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Governance, News, Regulation & Supervision
September 4, 2023

Regulatory fines fall as banks get better at compliance

Regulatory fines to global financial institutions fell sharply by 88% in the first half of the year compared with a...
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Financial Stability, News, Operational Resilience, Shadow Banking
August 31, 2023

PBoC probes China's shadow banking sector as economy wobbles

The People’s Bank of China is investigating the links between the shadow banking and real estate sectors to minimise spillover...
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Markets, News, Shadow Banking, Uncategorized
August 30, 2023

Banks shielded from private equity squeeze – for now

Private equity-backed companies are struggling to pay back loans, leaving regulators concerned that banks will be exposed should private credit...
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Editor's letter, Financial Stability, News, Shadow Banking
August 30, 2023

Editor's letter: PR risk appetite leaves banks on hook

Welcome back to the Banking Risk & Regulation newsletter. Over the past decade, private credit funds have stepped in to provide the...
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Financial Stability, Governance, News, Regulation & Supervision, Uncategorized
August 30, 2023

Differing UPO rules in APAC region weigh on banks

Fragmented ultimate beneficial ownership rules across Asia-Pacific are complicating banks’ cross-border business activities and increasing the cost of their financial...
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Financial Stability, Governance, News, Prudential
August 24, 2023

UK mulls ditching FCA over compliance checks

UK bank compliance teams face the prospect of a new supervisor, under proposals to deter money laundering and terrorism financing....
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CBDCs, Crypto, News, Operational Resilience
August 23, 2023

Tokenisation: three pros and cons for banks

A new McKinsey report reveals the potential for tokenisation to help banks cut costs and risks, but warns that regulatory...
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Culture & Conduct, Editor's letter, News, Regulation & Supervision
August 22, 2023

Editor's letter: ERMC’s Evgueni Ivantsov on post-Farage rep risk lessons

Welcome back to the Banking Risk & Regulation newsletter. Today we bring you our popular monthly opinion piece from Evgueni Ivantsov, chairman...
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Financial Stability, Governance, News, Prudential
August 22, 2023

‘Get on with it’: UK banks urge PRA not to delay Basel ‘endgame’ 

The UK prudential regulator is considering whether or not to copy US regulators and delay bank capital hikes, but UK...
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Capital, News, Regulation & Supervision
August 21, 2023

Compliance demands frustrate bank M&A deals

Rising regulatory and compliance demands are holding up mergers and acquisitions among banks, say experts. Data from Refinitiv shows a...
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Digital Transformation, News, Operational Resilience, Regulation & Supervision
August 17, 2023

‘Half the banking world being left behind’ by US T+1 testing regime

UK banks claim they have been ‘left in the dark’ as the US aggressively pushes ahead with its T+1 rule...
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