Opinion

Opinion, Prudential, Regulation & Supervision
September 21, 2023

We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes

Windfall taxes disguise a deeper systemic issue. It’s time for central banks to stop paying banks billions of taxpayers’ money...
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Opinion, Prudential, Regulation & Supervision
September 18, 2023

Metro’s dearth of data leaves PRA unimpressed

Founded in 2010 as a ‘challenger bank’ to compete against the UK’s high street giants, Metro Bank has a challenge...
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Digital & Resilience, Opinion
September 12, 2023

The three AI cyber attacks CROs need to know about

Artificial intelligence has revolutionised the operational dynamics of banking, which makes it puzzling that many chief risk officers aren’t up...
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Governance, Markets, Opinion
September 6, 2023

De-risking China requires a ‘whole-of-company’ approach

Foreign multinationals operating and investing in China are facing a rapidly changing and less predictable risk landscape driven by a...
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Governance & Reporting, Opinion, Regulation & Supervision
September 4, 2023

It’s time to 'consider overhauling the FCA'

Stripping the Financial Conduct Authority of its anti-money laundering responsibilities in favour of a single ‘mega supervisor’ is one of...
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Culture & Conduct, Governance & Reporting, Opinion
August 29, 2023

A crisis comms playbook for bankers

As a bank, how do you know when you’ve lost control of a spiralling crisis?  When you begin trending on...
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Digital Transformation, Financial Stability, Opinion, Risk Management
August 23, 2023

Generative AI: An opportunity or a ‘grey rhino’ lurking?

It’s often easy to be wise after a calamity with the benefit of hindsight uncovering hidden issues and seemingly unforeseeable...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Reform UK honorary president Nigel Farage listens during a party press conference on March 20, 2023 in London, England. Reform UK was founded in 2018 as the Brexit Party, advocating for a "no-deal" exit from the European Union. It later rebranded as Reform UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
Culture & Conduct, Opinion, Regulation & Supervision
August 21, 2023

Rep risk lessons from the Farage ‘de-banking’ affair

The recent Nigel Farage de-banking case teaches an important lesson about reputational risk management. Now that the dust has settled...
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Digital Transformation, Financial Stability, Governance, Operational Resilience, Opinion, Prudential, Risk Management
August 17, 2023

A fintech CRO’s top tips on winning a UK banking licence

When a fintech firm wants to become a bank, they immediately face an existential dilemma. As disruptors they are used...
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Culture & Conduct, Opinion, Regulation & Supervision
August 16, 2023

Why regulators are turning the tide on 😱🤨😬 in business comms

Would you send a 😃 in an email to the regulator? It could come across as friendly, or be seen...
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Digital Transformation, Opinion
August 10, 2023

FedNow or FedLater? 

The Fed’s new payments system has teething problems. Can it learn from India? A good afternoon tea-break in India typically...
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