Operational Risk

Trading & Investment

Firms Must Continue to Act to Ensure Orderly LIBOR Transition: FSB

By Editors | 28/04/2023

A “pile-up” towards end-June 2023 that could introduce operational risks and wider market disruption, the FSB said.

Credit Risk

ING Files Suit Against ICBC Over Losses on Copper Deals

By Editors | 24/04/2023

ICBC allegedly released export documents for copper deals without collecting payment, resulting in $170m in losses to ING, which was financing those deals.

Operational Risk

DBS Formed a Special Committee to Oversee Probe into March Outage

By Editors | 22/04/2023

Senior minister said the November 2021 and March 2023 incidents at DBS appear unrelated, but that the bank’s new special committee will determine if there are “common underlying weaknesses”.

Cybersecurity

Financial Sector Participating in Global Cyber Defence Exercise

By Editors | 20/04/2023

FS-ISAC member firms including Barclays, CME Group, Mastercard and Santander are participating in the so-called ‘Locked Shields’ exercise this year.

Operational Risk

Former TSB Executive Fined Over 2018 IT Migration Failure

By Editors | 14/04/2023

TSB Bank’s chief information officer was fined for his management of a key outsourcing relationship fell below expected standards.

Cybersecurity

FSB Proposes Standard Global Approach to Cyber Incident Reporting

By Manesh Samtani | 14/04/2023

The FSB will establish a new working group to further develop its proposed ‘format for incident reporting exchange’, known as FIRE.

Operational Risk

APRA to Defer Effective Date of New Operational Risk Standard

By Editors | 13/04/2023

APRA will move the effective date for the new operational risk management standard to 1 July 2025, one year later than was proposed.

Cloud & Infrastructure

RBI Finalises Rules for Outsourcing of IT Services by Banks

By Editors | 12/04/2023

RBI approval is not required for IT outsourcing arrangements, but they should be subject to on-site or off-site monitoring and inspection by regulators.

Structural Regulation

CSRC Proposes to Update Rules for Securities Firms

By Manesh Samtani | 06/04/2023

The rules focus on risk prevention and internal governance, and now also cover underwriting, sponsorship, market making and OTC business activities.