Regulation
Financial crises, systemic risk, conduct of business oversight
Our scorecard for assessing leading players in this area
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Cross-selling scandal at Wells Fargo is overhyped
Date: Oct 24, 2016 |
Author: Research | News Analysis
Wells Fargo is under scrutiny for unauthorised cross-selling and the creation of fake accounts. But was the controversy overblown?
Basel II: The precursor of an integrated risk management framework for Vietnamese banks
Date: Oct 18, 2016 |
Author: Research | Research Note
Vietnam’s banking sector has taken significant steps to comply with Basel II requirements. However, more measures are needed to create an effective and integrated risk management framework in the banks.
Reserve Bank of India named Regulatory Institution of the Year in Asia Pacific 2016
Date: May 19, 2016 |
Author: Foo Boon Ping | News Analysis
Central banks in Philippines and Singapore also recognised for Best Macroeconomic Regulation and Best Systemic and Prudential Regulation respectively.
Proactive—The new buzzword in the transformation at the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
Date: Apr 26, 2016 |
Author: Farrah Brake | Research Note
The Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori discusses the transformation of the UAE Central Bank under its new Medium-Term Plan. Among others, the Central Bank will focus on SMEs and the private sector in line with the government’s thrust to move the economy away from dependence on oil production.
Innovation the “regulatory sandbox” way
Date: Apr 06, 2016 |
Author: Andra Sonea | Opinion
Andra Sonea, lead solutions architect with the Innovation & Digital Analytics Lab at Lloyds Banking Group in London, maintains that an industry that enables competition and economic development does not need a “sandbox intervention.” Competition and collaboration within financial services should be the norm.
Half successful and half failed: The $1 billion cyber hacking attempt on Bangladesh Bank
Date: Mar 15, 2016 |
Author: Editorial | News Analysis
An anti-money laundering law that did not cover casinos. A weekend and a holiday in the targeted banks in at least three countries. A Swift system that worked. And human slip-ups that rang alarm bells but also consummated the biggest documented cyber heist and money laundering in the Philippines.
Focus on integrated solutions and regional capabilities
Date: Feb 04, 2016 |
Author: Mobasher Kazmi | Research Note
Increased use of electronic cash management facilities to enhance cost and operational efficiency is the dominant theme in the transaction banking industry in the Middle East and Africa
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