Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper October 22, 2020 How Firms Can Tackle Technology Risk Blind Spots to Build Resilience Contrary to popular belief, criminals — insiders or outsiders — are not the most common cause of major operational failures. Technology is the biggest culprit. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, robotic process automation (RPA), cloud computing and other technologies continues to transform finance. It has created a mix of technological risks that frequently disrupt… Whitepaper October 5, 2020 Private Equity and Hedge Funds: Methods of Choice for Money Laundering Threat Actors Private investment funds under management have grown over the past 25 years into a several trillion-dollar industry in the United States. In a leaked Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unclassified but sensitive bulletin, the FBI concludes, with high confidence,[1] that threat actors (both financially motivated criminals and foreign adversaries) are using the private placement of funds,… Podcast December 11, 2023 Risky Women Podcast | Complexity of the Compliance Landscape Jenny Wong, a managing director at Protiviti, engages in a conversation with Debra Au, a managing director and head of legal, compliance and secretariat, Hong Kong and China, at DBS Bank Hong Kong.Watch the video podcast as Jenny and Debra delve into the regulatory compliance challenges confronting financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. They discuss the adoption of compliance… Whitepaper April 28, 2022 Credit Pulse - Spring 2021 THE U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY CONFRONTS A NEW ENVIRONMENT In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we provide a look at the credit risk implications of the banking and capital markets oversight environment under the Biden administration, highlight post-stimulus commercial and consumer credit risks, and examine the pressing climate change-related risks affecting financial institutions and their… Whitepaper September 20, 2020 Early Signs of Regulatory Alignment on Operational Resilience Concepts, Themes In early August 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) released a consultative document, titled “Principles for Operational Resilience,” that proposed a pragmatic yet flexible approach to operational resilience, one intended to be principles-based. Publication of the consultative document was expected and timely, coming amid a growing regulatory focus on operational risks and the… Whitepaper February 10, 2023 How to prevent de-risking whilst being a good AML/CFT gatekeeper? The European Banking Authority (‘EBA’) advises on new guidelines on de-risking. The guidelines provide additional tools for financial service providers on how to provide inclusive basic payment services whilst effectively managing money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Here we will look into how to embed these new guidelines in your existing governance and processes in an inclusive and… Blogs July 14, 2023 Top Takeaways from the EBA’s Report on the ML/TF Risks of Payment Institutions The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently released a report on its 2022 review of the money laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks of European payment institutions (PIs). There are nearly 900 authorised PIs in the EU which are subject to Directive (EU) 2015/849 (‘AMLD’) for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) purposes. While many of the EBA’s findings are… Podcast July 21, 2022 Risky Women Podcast | CRA and Fair Lending: Mary Bailey Shelley Metz-Galloway, US lead of Protiviti’s regulatory compliance practice, talks with Mary Bailey, regulatory compliance expert, about the US Community Reinvestment Act and how upcoming changes to the rule should improve access to credit and have a big impact on banks’ compliance and reporting. They also take a look at the status of international efforts toward fair lending. Mary Bailey CRCM,… Whitepaper October 26, 2020 Credit Pulse - October 2020 COVID Shockwaves and Aftereffects In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we provide a U.S. bank supervisory update, spotlight commercial real estate (CRE) risks and shifting consumer payment priorities, and offer suggested actions related to credit risk modeling that financial institution leaders can take. As COVID-19’s shockwaves continue, credit portfolio managers are finding that an advanced… Client Story May 26, 2023 Transforming risk culture from the bottom up: A global insurance provider’s RCSA journey A leading global property and casualty insurance provider set out to transform its risk controls as part of an ongoing effort to promote a culture of excellence. Siloed knowledge of operational risk and controls made it difficult for the organisation to improve quality and compliance. Establishing awareness of vulnerabilities and mitigation protocols across the organisation would boost regulatory… Load More
