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

    Westpac Commits to Addressing Risk Governance Weaknesses

    By Editors | 03/12/2020

    The court enforceable undertaking requires Westpac to develop an integrated plan to address all major risk governance issues, covering both financial and non-financial risks.

    Operational Risk

    MAS Revises Anti-commingling Framework For Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/12/2020

    MAS has prescribed a list of permissible non-financial businesses to ensure banks are not engaging in “high-risk non-financial business that do not bring strategic value to its core banking business”.

    Liquidity Risk

    APRA Penalises Westpac For Breaches of Liquidity Standards

    By Editors | 01/12/2020

    Westpac will have to apply a 10 percent add-on to the net cash outflow component of its LCR calculation until its shortcomings have been rectified.

    Credit Risk

    Singapore Banks Get New Best Practice Code for Commodity Financing

    By Editors | 01/12/2020

    The Code was developed by an industry working group of 28 commodity financing banks in consultation with trading firms and with the support of regulators.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    Australia Gets New Guidance for Internal Auditors in Financial Services

    By Editors | 29/11/2020

    The Better Practice Guide was developed by industry practitioners with APRA and ASIC serving as vocal observers and EY and KPMG providing secretariat support.

    Cybersecurity

    APRA Unveils Details of New Cyber Security Strategy

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/11/2020

    Starting next year, APRA will be asking boards to engage an external auditor to comprehensively review their compliance with CPS 234 on information security.

    Capital Adequacy

    APRA to Integrate AASB 17 with Capital, Reporting Frameworks

    By Editors | 26/11/2020

    A failure to update the frameworks would result in insurers needing to maintain dual valuation, actuarial, accounting and reporting systems, APRA says.

    Operational Risk

    ORX Expands Operational Risk Taxonomy for Financial Services

    By Editors | 26/11/2020

    The 2020 iteration of the taxonomy has been extended to include operational risks causes and impacts, to allows firms to add context to their data.

    Operational Risk

    APRA Finalises Revisions to EFS Reporting Standards

    By Editors | 24/11/2020

    Based on market feedback, the implementation date of the changes for most of the standards has been moved forward three months to the reporting period ending 30 September 2021.

    Trading & Investment

    ASIC Launches Probe into ASX Over Equity Market Outage

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/11/2020

    ASIC had earlier said it would determine whether ASX followed the relevant regulatory requirements and met its licence obligations.

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