Governance

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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July 3, 2023
Climate activist shareholders shake up tactics
Bank shareholders are diversifying their activism toolbox, amid dwindling support for radical climate proposals. Climate shareholder activists faced a tough...
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June 27, 2023
EBA: ‘More diversity is crucial for effective bank management’
Gender inequality is still a problem for EU banks. Bernd Rummel, senior policy expert at the European Banking Authority (EBA),...
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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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January 5, 2023
Hong Kong mounts fight back amid fragmenting geopolitics
Hong Kong has prospered mightily on the back of turbo-charged globalisation, the ascent of China and the symbiotic US–Chinese economic...
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October 18, 2022
Should regulators be elected?
The past 12 months have seen a number of major political changes in many Western democracies, notably the retirement of...
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September 15, 2022
Preparing for the CFTC Rewrite with Digital Regulatory Reporting
One of the challenges facing financial institutions when it comes to compliance is the lack of standardisation across regions. This...
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February 7, 2022
FDIC resignation raises fears of US agencies becoming politicised
A recent coup at the US regulator charged with preventing another too-big-to-fail banking disaster spells a new low for regulatory...
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