Regulation & Supervision
September 20, 2023
NCA bolsters resources as SARs rocket and criticism mounts
The National Crime Agency's newly-launched portal is supposed to improve the processing of suspicious activity reports – but concerns are...
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September 19, 2023
Banks facing ‘wave’ of human rights litigation risk
Banks face a “wave of human-rights litigation” when a new European directive is adopted next year, top law firms have...
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September 18, 2023
Metro’s dearth of data leaves PRA unimpressed
Founded in 2010 as a ‘challenger bank’ to compete against the UK’s high street giants, Metro Bank has a challenge...
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September 14, 2023
Neobanks’ poor compliance fuels rise in digital fraud
Lax compliance processes at neobanks risk contributing to a rise in digital payments for money laundering, Europol has said. In...
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September 14, 2023
Eight epic fails which brought down First Republic
A US regulator's analysis of why First Republic Bank failed pins the blame on loss of depositor confidence, interest rate...
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September 13, 2023
Crypto plans could ‘put smaller US brokers out of business’
A US Treasury proposal seeking to bring regulatory clarity to the cryptocurrency sector could unintentionally put smaller brokers out of...
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September 13, 2023
US clearing rule proposal could amplify multiple risks
Liquidity, cyber and concentration risks could rise under central clearing proposals for treasury and repo trades outlined by the US...
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September 12, 2023
ECB: Europe's banks 'failing to consider climate risk'
Most European banks are “insufficiently considering” climate-related risk in their credit assessments, according to a member of the European Central...
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September 11, 2023
US crypto crowd backs ambitious new bill
A highly-anticipated new bill to regulate digital assets would bring the US up to speed on crypto with other leading...
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September 7, 2023
'Big tech let off the hook' over social media fraud
UK banks want to share fraudulent transaction data with big tech firms – in the ongoing battle to make big...
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September 7, 2023
Living wills proposals met with dismay by large US banks
Plans by US regulators to impose “harmful” long-term debt obligations on large banks have come under attack from industry bodies....
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