Opinion/Regulation
A plea for certainty in regulation
Clear and unambiguous rules have the potential to satisfy advocates of sterner regulation, as well as regulated firms
The importance of risk data
Op risk managers must prepare for much greater regulatory demand for real-time data
Regulators pine for the simple life
Prudential regulation is too complicated, the Basel Committee has conceded - but that does not mean it will embrace an all-powerful leverage ratio. By Duncan Wood
Risk on the WGMR rules
The WGMR published its final rules on uncleared margin on September 2. Nick Sawyer and Matt Cameron discuss the implications
More co-operation needed to avoid footnote 88 fallout
More regulatory co-operation is needed to ensure footnote 88 doesn’t hurt liquidity inside and outside the US
Politically motivated reform creates new risk
Many of the proposed reforms in derivatives market regulation were driven by politics rather than economics. This could lead to an additional source of systemic risk and less effective risk management among end-users, argues David Rowe
Software risk is only part of the stability problem
Authors of their own destruction
We need an agreement on Omnibus II if Solvency II is to be kept on track
Optimism as trilogue discussions recommence, but a long way to go before an agreement is reached
Corporate crime – can the Bribery Act be extended?
Extending the UK's powerful Bribery Act to cover fraud is superficially tempting, but will face difficulties
The IAIS’s systemic risk proposals are contentious, but a global capital standard will be even more so
The IAIS’s systemic risk proposals are contentious, but a global capital standard will be even more so
Growing AML raises privacy concerns: editorial
The challenge of AML continues to evolve, but banks need to beware of overreaching
Singapore in a bind over substituted compliance
Banks in city-state fail to register with CFTC, sparking confusion
Risk on extraterritoriality
The CFTC published its final cross-border rules on July 12. Nick Sawyer and Duncan Wood discuss some of the implications
Insurer recovery plans will be key issue in systemic risk debate
Insurance Risk launches updated, interactive iPad app
Backlash on the EU CVA exemption continues
The decision by European legislators to exempt EU banks from the CVA capital charge when trading with certain counterparties has infuriated regulators at home and abroad. Nick Sawyer discusses the issue with Duncan Wood
Long-term guarantees assessment threatens to open more divisions in Omnibus II talks
Long-term guarantees assessment threatens to open more divisions in Omnibus II talks
Editorial: Taxing times
Asia's response to the EU's proposed financial transaction tax is a sign of the region's refusal to accept the extraterritoriality of western regulations willy-nilly
Risk-managing the next generation of savings products
Risk-managing the next generation of savings products
Editorial: Operational risk in the regulatory spotlight
Attracting attention