Risk Management

Gold laundering puts banks on the AML front line

Gold laundering puts banks on the AML front line

Two major financial crime institutions are putting greater emphasis on fragmented data and cross-border intelligence sharing, creating a growing challenge for banks exposed to...
AI is moving closer to the risk decision, but can firms trust it?

AI is moving closer to the risk decision, but can firms trust it?

Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to automating simple, repetitive compliance and risk tasks. Across financial services, firms are increasingly using AI to conduct...
FinregE warns FCA reporting overhaul could expose data weaknesses

FinregE warns FCA reporting overhaul could expose data weaknesses

The FCA's move to simplify transaction reporting could create a different challenge for firms, with FinregE warning that fewer reporting fields could expose weaknesses...
AI coding agents expose a new software testing risk

AI coding agents expose a new software testing risk

Artificial intelligence is accelerating software development, with coding agents increasingly able to build features, restructure code and fix defects with limited human intervention. For...
Why fund administrators can no longer treat CRS as annual

Why fund administrators can no longer treat CRS as annual

Fund administrators are facing a new form of scrutiny as CRS 2.0 raises the bar for tax reporting and compliance. Increasingly, the pressure is...
Why fear of risk is finance’s biggest risk

Why fear of risk is finance’s biggest risk

Financial services firms can invest in sophisticated risk technology, but those systems will have limited impact if organisations continue to view risk primarily as...
Munich Re's $575m bet on the SME cyber risk gap

Munich Re’s $575m bet on the SME cyber risk gap

Munich Re has acquired US cyber InsurTech At-Bay for $575m, strengthening its position in a market where insurers are increasingly combining cyber cover with...
AI risk exposes gaps in cyber insurance

AI risk exposes gaps in cyber insurance

AI is creating new questions for the cyber insurance market, with industry leaders debating whether emerging risks should be covered under existing policies or...
Why AI recordkeeping is becoming a compliance risk

Why AI recordkeeping is becoming a compliance risk

Financial firms are making decisions about artificial intelligence before regulators have established an AI-specific rulebook. But according to Red Oak Analysis, the absence of...
SEC AI checks put firms’ governance under scrutiny

SEC AI checks put firms’ governance under scrutiny

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations has begun requesting information from financial firms about their use of artificial intelligence, according to...

News Stories

Why phased modernisation is the safer bet for WealthTech

Why phased modernisation is the safer bet for WealthTech

Wealth managers are being pushed toward a modernisation reckoning. Instant settlement is becoming the norm just as automation demands stronger data governance, while rules...
Prometeia bets big on Spain's WealthTech shake-up

Prometeia bets big on Spain’s WealthTech shake-up

Prometeia is deepening its foothold in Spain as the country's Wealth and Asset Management sector accelerates past its previous growth trajectory. Market and regulatory data...
UK fund disclosure overhaul: what the CCI regime means

UK fund disclosure overhaul: what the CCI regime means

For over a decade, UK retail investors have relied on the UCITS Key Investor Information Document (KIID) or the PRIIPs Key Information Document (KID)...
QNu Labs, an Indian deep-tech cybersecurity company building quantum-safe solutions, has closed a ₹200 crore ($21m) Series A1 funding round.

QNu Labs raises ₹200cr to scale quantum-safe cybersecurity

QNu Labs, an Indian deep-tech cybersecurity company building quantum-safe solutions, has closed a ₹200 crore ($21m) Series A1 funding round. The round was led by...
&Partners picks Wealth.com for estate planning rollout

&Partners picks Wealth.com for estate planning rollout

&Partners, an advisor-owned wealth management firm built for advisors seeking greater ownership, flexibility and community, has named Wealth.com, an AI-powered estate and tax planning...

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