UBS hit with $8m CFTC fine over AML monitoring gaps
UBS Financial Services has been ordered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to pay an $8m civil monetary penalty over failures to properly supervise...
AMLA finalises standards ahead of direct supervision era
AMLA has published finalised standards governing how it will work with national financial supervisors to select and directly oversee some of the bloc's most...
FCA trims SM&CR: streamlining or a new culture risk?
The FCA and PRA have confirmed a package of changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), reducing the number of certified persons,...
Why banks face a 24-hour reckoning under new SRB liquidity rules
The Single Resolution Board's (SRB) consultation on its updated Operational Guidance on Liquidity and Funding in Resolution goes well beyond a tidying-up exercise. It...
Digital euro cleared by EU committee in payments power shift
The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has approved the digital euro, a central bank-backed digital currency designed to reduce Europe's dependence on...
EBA aligns Pillar 3 framework with EU green agenda
The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU's banking regulatory body, has published final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) that overhaul its Pillar 3 disclosure...
From IReF roadmap to reality: the clock is ticking
The European Central Bank's publication of its official IReF implementation timeline marks a turning point for the European banking sector. Strategic planning must now...
Euro area banks face unified reporting overhaul
The European Central Bank (ECB), the central bank of the eurozone and key institution of the European System of Central Banks, has published a...
SFC warns brokers over mainland investor due diligence
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the city's financial markets regulator, has issued a formal circular to licensed securities brokers after a review...
Parliament receives landmark UK financial services reform bill
The UK government has introduced the Financial Services and Markets Bill to Parliament, a sweeping piece of legislation designed to modernise sector regulation, strengthen...













