Sanctions
Russia sanctions put spotlight on banks’ dirty laundry
As punitive measures against Moscow increase, so do the risks to banks from financial crime
Europe’s banks brace for Russia-backed cyber retaliation
Beefed-up sanctions on Russia’s largest banks spark IT security alert; 100s of computers brought down in Ukraine
Russia sanctions risk putting $105bn out of foreign banks’ reach
But international claims on the country have fallen by half since 2014
Ignoring climate risk helps Crispin Odey hedge fund jump 30%
Odey Asset Management profits from buying energy stocks shunned by investors averse to climate risk
Traders turn to ruble NDFs to avoid sanctions trouble
Basis between physical and non-deliverable trades hits record high as users shun local currency
SG, UniCredit, RBI most exposed to Russia as sanctions loom
EBA data shows €47bn of exposure to Russia from five most-exposed EU banks
Op risk data: Mashreq fined $100m for Sudan sanctions busting
Also: Westpac client scams go west; Navient and AFTS schooled over student loan misrule. Data by ORX News
JP Morgan returns to HK warrants hit by China sanctions
US bank faces battle to rebuild client base on sanctioned securities, issuers say
The need for share data as firms invest in large volumes of equities internationally
Russell Ironside, pricing and reference services propositions manager at Refinitiv, discusses what is driving the need for more data in the area of shareholding disclosure
Haitong set for warrants wins as China sanctions hit US banks
China securities firm doubles HKEX warrant output as US banks pull listed products on vetoed names
To offset US sanctions risk, banks bake in China loan clauses
Global lenders seek to hedge against the threat of US sanctions on China – which seems unlikely to ease under Biden
Fight against dirty money falters in blizzard of SARs
Authorities are swamped with suspicious activity reports, many of which are never investigated
Op risk data: Outsourcing losses loom in lockdown
Also: Swedbank hit with huge AML fine; record Russia fine for StanChart. Data by ORX News
Growing sanctions raise compliance risk for energy firms
Sanctions increase risk for energy firms as regulators step up enforcement, writes maritime data expert
Top 10 op risks 2020: geopolitical risk
Nationalism, trade wars and epidemics make for a heady cocktail
Top 10 operational risk losses of 2019
Fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, subprime (still) and rogue trading – and Citi crops up twice. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Sanctions-busting fines cost banks $20bn
Also: ABN pays out for risk profiling fail; Deutsche settles nepotism charges. Data by ORX News
Energy firms grapple with rising customer risk
A case study on developing dynamic risk-based customer screening
New applications in Asia’s financial crime analytics
Financial crime is a fast-growing problem for Asia‑Pacific financial services firms. Working with outmoded systems and patched-up processes to detect, monitor and eliminate potential threats, banks are spending millions on sophisticated new solutions to…
Burden of implementing US sanctions now firmly on energy firms
Energy firms must now screen operations of every vessel they deal with, writes maritime data expert
Risk FX Briefing: Event insights
What lies ahead for investment managers
Making machine learning work for AML
Banks’ anti-money laundering teams are starting to utilise machine learning to combat financial criminals. Risk hosted a webinar in association with NICE Actimize to explore whether these bots can be trusted
Legal fines dent StanChart profits
The bank put aside $900 million last year to cover penalties related to a series of investigations