International

5 Point Plan for CRS Compliance

By Editors | 28/07/2016

CRS compliance process proving to be more complicated than just an extension of FATCA compliance.

Prosecutors Emboldened; Banks Under Pressure

By Peter Guy | 25/07/2016

Legal actions against 1MDB and HSBC open up a new era of aggressive action by prosecutors.

6 Key Considerations for CRS Implementation

By Editors | 18/07/2016

CRS compliance process proving to be more complicated than just an extension of FATCA compliance.

Regulation’s Appetite for Distraction

By Peter Guy | 11/07/2016

Italy’s crisis shows how regulatory reform has distracted EU central bankers from the greatest threat – bank insolvency.

AML / KYC

Boost Controls, Transparency to Avoid De-risking – SWIFT

By Samuel Riding | 06/07/2016

Study says de-risking in correspondent banking can force individuals to even riskier, poorly regulated channels.

Brexit: And Now for Something Completely Different

By Peter Guy | 27/06/2016

The entire framework and purpose of EU financial regulations has been thrown into uncertainty.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Proposes to Rein in Fund Risk

By Samuel Riding | 23/06/2016

Consultation looks at liquidity mismatch, leverage, operational risk and securities lending.

Securities / Derivatives

HSBC Files USD35mn Rate Rigging Settlement

By Samuel Riding | 21/06/2016

Proposed payment relates to anti-trust case alleging manipulation of two yen benchmarks.

A Compliance Nightmare – When Bank Acquisitions Go Bad

By Peter Guy | 20/06/2016

HSBC’s Household International shows how banks can lose more than 100% on their acquisitions.