Operational Risk & Regulation - October 2015

Articles in this issue
Fifth of issued LEIs have lapsed, data provider says
Lapse rate for unique identifiers is rising
Bitcoin technology finds new uses in finance
Using blockchain should drastically speed up post-trade settlement
Options Clearing Corp faces pressures of systemic status
Disaster recovery and oversight key for utility's CRO
BNY Mellon highlights dangers of unknown Sifis
Outsourcing and concentration could create inadvertent keystone companies
Upwardly mobile: how UK lawmakers are tackling mobile payments
An analysis of the regulatory framework for mobile payments and payment systems
Op risk needs more weight in business decisions – NY Fed
Head of op risk supervisory team views tools as 'catalysts for change'
Unexplained wealth targeted in UK money laundering push
Law enforcement backs change to AML law
Q&A: Op risk veterans list lessons of the crisis
Accountability and learning from past failures key to sound risk culture
Top five losses: low op risk losses represent 'new normal'
Operational risk loss data – August 2015
Noreen Doyle named as first female BBA chair, and other recent job news
Credit Suisse board member joins trade body for UK banking industry
How cultural 'bleed' across banks could reinforce op risks
Common cultural practices may span the divides between financial institutions – promoting common operational risks
Money laundering dominates US suspicious activity reports
Figures from the US Financial Crime Enforcement show a near-record level of suspicious transactions, especially around money laundering