12/06/2019
Building operational resilience: impact tolerances for important business services
Building the operational resilience of firms and Financial Market Infrastructures is a shared priority for the three supervisory authorities.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
12/06/2019
Sky Views: Christine Lagarde's climate mission 'taking things too far'
Unfortunately, Ms Lagarde has already undermined her ability to make that case.
12/06/2019
European Central Bank Will Study the Demand for Digital Currency
The ECBand other EU central banks could usefully explore the opportunities as well as challenges of issuing central bank digital currencies including by considering concrete steps to this effect.
12/06/2019
Council sets strategic priorities for AML/CFT reform
The conclusions point to significant recent enhancements to the AML regulatory framework.
12/06/2019
'Upset' and 'incensed': leaked Gary Senior report reveals bungling and blame game at Baker McKenzie
The Simmons report was commissioned by Bakers in 2018.
12/06/2019
'Evacuate now, bill later,' Winckworth Sherwood tells lawyers during terrorist attack
An hour later, Winckworth Sherwood sent staff a text instructing them to evacuate Minerva House as soon as possible.
12/06/2019
New appellate guidance on the Duomatic principle
Mr Dickinson instructed solicitors to prepare documentation to transfer the property to his name.
12/06/2019
Q3 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report
It will no doubt have implications as regulators seek to have KYC information shared globally.
12/06/2019
ING close to settling money-laundering probe in Italy: sources
The Italian investigation was launched at the beginning of this year after Milan prosecutors received requests for assistance from several other European countries, and in particular from Germany, where hundreds of people had reported online scams
12/06/2019
The view from the regulator on Operational Resilience by Megan Butler
The proposals in the Consultation Papers make it clear that we expect you to understand your vulnerabilities, invest in protecting those and protecting yourselves, consumers and the market.
12/06/2019
Joint statement by the Council and the Commission on "stablecoins"
When a "stablecoin" initiative has the potential to reach a global scale, these concerns are likely to be amplified and new potential risks to monetary sovereignty, monetary policy, the safety and efficiency of payment systems, financial stabili
12/06/2019
PRA consultation on outsourcing and third party risk management
These proposals are set out in the draft Supervisory Statement
12/06/2019
MiFID II: ESMA first review report on the development of prices for market data and on CT
The ESMA review found that, to date, MiFID II has not delivered on its objective to reduce the cost of market data charged by trading venues and Approved Publication Arrangements
12/05/2019
Strict mortgage rules are here to stay, says Central Bank
The Bank also said that in the absence of its rules, which place strict requirements on people borrowing to buy a home, house prices could be 26 per cent higher than they are now, fuelled by higher levels of mortgage lending.
12/05/2019
Julius Baer books $153 million charge in East German assets case
Zurich Court of Appeal has reassessed the case
12/05/2019
'Honeymoon period' as firms escape fines for MiFID II reporting failures
FCA pragmatism 'will not last forever'
12/05/2019
ICO and The Turing consult on Explaining AI decisions guidance
The guidance consists of three parts.
12/05/2019
The Risk Coalition: Principles-based guidance for board risk committees and risk functions
In developing this guidance, the Risk Coalition has drawn on industry, academic and regulatory best practice and consulted widely, including with the key UK financial regulators who are supportive of all work that raises risk standards across the industry
12/05/2019
EBA publishes second part of advice on Basel III Reforms
It also provides a macroeconomic impact assessment of the full Basel III package.
12/05/2019
Guernsey planning pointers
The following five pointers aim to assist to minimise delays and achieve a successful outcome.