Articles by David Benyon
Divine illumination
Last year's OR&C top 100 banks study identified 'A new dawn for disclosure'. Things have hotted up since then, and now banks face not only a level of exposure and transparency never seen before, but also stricter regulation on almost every front…
Level 3 committees support EU supervision plans
Cebs, Cesr and Ceiops have welcomed the European Commission’s supervision proposals
Senate Banking Committee produces rival US regulatory reform bid
Senator Dodd is preparing legislation that could scupper US Treasury plans
Moody’s: Basel II and CRD changes ‘positive for banks' creditworthiness’
Credit rating agency says Basel enhancements will help banks' ratings
IIF calls for resolute G-20 in Pittsburgh
Policy letter urges G-20 leaders to agree action in five key areas
Commonwealth Bank CIO forgoes pay after online outage
IT executives at CBA have taken a pay cut after a website blackout in June
Market practices ‘back to basics’ after Lehman collapse, says study
Lehman’s fall has made cautious deal-makers focus on legal risk and risk analysis
Sepa in trouble from all angles, says report
The European Union’s drive to harmonise payments is overly ambitious, warns study
Basel group agrees on banking crisis response
The Basel Committee’s oversight body has met to discuss key measures to strengthen banking regulation
ECB defends Basel II against US Treasury plans
Nout Wellink and Christian Noyer have rallied to Basel II’s defence against plans for a US-led replacement
Traitors in our midst
As staff turnover rises and the pressure to perform increases, firms face the very real risk of good (or not so good) employees going bad. David Benyon looks at what firms can do to deter wrongdoing and protect their less tangible assets