Regulation
705 white papers and resources
Regulation underpins the practices and procedures of every single activity undertaken by the banking and finance communities: from what information needs to be contained in a disclosure document through to what constitutes bribery. Regulation is increasingly in focus, as the world’s governments struggle to bring us all back to financial stability. Below you will find law and regulation white papers that will show you the latest developments and what you need to do so your organisation stays within the law.
Bloomberg Ready to Support Buy-side in Valuation & Collateral Reporting under EMIR
Back in February this year, buy-side institutions and their bank counterparts were required to start reporting derivative trades and positions under EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation). Bloomberg moved quickly to provide its EMIR reporting solution under this first phase and is already…
EMIR Special Report August 2014
This special report explores lessons learned from the first EMIR reporting phase, which became effective on Feb. 12, and looks forward to the newest phase, exploring what the newly reported data will tell regulators about the bigger picture of the derivatives market in the European Union. We also…
Webinar: GRC for better business performance
A dynamic regulatory climate and the increasing cost of governance failures continue to put pressure on banks and other financial institutions to overhaul and improve their overall approach to governance, risk management and compliance. But there continues to be a lack of best practices or…
Convergence, collaboration and culture: The evolution of governance, risk and compliance
Uncertain times and a volatile economic climate have contributed to an expanding focus on corporate governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) across all industries. While some companies have met their risk and compliance challenges head on with insightful business strategies and powerful…
T+2: The Catalyst for Change
With the 6 October 2014 deadline for T+2 fast approaching, the industry needs to prepare. It is more than 20 years since the Industry User Group (IUG) oversaw the birth of the first vendor electronic trade confirmation (ETC) platforms. Those platforms (Thomson - OASYS Global, London Stock Exchange …
The ORSA: How prepared are you?
As your company prepares for ORSA, how do you know if your perception of readiness matches reality? In the 2012 PwC ORSA readiness survey1, over 80% of insurers felt their ERM frameworks were ORSA ready, yet only 38% had Boards that were more than passively engaged in ERM/ORSA, and only 35% had…
Growing with Governance, Risk and Compliance: Avoiding Common Pitfalls to Maximize GRC Solutions
Many large organizations have recognized value in developing a holistic view of risk and compliance through the use of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solution. Embracing GRC in this manner enables organizations to address technology risks from a business perspective through alignment of the…
Future Trends in Optimisation Collateral, Regulatory Capital & CCP Selection
Financial firms are currently experiencing significant regulatory and cost pressures. This is leading to a search for ways to optimize various aspects of trade types that involve some level of counterparty credit risk (derivatives, securities lending, repo). This paper looks at the different types…
Enterprise compliance: The Risk Intelligent approach
As globalization continues to take hold and government regulation broadensaround the world, spilling across country borders, the issue of compliance risk remains a top-shelf business issue. It’s not just an item on the agenda. Compliance is its own agenda these days. And with good reason. Given the…
Collateral and Financial Plumbing
This Introduction to the newly published Collateral and Financial Plumbing provides a summary of the book, and provides an angle on the world of finance that was already in existence, but not widely understood by many finance professionals. Written by the leading authority on collateral, Manmohan…