01/06/2021

HSBC signs for Silent Eight fraud fighting tech

Matt Brown, group head, compliance services, HSBC, says: "Given the growth in alert volumes, and unpredictable spikes driven by global volatility, we saw an opportunity with Silent Eight that would give us the ability to close alerts quickly and accu

01/05/2021

Cayman faces new EU blacklisting

CNS contacted the Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services about the latest threat and officials said that the Cayman government will continue engaging with the EU on the issue this year, albeit given the limitations on travel.

01/04/2021

Ex-FCA boss Woolard awarded CBE

The former FCA boss received a CBE in this year's honours list for services to financial regulation and financial technology innovation.

01/04/2021

Cost of Commerzbank job cuts rises

In the third quarter of 2020, the Bank had already formed restructuring provisions in the amount of around 200 million euros to cover various issues including a part-time retirement programme.

01/04/2021

Financial Regulation Update

The FCA has also updated its webpage on transitional directions, and has published a new webpage on onshoring updates to its Handbook and Technical Standards. [22 Dec 2020]