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Digital Transformation, Editor's letter, Markets, Prudential
September 19, 2023

Editor's letter: Will Korea’s bank revamp whip up risky lending?

Our correspondent in south-east Asia, Natasha Teja, brings you details of the biggest banking overhaul in 30 years in South Korea,...
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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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Capital, Editor's letter, Financial Stability, Uncategorized
September 8, 2023

Editor's letter: Your weekly news round-up

For some bankers, the week can’t end soon enough. Plans by US regulators to impose long-term debt obligations on large financial...
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Governance & Reporting, News, Prudential, Regulation & Supervision
September 7, 2023

Living wills proposals met with dismay by large US banks

Plans by US regulators to impose “harmful” long-term debt obligations on large banks have come under attack from industry bodies....
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A logo sits on a sign in the reception area of the headquarters of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the Canary Wharf business district in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. The FCA is working with regulators including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate the potential manipulation of the foreign-exchange market. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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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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, 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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Capital, Financial Stability, News
August 10, 2023

Capital hikes threaten to upend banks’ business lines

Proposed changes to US capital requirements will threaten the “business viability” of certain banking units, experts say.  The warning follows...
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Climate, Risk Management, Stress Testing, Uncategorized
August 8, 2023

Nature risk poses multiple technical challenges for banks 

Biodiversity loss is fast becoming the latest risk frontier for banks, but technical challenges make it difficult to assess and...
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Opinion, Prudential
July 31, 2023

How to adapt to new rules on model risk

Risk and governance experts at banks will be pivotal in the transition to new rules on model risk, set by...
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