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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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