Compliance
Raising the bar on real-time trade controls with next-gen tech
In an exclusive Risk.net panel session, convened in collaboration with Droit, experts discussed the evolving challenges and opportunities resulting from tighter regulations, and tips for building a future-proof real-time trade control framework

CFTC’s re-jigged swap reporting rules go into effect smoothly
No problems yet, but some warn of potential pitfalls ahead with package trades and margin reporting

FTX’s Mifid licence exposes Europe’s regulatory gaps
Could Cyprus have spotted the warning signs before handing FTX the keys to European customers?

CBA sheds last $6.2bn of Apra’s op RWA add-on
Punitive charge was imposed in 2018 in wake of inquiry into bank’s practices
‘Holes’ in new UK regulatory net worry trading venues
Regulated venues say rival firms might unfairly escape oversight in activities such as blocking trades and price aggregation
The Compliance Index: a behavioral approach to compliance risk management in the (post-) Covid-19 era
This paper proposes the Compliance Index - a behavioral measurement system for controlling and monitoring the effectiveness of compliance programs to mitigate compliance risk - designed in response to the shift to remote working during the Covid-19…
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
Coded swaps reporting plan delights some, but not all
Cost-busting code for swaps reporting could be tricky if banks lack internal standardisation
US pension fund sues Credit Suisse over Archegos failures
Lawsuit alleges top execs breached fiduciary duties; Credit Suisse shareholders block board exoneration
Initial margin – Special report 2022
This Risk.net special report comprises a series of articles that explore the latest developments and key issues emerging in phases five and six, and charts the changing strategies for firms in meeting their initial margin (IM) responsibilities
Initial margin: the final act
Practice makes perfect, the saying goes. When it comes to the final wave of implementation for uncleared margin rules, however, this may not hold true
Lessons from UMR phase five
Sponsored Q&A
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
Shaping the future of risk and finance with analytics and integrated technology
This webinar explores how to enhance business planning activities, while accelerating regulatory demands with limited resources amid a need to derive greater value from the analytic lifecycle
Collateral resilience is more than just understanding initial margin
New regulations and extreme global events are seeing initial margin (IM) requirements rise in prominence, with investment managers needing to focus on more than just their regulatory and operational compliance
Banks hope new US rule will see AML judged on effectiveness
Proposed FinCEN ruling asks regulators to look beyond design to whether AML measures actually work
TS Imagine: leading the way in risk and margin management
If the past two years have taught prime brokers anything, it’s that those with real-time risk and margin management tools at their fingertips have a competitive edge and staying power. Award-winning software platform TS Imagine offers prime brokers the…
Covid isn’t killing corporate entertaining – it’s dead, anyway
For a generation of bankers and vendors, client hospitality was part of life. But the party is winding down
The bank, the vendor, the turrets and the golf day
After DBS switched supplier, a row broke out, raising questions about entertainment and influence
Data to anchor a new age of risk management
The growth of artificial intelligence and real-time compliance drives new requirements in data and analytics
Four assurance mega-trends shaping risk management
For business leaders, the idea of a world changed forever is giving way to a new reality – a world forever changing. As Paul Butcher, chief executive officer at LRQA, explains, the implications for risk management are dramatic and, as a result,…
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks clash with big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors
Managing physical and financial risk in today’s volatile commodities markets
This webinar examines what firms are doing to modernise their IT systems to get better control on their risk measures and key performance indicators across their physical and financial businesses.