Compliance
454 white papers and resources
Risk Library hosts a number of compliance white papers and analysis reports by leading experts. Use the information resource for the latest industry developments and to ensure that your organisation meets all financial regulatory requirements. Compliance means conforming to a set of best practice controls set by the organisation or externally, by governments and non-governmental bodies. They are enforced usually through management processes that identify, assess and initiate relevant corrective action each time these laws, policies, regulations, contracts or strategies are broken.
A legal guide to investing in France
This white paper from Herbert Smith gives an overview of France’s legal environment in the key areas that matter most to foreign investors. France remains today one of the most attractive countries in the world for investors.
Regulatory reform – The shape of things to come
The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) is currently the only financial institution in the US with a triple A rating from Moody’s. With the firm’s representatives actively engaged in industry and public policy forums, as well as advising regulators, its derivatives and risk expertise is exemplary…
Preparing a Local Authority for IFRS compliance and component accounting
Discover how Real Asset Management's Asset4000 software is providing a large County Council with an IFRS-ready centralised asset register to manage its £2.4bn asset base and improve audit trail.
Tips of the trade
A panel of experts was convened for this virtual roundtable, sponsored by Sybase, in which they discuss the challenges facing financial institutions in meeting new liquidity regulations and share some tips for best practice in stress-testing a liquidity risk framework.
Regulation & ETRM solutions
New financial regulation poses fresh challenges to companies’ financial technology and systems. In a Q&A sponsored by Sapient Global Markets, Energy Risk discusses with experts how they can respond and what will be the impact on market developments.
New technology is changing the way companies manage ETRM software
Pioneer Solutions’ president, Uday Baral, discusses how the needs of ETRM users are being met by the dynamic and efficient service his company offers.
Recovery Positions
Russia was hit hard by the financial crisis, but market participants say there is plenty to be optimistic about in 2010. At a roundtable discussion in December, industry experts discussed Russia’s economy, the development of market infrastructure and the growth of the derivatives sector.
Judgement calls
The credit crisis has exposed a number of failings in risk management at financial institutions around the globe, triggering a glut of proposals for new legislation and new regulation covering everything from bank trading books to central clearing.
Consistency, control & compliance - automating General Ledger reconciliations
General Ledger reconciliations form a critical business control function and yet for many organisations remain a manually intensive, fragmented task. UK-based insurers Norwich Union and Prudential describe the benefits they've gained from automating this process.
Southern Housing Group addresses component accounting
Majority of UK housing associations are beginning to face up to the challenges associated with moving to Component Accounting and meeting the SORP 2008 deadline and Southern Housing Group has already successfully made the move to component accounting from April 2006 and delivered its first…