25 posts categorised "Supervision"

10 December 2020 Preparing for regulation: What next for pre-paid funeral plans? FCA powers to set rules and guidance in the pre-paid funeral plan sector moves a step closer.

20 April 2020 COVID-19 - As regulators flex, so must firms COVID-19 has created challenging market conditions for insurers to navigate, read what regulators have done to allow insurers to focus on business continuity.

15 April 2020 How asset managers can survive today without forgetting tomorrow We’re helping people to manage current challenges, supporting firms resilience plans, people needs and to continue to deliver ‘business as usual’ to the extent that it is possible.

26 March 2020 Regulators publish guidance on the identification of key financial workers and critical outsource partners The BoE and FCA have published guidance for firms to help them identify key financial workers. Conor MacManus discusses what this means and what firms should do.

26 March 2020 COVID-19: BoE and PRA aim to alleviate operational burdens to allow focus on what’s important To allow firms and regulators to better concentrate on managing the impact of COVID-19, the Bank of England (BoE) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are halting or reviewing a range of supervisory and prudential-related activities.

25 November 2019 Keeping up with regulatory expectations in banking By Stephanie Henderson-Begg There is a scene in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass where Alice in an encounter with the Red Queen has to...

12 December 2017 Model risk management By Ashutosh Nawani As the financial crisis so amply demonstrated, the risks posed by models that are inaccurate, misused or misunderstood can be close to...

05 December 2017 RiskMinds: Evolving CRO 2.0 By George Stylianides It’s that time of year again, where CROs gather for the annual RiskMinds conference. This year feels different, it really does. For...

03 March 2017 Working with government to make the most of people’s unclaimed assets By Mark Batten and James Ferris We have been working with the Government to widen the scope of the Dormant Asset Scheme (“DAS”), which could...

21 February 2017 Why diversity and inclusion is a real business risk By Jon Terry Financial services is all about understanding and taking risks within a firm’s appetite. But an exception is the risks associated with diversity...

23 January 2017 Being fearless with …a KISS By George Stylianides I’ve been thinking a lot recently about simplicity and the KISS principle – Keep It Simple Stupid (or keep it short and...

28 October 2016 Reading between the lines of the FCA Mission By Sarah Isted The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mission Statement is an important development in the regulatory landscape in the UK. Three years after FCA...

08 September 2016 Business critical banking projects: selecting your leader By Michael Gibbons In my previous article looking at project execution risks, I highlighted that I’m seeing banks take a longer-term and more professionalised approach...

19 August 2016 The long view: Blame it on the rates not the cat claims Many reinsurers have been posting disappointing half yearly results, with some of the larger groups reporting combined ratios of around 100%. While the finger of blame has been pointed at a rise in catastrophe (cat) losses, could the real culprit be overly optimistic pricing?

26 May 2016 US takes a new direction on remuneration By Jon Terry and Katy Bennett On 16 May, six US federal agencies published a consultation proposing new rules on ‘Incentive-based Compensation Arrangements’ under the...

22 March 2016 Bank Start-Up Unit: Will the floodgates open? By Nihar Mehta Today marked the launch event for the Bank Start-Up Unit, hosted by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

10 March 2016 The FSB navigates new waters By Isabella Rodgers The Financial Stability Board (FSB), it seems, is moving into unchartered territory. Last week, FSB chairman Mark Carney unveiled some important new...

03 February 2016 Your relationship with KYC Utilities: Who’s in control? By Arlina Ariffin Adopting a ‘know your customer’ (KYC) utility is gradually being considered by more financial institutions. It is, though, deemed as outsourcing, an...

29 January 2016 The Banking Start-Up Unit: Will it make a difference? By Nihar Mehta On 20 January 2016, the Bank of England along with the Financial Conduct Authority announced the launch of a new bank start-up...

11 January 2016 2016: The year of living decisively By George Stylianides Traditionally, the start of a new year is the time to take stock and ask, where are we? In terms of the...

22 December 2015 EBA final guidelines; it’s all about proportionality By Katy Bennett An early Christmas present came this week in the form of a whopping 172 pages of the European Banking Authority’s final guidelines...

09 December 2015 An optimistic air at RiskMinds International By George Stylianides I’m at the RiskMinds International conference in Amsterdam, which remains the biggest and most important risk management conference of the year. So...

04 December 2015 Facing the future of risk By George Stylianides Financial services is all about risk. Arguably, no other sector or business is so dependent on its ability to manage and price...

07 September 2015 Overcoming the challenges of finance and risk alignment By Symon Dawson Bringing finance and risk together has always been easier said than done. But as the case for greater alignment becomes more compelling...

04 September 2015 Have banks been looking at finance and risk alignment the wrong way round? By Robert Smith Few now doubt the need to bring finance and risk closer together. Different banks have different stories, but the combination of pressure...

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