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

    Controls at Vietnam Banks to Be Subject to Independent Audit

    By Editors | 12/04/2022

    Internal control systems at credit institutions and foreign bank branches in Vietnam will be subject to independent auditing, according to a new circular.

    Operational Risk

    APRA to Set Out Expectations for FIs Dealing in Digital Assets

    By Editors | 11/04/2022

    APRA will not be introducing new regulatory requirements for FIs or attempting to hinder innovation. Rather, it will be asking them to closely assess and monitor new operational risks.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Westpac Super Trustee Fined for Overcharging Commissions

    By Editors | 10/04/2022

    On top of a A$20mn penalty, BT Funds Management will pay A$9.8mn in remediation to over 9.900 superannuation members.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    Smaller Super Funds Face Bigger Sustainability Challenges: APRA

    By Editors | 10/04/2022

    On the whole, assets in small and medium sized super funds are declining. Large super funds can more easily spread their costs over a wider membership base.

    Operational Risk

    Business Model Analysis Can Aid Bank Supervisors: BIS Paper

    By Editors | 08/04/2022

    BIS says BMAs help identify banks’ vulnerabilities and provide grounds for early supervisory interventions, making bank supervision more effective, proactive and forward-looking.

    AI Risk & Governance

    OJK Launches New Integrated Data Analytics System

    By Editors | 06/04/2022

    ‘OSIDA’ leverages data analytics and artificial intelligence to process and analyse large datasets reported by banks to detect risk.

    Credit Risk

    BOJ Publishes Details on Planned Bank Examinations for Fiscal 2022

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/04/2022

    Key areas of focus for the BOJ will be to assess how banks are managing climate risk, credit risk, cross-border loans, and cybersecurity.

    Operational Risk

    RBI Identifies Faults in Risk, Compliance, Audit Functions

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/04/2022

    The RBI has bolstered its supervisory focus at banks amid findings of compliance, risk management and internal audit weaknesses.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    APRA Advances to Phase 2 of Superannuation Data Transformation

    By Editors | 05/04/2022

    Phase 2 will deliver more data on retirement outcomes, performance, efficiency, governance, risk management practices, fund operations and industry risks.

    Structural Regulation

    CBIRC Fines 21 Banks for Data Reporting Failures

    By Editors | 04/04/2022

    State-owned banks including BOC, CDB, ICBC and CCB were fined a total of USD 13.8 million for data quality and reporting issues.

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