Opinion
January 10, 2024
Will the FCA start fining firms for lax record-keeping in 2024? Probably not
How should the FCA tackle the thorny issue of unapproved comms?
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How crypto could have its ChatGPT moment in 2024
Developments in the tech behind crypto could soon herald a bitcoin ETF
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January 4, 2024
Why sky-high fines have ‘zero impact on a bank’s bottom line’
Overworked compliance teams pay the real penalty, writes David Silverman
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January 2, 2024
‘Pig butchering’: why banks need to take action or risk liability
Human trafficking is propping up the ‘fraud farms’ behind the sinister scam
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December 19, 2023
Risk round-up: Tech alone won’t solve AML/CFT challenges in 2024
Risk professionals and regulators must focus on good-risk management fundamentals in 2024
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Risk round-up: crypto looks ahead to 2024 after turbulent year
Digital assets industry stayed resilient despite legal, market and regulatory headaches
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December 18, 2023
What model risk managers can learn from a 17th Century Swedish shipwreck
Sinking of the Vasa offers five lessons on consequences of neglecting principles
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December 12, 2023
Risk round-up: What developments in UK banking litigation can we expect in 2024?
As part of our end-of-year series, what’s next on the litigation landscape
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The ECB’s hand in banks’ billion-dollar hedging losses
The central bank should admit the consequences of its experimental quantitative easing
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Will turbo-charged AI fraud render traditional KYC practices obsolete?
Banks must integrate more diverse data points to combat AI-fuelled crime
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December 4, 2023
How to avoid an FDIC-style misconduct inquiry
Maintaining good culture is especially important when you’re tasked to uphold it
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