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Op risk data: Credit Suisse hit for $900m in offshore trust bust
Also: Goldman boys’ club gets the boot; HSBC double whammy; Havilland’s economic sabotage plan. Data by ORX News
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
Hurdles to cross-border data sharing impede AML fight
Expansion of national initiatives hampered by data-privacy and information-security fears
OK regulator? How AI became respectable for AML controls
Dutch court case pressures supervisors to accept new tech; explainability the key challenge
Regulated UK crypto firms fear authorisation Groundhog Day
Industry wants grandfathering in new Treasury framework to avoid business continuity risk
Op risk data: Wells Fargo walloped to the tune of $1.7bn
Also: AML breaches at Danske and Santander; Russia’s Radiotechbank scammed. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Dodgy tax practices cost Credit Suisse €240m
Also: Binance blockchain hack; ING’s Polish AML fail. Data by ORX News
Danske gets Pillar 2 reprieve through $2bn AML provision
Quantifying the hit from Estonian branch investigations earned the bank a 75% cut in add-ons in place since 2018
Mainstream crypto acceptance with regulation is inevitable, and that’s good
As banks increasingly adopt digital asset services, there remain inherent challenges getting institutions and customers onboard with crypto and its benefits. But the time left to overcome them is drawing to an end
Op risk data: Banks dial in $600m loss for illicit phone use
Also: Santander staff mistreatment; cum-ex rumbles on; CFTC steps up scrutiny of swaps reporting. Data by ORX News
US deposits from Russia hit record $43.5bn after invasion
Rush to stash cash followed walling-off of Russian financial system by sanctions
Ex-Deutsche CRO: banks face hundreds of billions in climate fines
Banks risk becoming a “whipping dog” in the fight against climate change, says departing risk chief
Op risk data: Glencore hauled over the coals in $1bn+ bribery probe
Also: Russian banks in fraud fails; Citi’s fat-finger fumble; devil’s in the data detail. Data by ORX News
‘Give us tools to finish the job’, say finance’s crime fighters
UK’s economic crime agency calls for public, private sectors to seize moment following Ukraine invasion
In roiling markets, fraud rises. Banks want to understand why
Disruption from Ukraine and Covid puts managers on alert for misconduct, as risk controls are stretched to the max
Risk analytics to the rescue
Cyber security remains a challenge for insurers worldwide, according to Ron Harasym, head of risk analytics, enterprise risk management (ERM) at Protective Life Insurance Company
Crypto industry faces ‘fork in the road’ over sanctions
Bow to policy-makers’ concerns about sanctions evasion or face reputational damage, says LSEG’s Schwimmer
Op risk data: Allianz dealt a $4bn blow for not-so-Alpha Funds
Also: Credit Suisse cops two cartel shops; banks get slapped in gender pay gap. Data by ORX News
Banks: sanctions evasion driving rise in money laundering risk
Attempts by oligarchs to siphon cash out of Russia sparks heightened scrutiny of AML alerts
Emerging trends in op risk
Karen Man, partner and member of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses emerging op risks in the wake of the Covid‑19 pandemic, a rise in cyber attacks, concerns around conduct and culture, and the complexities of…
Top 10 operational risks for 2022
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Top 10 op risks 2022: geopolitical risk takes centre stage
Ukraine invasion, western sanctions and Russian response seen driving big rise in cyber and supply chain risks
Russia sanctions put spotlight on banks’ dirty laundry
As punitive measures against Moscow increase, so do the risks to banks from financial crime