Operational Risk

    News on frameworks, regulations, and major events related to risks arising from internal processes, systems failures, human errors, or external disruptions.

    Operational Risk

    IOSCO Issues Op Resilience Guidance for Markets, Intermediaries

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    IOSCO has set out observations and lessons learned from the pandemic response to help inform future operational resilience arrangements.

    Market Risk

    SAFE Issues New Guidelines on Exchange Rate Risk Management

    By Editors | 06/07/2022

    The guidelines will help enterprises better understand exchange rate hedging and improve their management of currency risks, SAFE said.

    Payments & Settlements

    ASIC Calls on Industry to Bolster Resilience to Market Outages

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/07/2022

    Market participants should not delay broader planning and change programmes aimed at ensuring their resilience to market outages, ASIC says.

    Structural Regulation

    HK FRC Explores Joint Audit Inspections with Mainland Authorities

    By Editors | 29/06/2022

    Hong Kong’s Financial Reporting Council already has 13 cases involving mainland audit work papers, two of which have been concluded.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    RBI Issues Draft Rules on Managing IT Outsourcing Risks

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/06/2022

    Regulated entities don’t require specific approvals to outsource IT services, but appropriate policies and a risk management framework must be in place.

    Trading & Investment

    US Lawmakers Conclude Review Into Meme Stock Market Event

    By Editors | 28/06/2022

    A House committee says the SEC should introduce a liquidity rule for clearing brokers and FINRA should establish liquidity planning requirements.

    Cybersecurity

    NZ FMA Issues Guidance on Financial Sector Cyber Resilience

    By Editors | 24/06/2022

    The financial services sector recorded more cyber incidents than all other industries in New Zealand in the quarter ending March.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    China AMAC Issues Reputational Risk Management Guidelines

    By Editors | 23/06/2022

    In new guidelines, AMAC has specified obligations for fund houses to consider how changes in senior management and core staff could impact reputational risk.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Singapore Proposes Regulatory Regime for Debt Collectors

    By Editors | 21/06/2022

    The proposed legislation is aimed at addressing a rise in police reports against debt collectors who “caused alarm and nuisance”, the MHA said.

    Market Risk

    RBI Consults on Initial Margin Rules for Uncleared OTC Derivatives

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/06/2022

    VM rules were proposed in 2020 and will now take effect from 1 December 2022. IM rules are open for comment until 29 July 2022.

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