Prudential Risk

Resolution & Recovery

Regulation’s Appetite for Distraction

By Peter Guy | 11/07/2016

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

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

MAS Calls for Enhanced Security After Bank Heist

By Samuel Riding | 11/07/2016

Standard Chartered branch did not have a guard on duty when crime was committed.

Resolution & Recovery

HK Banks to Step up Failure Planning – Fitch

By Samuel Riding | 08/07/2016

Rating agency notes Hong Kong is one of the few Asian jurisdictions to allow bail in.

KYC & CDD

Thomson Reuters Org ID Ensures Alignment With SG Banks’ KYC Practices

By Samuel Riding | 08/07/2016

Thomson Reuters Org ID KYC, the global Know Your Customer end-to-end client identity managed service, has adopted the Association of […]

Operational Risk

CBRC Proposes Bank Risk Management Guidelines

By Samuel Riding | 07/07/2016

Draft guidelines include proposals on governance structure, control and audit.

Resolution & Recovery

Hong Kong Enacts Resolution Ordinance

By Samuel Riding | 03/07/2016

Financial Institutions Ordinance establishes HKMA and SFC as resolution authorities.

Structural Regulation

Regulation Chief Appointed Deputy RBI Governor

By Samuel Riding | 29/06/2016

NS Vishwanathan currently responsible for bank and non-bank financial regulation.

Trading & Investment

IDX Plans to Boost Market Liquidity

By Samuel Riding | 28/06/2016

Brokers in Indonesia could be encouraged to increase minimum capital in an effort to energise stock market.

Structural Regulation

Brexit: And Now for Something Completely Different

By Peter Guy | 27/06/2016

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