Operational risk

News/cloud

All roads lead to the cloud for risk management in capital markets

Capital markets firms are acknowledging that the cloud is a catalyst for establishing competitive advantage and the financial services sector has been taking steps to prioritise digital transformation.

09 October 2020

News/security

Sibos 2020: A mindful shift to operational resilience is required in a post-Covid world

2020 has been a sharp reminder that unprecedented events can result in abrupt, yet long-term change and every industry must adapt to keep pace. The challenges facing banks are continuing to mount and financial institutions are being forced to deal with a deteriorating geopolitical environment, an explosion in cyber-crime and the expansion in regulatory oversight, as discussed in Sibos day three session ‘Risk management: The world of worries’.

07 October 2020

News/crypto

Sibos 2020: What percentage of cross-border payments could be made in CBDCs?

Delegates discussing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) at Sibos 2020 agree that there is a long road ahead for global mass adoption to facilitate cross-border payments.

07 October 2020

Research/Operational risk

The Tipping Point of Cloud and Risk Management in Capital Markets

05 October 2020 435 downloads

News/regulation

Data detector for operational risk Acin raises $12 million

Data management startup Acin has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Norton CVapital with support from Fitch Ventures.

28 September 2020

News/cloud

What will drive capital markets firms to migrate to cloud in 2020 and beyond?

Legacy infrastructure cannot keep pace with the continuous automation, changing regulatory demands, dynamic market conditions and growing customer expectations in the financial services industry today, particularly in capital markets. Firms have started to realise the opportunities that come with cloud, redesigning operating models and implementing cost-saving measures to increase efficiency.

25 September 2020

News/security

Bank of England admits failings in security breach

The Bank of England (BoE) has conceded that it could have moved more quickly to identify a security breach that allowed hedge funds to gain unauthorised access to press briefings and hear about sensitive market information ahead of their rivals.

25 September 2020

Research/Operational risk

Migrating Capital Markets Applications and Data to Cloud in Uncertain Times

25 September 2020 73 downloads

News/crime

Finance employees deemed least trustworthy

Employees working in the financial services sector are 30% less trustworthy than colleagues in other sectors.

23 September 2020

News/crime

FinCen leaks throw doubt on banks' AML efforts

A remarkable leak detailing 17 years' worth of confidential transaction reporting has cast doubt on banks' anti-money laundering (AML) efforts by suggesting that leading banks continued to transfer money even when they knew it could be connected to fraud.

21 September 2020

Research/Operational risk

Increasing Resilience in Collaborative Financial Services

16 September 2020 84 downloads

Research/Operational risk

The Future of Fintech 2020

03 September 2020 959 downloads

News/crime

Bank of Ireland fined for cyber security failings

Ireland's Central Bank has imposed a €1.66m fine on Bank of Ireland (BoI) for a regulatory breach that saw one of its subsidiaries transfer more than €100,000 to a hacker that had illegally accessed a client's email account.

29 July 2020

News/sustainable

Coordinating ESG solution ideation for investment and asset management

In June 2020, Finextra Research welcomed industry experts to Sustainable Finance Live, the first virtual interactive workshop to discuss how financial services firms and technology companies can achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

27 July 2020

News/regulation

Wirecard scandal signals EU regulatory overhaul

European Union officials have suggested that there will be changes in the supervision of fintech firms in the wake of the £1.8bn accounting scandal at German payments firm Wirecard.

27 July 2020

News/sustainable

Deutsche Bank spinoff IMP+ACT Alliance launches digital ESG fund transparency tool

IMP+ACT Alliance today launched the IMP+ACT Classification System (ICS), which will allow asset managers to self-report how they classify, measure and manage ESG impact, serving financial risk mitigation strategies and advancing global goals such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

24 June 2020

News/crime

Crypto crime reaches $1.4bn so far in 2020

Just under $1.4bn was stolen through various crypto-related scams in the first five months of 2020, according to a report from cyber security firm CipherTrace

04 June 2020