Corporate governance
BNY Mellon expects strong demand for Asian hedge funds in 2011
Improved corporate governance in Asia could lead to greater institutional demand for the region's hedge funds
UK FRC consultation inaugurates year focused on governance and risk
The UK Financial Reporting Council has two risk governance projects underway, while the European Commission is prepping two papers of its own
Risk Middle East: CROs face communication challenges
Senior risk managers seek more influence with business lines and top management
UK FSA outlines aims to promote good governance through SIF regime
UK FSA switches focus to ‘governance in action’
LGIM pushes for improved governance
Non-executive directors need to focus on incentives, risk management, culture and internal controls, says head of corporate governance
Risk forum: evaluated pricing
Stepping up to the plate: evaluated pricing, operational frameworks, governance and technology tools
Andrew Sheen moves roles within the FSA
Sheen moves from op risk policy to the prudential risk department of the UK Financial Services Authority.
IOR: Governance structures crucial to op risk management
IOR: Governance structures crucial to op risk management
Australian superannuation funds holding operational risk reserves
An Australian study by Mercer says 75% of super funds hold op risk reserves
FSA revised pay code ‘tightens the screws’ on remuneration
New UK bonus rules are widened to cover thousands more investment firms
Dodd-Frank: consumer protection regulator to increase retail op risk exposure
The planned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could drive US focus on treating customers fairly for retail banking and credit products
Sponsored webinar: Improving risk governance throughout the organisation
Regulators and legislators are pushing for improvements in risk governance and reporting at financial institutions; firms simply cannot afford not to strengthen their governance and reporting frameworks. Victoria Tozer-Pennington reports
FDIC plans to continue proposals linking pay structures to banks’ deposit insurance
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp says its plan to link banks’ compensation arrangements with premiums is “complementary” to supervisory guidance issued jointly by regulators
US regulatory guidance for compensation structures snubs FDIC proposal
Final pay guidance from US regulators shows no trace of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) proposal for higher premiums for banks with risky compensation structures
Asia Risk corporate rankings 2010
Leaders of recovery
Risk Europe: Operational risk key to enterprise risk management
Op risk should play a dominant role in the development of ERM, says Thomson Reuters’ Philippe Carrel
Governance returns
Excessive risk-taking was a major cause of the recent meltdown in the financial markets. Time, then, for corporate governance to return in force
Compliance vendors triumph in adversity
Compliance providers have found new customers as a result of the recently changed regulatory environment, while adopting integrated approaches to make the best of tightened budgets everywhere. David Benyon reports
ABN Amro ups data quality initiative
Improving data quality is a risk management initiative driven by Basel II at ABN-Amro
Insurers face “death by 1,000 spreadsheets” under Solvency II
Overly prudent capital requirements and excessive red tape in the Solvency II directive will paralyse the European insurance industry and kill the mutual business model, according to the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives of Europe…
US insurers taking up GRC in budget drive, says expert
Insurance firms are using GRC to cope with tight budgets and heavy compliance burdens
Regulation places 'huge burden' on US community banks
American Bankers Association warns of growing burden of regulation on small banks
Senate Ag committee to take OTC derivatives transparency to new levels
New draft legislation on financial regulatory reform will require real-time reporting of derivatives trades to both regulators and the public, according to Blanche Lincoln, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, who is…