Articles by Mhairi Fraser
AMF fines Société Générale €2.5 million for internal control failings
The French financial markets regulator has penalised SG for failures during the financial crisis
China's financial regulation 'needs improvement'
The World Bank's first assessment of the financial sector in China finds inadequacies in its regulation
Gordon appointed as head of risk management at RBNZ
New Zealand's central bank RBNZ appoints new head of risk management and assurance
Amir-Mokri appointed to US Treasury
Cyrus Amir-Mokri is the new assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Treasury.
Zurich CRO warns of 'complacency about pandemic threat'
The financial industry must give more consideration to pandemic risk, says Scott
US SEC slams Finra for altering documents
Finra must improve after misleading regulator, order says
Small banks need 'clear exit path' out of Tarp
Sigtarp has called on the US Treasury to aid smaller banks in exiting Tarp
SEC appoints two trading and markets associate directors
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has named heads of regulation for derivatives policy, and clearance and settlement
FBI arrests Gupta in Galleon insider-trading case
Rajat Gupta surrendered to the FBI on October 26 after being accused of leaking information to Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam
Finra fines UBS $12 million for failing to adequately supervise short sales
Fine from Finra is latest indicator of UBS's control and supervisory issues
The Hartford appoints Rupp as chief risk officer
Fortune 500 group The Hartford appoints new executive vice-president and chief risk officer
FSA fines Credit Suisse £5.95 million for failings in Scarp sales
Credit Suisse "deeply regrets" the systems and controls failings in its sale of Scarps between 2007 and 2009
Evans appointed as director of risk consulting at KPMG
Paul Evans has left Soca to join KPMG as a director of its UK risk consulting practice
Turner warns of capital requirements dilemma
FSA chair Adair Turner insists on the consideration of counter-cyclical macro-prudential policies in the run-up to regulatory structure overhaul
SEC charges former UCB executives with misleading investors
SEC charges former UCB executives with failing to disclose losses that led to the bank crashing in 2009
FSB: risk managers should advise on compensation
FSB remuneration guidelines suggest all firms should have risk management executives on compensation committee
New York sues BNY Mellon for foreign exchange fraud
Federal authorities in New York have filed two separate suits accusing BNY Mellon of foreign exchange fraud, following cases brought by other states
Former hedge fund manager settles charges in Galleon insider-trading case
Former hedge fund manager Steven Fortuna will pay $300,000 to settle charges in the Galleon Management insider-trading case
NIBC appoints new chief risk officer
Dutch bank NIBC appoints Petra van Hoeken as chief risk officer
Washington watchdog sues SEC for destroying investigative files
Government watchdog CREW has sued the SEC and its chair Mary Schapiro for purging documents related to probes of suspected wrongdoing at financial institutions
Bank of America faces more lawsuits as Texas sues Merscorp
Mortgage record company and its shareholders 'left $58m fees unpaid', suit says
SEC report reveals failings at top three rating agencies
A report released by the US SEC reveals S&P, Moody's and Fitch all still have significant failings in their operations
SFO begins prosecution of £60 million property fraud
The SFO has begun its prosecution of Achilleas Kallakis and Alexander Williams, who are charged with defrauding and incurring losses of £60 million for Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Scotland
Deloitte sued for $7.6 billion after ignoring 'red flags' in TBW fraud
Deloitte has been sued by TBW's bankrupty trustee and a TBW subsidiary for $7.6 billion in losses, after failing to detect fraud in the mortgage lender