Winners' Circle Q&A | Droit Financial Technologies
Global harmony – Educating firms on the new Common Reporting Standard
TMF Group explores how educating organisations on the approaching Common Reporting Standard can fix problems presented by discrepancies in the standard’s interpretation across different jurisdictions
Esma guidance on swaps transparency still leaves questions
Volatile instrument attributes removed from transparency determination, but further issues remain
Front-office backlash: the EU gets tough on research unbundling
Three EU watchdogs – including CNMV and AFM – say front-office content can still be Mifid II research
The three lines of defence: a Sisyphean labour?
Banks have revised Basel’s model to suit their risk profile, but some remain sceptical of its impact on risk culture
Citi overhauls bonus system to strengthen conduct culture
Poor conduct score can eliminate bonus regardless of profit contribution
Mifid’s great race to the bottom
If rules are unclear, regulators cannot prevent banks adopting the softest interpretations
Banks claim front-office content is safe from Mifid II
Work of ‘desk analysts’ is not research, banks argue; lawyers are not so sure
MTF bilateral trading protocol offers Mifid arbitrage
Nordic banks to use protocol to benefit from longer deferral period
Brokers brace for Mifid II squeeze
Further consolidation is forecast for the interdealer broker industry as Mifid II looms
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
Heads in the cloud: banks inch closer to cloud take-up
Regulatory guidance helps clear the way for greater adoption of cloud computing
Covered funds seen as starting point for Volcker rule reform
Inter-agency consensus may prove more elusive on altering prop-trading definitions
New EU bank rules threaten Eurex, LCH investment policies
CCPs with EU bank licences currently run leverage ratios of less than half the minimum
Regulators split on Mifid swaps transparency
Esma and FCA divided over when participants must determine whether derivatives are trading on-venue
Tradeweb’s Mifid bilateral trading plans draw fire
New process will class privately executed trades as on-venue to satisfy trading obligation
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Rethinking risk management in the age of cognitive computing
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Effective collateral management strategies
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Large corporates unconvinced by Emir reporting gift
Corporates ask for opt-out from Emir reporting changes proposed for their benefit
Regulation and compliance: Q&A with IBM's Grace Brasington
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Model management frameworks: what lies ahead?
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