Financial crime
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
Improving efficiency and your financial crime compliance programme
The financial crime landscape is constantly evolving, and organisations are facing increasing pressure to stay compliant with rapidly changing regulations and combat financial crime effectively. At the same time, organisations must balance the need for…
In a downturn, mitigation beats litigation every time
Economic shocks increase op risks for banks, but institutions can take steps to limit the danger
Hurdles to cross-border data sharing impede AML fight
Expansion of national initiatives hampered by data-privacy and information-security fears
Top 10 operational risks for 2023
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
OK regulator? How AI became respectable for AML controls
Dutch court case pressures supervisors to accept new tech; explainability the key challenge
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
Faster than the speed of crime: how cloud-enabled fincrime strategies are helping firms fight back
The volume and complexity of financial crime has surged. In a webinar convened by Risk.net and sponsored by NICE Actimize, experts in this field explored five themes around safeguarding your institution and customers from fincrime with the speed and…
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
Staying ahead of financial crime: powered by the cloud
A webinar exploring how to safeguard your institution and customers from financial crime with the speed and agility of the cloud
‘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
Fraud and compliance 2.0: wising up to next-generation technology and boosting payment fraud detection
Fraud can take place due to checks occurring too late in the payment process, after the payer believes the payment has been confirmed. This webinar explores how simplifying the payment process by connecting compliance directly at the point of payment…
Banks: sanctions evasion driving rise in money laundering risk
Attempts by oligarchs to siphon cash out of Russia sparks heightened scrutiny of AML alerts
Top 10 operational risks for 2022
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Russia sanctions put spotlight on banks’ dirty laundry
As punitive measures against Moscow increase, so do the risks to banks from financial crime
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
Shell-company registry might not halt US dirty money, say experts
Observers raise questions over verifying beneficial owner info on proposed FinCEN database
Top 10 op risk losses for 2021 hog $15bn total
Despite more fraud and crypto crime, firms’ op risk losses fall in number and in volume. Data by ORX News
Op risk data: Mashreq fined $100m for Sudan sanctions busting
Also: Westpac client scams go west; Navient and AFTS schooled over student loan misrule. Data by ORX News
US banks harbour concerns over agencies’ cyber risk rule
Lack of reporting template means “people can give the least amount of data possible”, warns CISO
Moonshots and machines: can AI solve the problems of fincrime?
New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning promise much in the battle against financial crime, but where are these solutions best deployed? A panel of anti-money laundering and analytics professionals convened for a Risk…
Ex-intrusion corporate cyber risk: evidence from internet protocol networks
This study examines IP address footprints as a proxy for cyber risks in public firms.
Insider dealing: amping up surveillance measures
Joe Schifano, global head of regulatory affairs at Eventus, examines how volatility resulting from the Covid‑19 pandemic has made markets more susceptible to insider dealing activity, prompting regulators to urge firms to reinforce surveillance measures…