Marie Kemplay

Culture & Conduct, Governance
April 28, 2023

Industry has limited appetite for big SMCR changes

UK government’s focus on improving international competitiveness via changing the Senior Managers and Certification Regime appears at odds with some...
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Virginie O’Shea
Markets
April 19, 2023

SEC sets challenging deadline on T+1 settlement

Industry preparations for the transition to T+1 settlement for US securities transactions have been underway for more than two years,...
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Joe Biden
Financial Stability, Regulation & Supervision
March 31, 2023

Biden calls for tighter banking regulation

US president Joe Biden has called on US regulators to reinstate stricter banking regulation for large regional banks, reversing changes...
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Markets
March 31, 2023

CDS markets come under scrutiny

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has confirmed it is examining recent activity in the credit default swap markets...
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Pablo Hernandez De Cos
Financial Stability, Shadow Banking
March 31, 2023

Hernández de Cos warns on shadow banking risks

Chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Pablo Hernández de Cos has spoken of the importance of supervisors and...
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ESG laggard v leader
Climate
March 30, 2023

Inconsistent ESG ratings due a regulatory shake-up

The use and influence of ESG ratings has grown considerably in recent years, but regulators are concerned about how reliable...
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Markets
March 30, 2023

Has the bottom fallen out of AT1 bond markets?

Events in Zurich have rattled investors and revived longstanding concerns about the status of AT1 bonds during bank insolvencies and...
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Digital & Resilience, Digital Transformation
March 2, 2023

ECB to monitor banks on digital transformation

The bank will undertake targeted reviews and on-site inspections where it feels further investigation is needed The European Central Bank...
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Financial Stability
March 2, 2023

FCA faces climate disclosure legal challenge

Environmental lawyers have lodged a complaint with the high court over the FCA’s approval of a prospectus with “inadequate” climate...
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Capital, Prudential
March 2, 2023

Basel III capital ratios for largest global banks fall to pre-pandemic levels

Ratios fell from their H2 2021 record highs to pre-pandemic levels in the latest Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Basel...
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Digital & Resilience, Operational Resilience
March 1, 2023

US Treasury warns on cloud risks for financial services

Report suggests that there needs to be better information sharing and collaboration between cloud service providers, firms and regulators. The...
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