Culture & Conduct

July 26, 2023
Editor’s letter: NatWest’s Alison Rose on ‘all the facts’
Welcome to Banking Risk & Regulation. NatWest CEO Alison Rose’s resignation after admitting she briefed a BBC journalist inaccurately about Nigel...
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July 25, 2023
Banks boost horizon scanning for reputational risks
Banks are scrutinising their clients and commercial partners’ culture more closely to mitigate reputational risk, after cutting ties with disgraced...
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July 20, 2023
WFH puts bankers at risk of culture drift
The risk of slow cultural drift is worrying experts, as working from home becomes so popular that banks downsize their...
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July 6, 2023
The rising risk of ‘cultural contamination’
It’s back with a vengeance. UBS’s chair Colm Kelleher brought the term “cultural contamination” back into public view when he...
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July 6, 2023
WFH cuts risk of traders misbehaving
A new study shows a significant drop in securities misconduct among traders working from home, suggesting solo work minimises collusion...
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July 3, 2023
Three Lines of Defence: time for a revamp?
The holy grail of risk management needs to be beefed up, says the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB). The UK’s...
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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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