Regulation’s Appetite for Distraction

11/07/2016

Italy’s crisis shows how regulatory reform has distracted EU central bankers from the greatest threat – bank insolvency.

Let the Games Begin

04/07/2016

Regulation reform must painfully follow political twists and turns amid fight to reposition EU ahead of UK.

Brexit: And Now for Something Completely Different

27/06/2016

The entire framework and purpose of EU financial regulations has been thrown into uncertainty.

A Compliance Nightmare – When Bank Acquisitions Go Bad

20/06/2016

HSBC’s Household International shows how banks can lose more than 100% on their acquisitions.

Rip it Up and Start Again: The End of Dodd-Frank?

13/06/2016

Republican Congressman’s proposal to dismantle post-crisis legislation portends a leap into the unknown.

KYC Takes on a Whole New Meaning

06/06/2016

Know your customer used to be an important principle. Now you can go to jail for KYC shortcomings. The market reacts.

Exploring a Changing Global Forex Market

31/05/2016

Bloomberg’s forex and commodity e-trading leader shares his thoughts on regulatory and technology trends.

1MDB, BSI and the Tectonic Shift in Swiss Banking

30/05/2016

Beyond recent revelations, new regulations and prosecution powers will reshape an industry’s entire future.

Taking Leave From Basel

23/05/2016

Japanese regulators ignore lessons from the financial crisis and seek to relax key Basel requirements at their own peril.