Compliance
Corporates fear EU will spike Emir Refit reporting relief
Delegated reporting threatened by policy-maker objections to use of foreign banks
A call to arms – How machine intelligence can help banks beat financial crime
The revolution in artificial intelligence promises new leads in banks’ fight against dirty money. Alexander Campbell of Risk.net hosted a live online forum, in association with NICE Actimize, to investigate the applications of this emergent technology
The management traits of problem banks
Former Bank of Spain supervision head discusses how to stop dangerous activities before they take hold
Preparing for the initial margin phase-in
Requirements for the mandatory exchange of initial margin are expected to be time‑consuming and laborious to implement. David White, head of sales at triResolve, discusses the lessons learned from in‑scope firms, obstacles to achieving compliance and how…
Delving into the FASB's current expected credit loss model
The Financial Accounting Standards Board's current expected credit loss rule could mean loss provisions for loans are three times higher than with International Financial Reporting Standard 9
Lessons for the next round of energy market regulation
More recognition of commodities' special features will make future regulation faster and smoother, argues energy expert
UBS’s CRO on the hunt for hidden risks
Swiss bank has rung the changes in its attempt to catch hard-to-measure risks, but “you are never safe”, warns Christian Bluhm
Shaping the future of risk and finance with analytics
As global financial institutions face changing compliance targets, demand has emerged for new ways to improve efficiency and increase the integration of regulatory and finance initiatives into organisations’ business‑planning processes
Regulators bristle at slow progress on BCBS 239
Three out of 30 banks compliant with six months to go; talk of capital add-ons for laggards
Initial margin – Preparing for the buy‑side ‘big bang’
Video Q&A: David White, triResolve
New frontiers
Innovative investment opportunities are helping to mitigate risk and satisfy Solvency II capital requirements as insurers face continued economic uncertainty. Frederic Morlaye, managing director, insurance and capital management solutions, Global Markets…
EU trading venues warn over looming end of LEI relief
Expelling issuers with no legal entity identifiers could hurt liquidity and investor strategies
Banks struggle with BCBS 239 implementation
Only three G-Sibs fully compliant with all risk data and reporting principles at end-2017
Asia Risk Interdealer Rankings 2018: The winners
Societe Generale and BGC top the tables
Stricter vendor regulation not ‘magic pill’, banks say
Third parties would still require oversight from banks, even if formally regulated
Volcker rule revisions may complicate compliance – experts
US regulators’ efforts to simplify key test of trading intent could ramp up data demands
Lenders reveal struggles over IFRS 9 roll-out
Size of task caught some banks unawares, leading to botched home-grown systems or data problems