Compliance
Capital One oil swaps waiver could haunt CFTC
Oil price collapse raises fresh questions about regulator’s justification for offering relief
Virus weakens banks’ defences against internal fraud
Stressed markets and remote working leave firms vulnerable to op risks and cyber attacks
Covid-19 frazzles AI fraud systems
Seismic changes in customer behaviour see machine learning solutions throw out false positives
Op risk data: Outsourcing losses loom in lockdown
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Repo rules caught in Covid’s concertina effect
Pandemic jeopardises phased rollout of Europe’s SFTR regime, raising fears of chaotic ‘big bang’ start
Building a holistic GRC framework in fragmented Asia-Pacific markets
This webinar explores best practices in meeting regulatory and data governance requirements in fragmented markets
SFTR confusion over Esma’s coronavirus delay
European regulator’s announcement fails to tackle how delay affects legacy transactions
Operational uncertainty – An unavoidable challenge
The transition from Libor to a new risk-free rate has revealed a number of challenges for all financial markets participants – the nature and scope of what lies ahead is vast, impacting businesses, operations and support functions. KPMG‘s global Libor…
Banks think SFTR delay a ‘done deal’ amid virus outbreak
Industry letter urges regulators to postpone first two phases of reporting until October
Growing sanctions raise compliance risk for energy firms
Sanctions increase risk for energy firms as regulators step up enforcement, writes maritime data expert
Asia moves: JP Morgan names new Apac CEO, Axa hires six heads, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Top 10 operational risks for 2020
The biggest op risks for 2020, as chosen by industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2020: conduct risk
Root-and-branch reform of bank culture remains a work in progress
Adapting to technological change in op risk management
Baker McKenzie‘s Jonathan Peddie explains how the role of operational risk manager has evolved in recent years, how financial firms are managing increasing demand for data privacy and transparency, and how technological advancements over the coming…
A growing focus on op risk
Operational risk and resilience have taken centre stage over the past year. While op risk concerns all systems and controls that deliver effective solutions against the risks financial services businesses regularly face, Jonathan Peddie, partner at Baker…
Fed could postpone stress buffer beyond CCAR – experts
Delays prompt speculation that new rules will only be known after stress-test results in June
ICAAP/ILAAP – What’s new and what’s next?
The European Central Bank’s ICAAP and ILAAP guidelines aim to harmonise European banks’ approach to capital and liquidity management
Mifid’s free data mirage vexes markets
Users struggle to access post-trade data despite European regulator’s push for transparency
How AI can automate model validation testing and continuous monitoring
As the business environment becomes more complex – and as regulatory scrutiny increases – it has never been more crucial for financial institutions to ensure their models are robust and fit for purpose.
Initial margin – A regulatory bottleneck
With the recent announcement of an extended preparation period for those smaller entities needing to post initial margin under the uncleared margin rules, the new timetable could cause a bottleneck for firms busy repapering derivatives contracts linked…
IM phase five – Smaller on bang, bigger on complexity
The initial margin ‘big bang’ may have been reined in by last-minute relief, but dealers aiming to get hundreds of buy-side firms over the documentation finish line by September 1, 2020 fear a compliance bottleneck
