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Scotland on Sunday, October 2008 - Crisis galvanises calls for a global super-regulator
The failings of the global financial market have revived calls for a new system of monetary management based on the Bretton Woods agreement that was forged after the Second World War.
The Wall Street Journal Asia, September 2008 - Bankers' bonuses come under fire
As regulator explores options, analysts say limits could hurt industry's recruitment efforts.
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Banking Technology - Harmonisation and regulation
Joost Roelin explains the differences in, and vagaries of, regulatory supervision, which pose a real challenge to the international financial institutions.
Financial Times, August 2008 - Private equity focuses on risk managers
As banks come under increasing pressure to give regulators a clearer picture on their overall risk, private equity firms Carlyle Group and Kennet Partners are betting that specialists in regulatory and risk management stand to gain.
Wall Street & Technology, July 2008 - BNP Paribas Buys FRSGlobal To Support Regulatory Reporting in Russia
FRSGlobal announced today that BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has signed a contract to implement FRSGlobal FinancialAnalytics software to handle its regulatory reporting in Russia.
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Daily Telegraph, July 2008 - Regulation: FSA under fire over new short-selling rules
New rules on disclosing short positions are having little benefit but have jeopardised the reputation of the Financial Services Authority and damaged Britain's investor-friendly standing, critics say.
Financial Times, April 2008 - Shaky managers turn to risk experts
When your horse bolts from its stable, the correct, or at least traditional response, is to shut the door and prevent this recurring. Reports of increased demand for risk management solutions imply that asset managers are following this time-honoured custom.
Risk Magazine, April 2008 - Lightening the Load
Regulatory Reporting is an increasingly weighty issue, given the scale and complexity of rules for internationally active banks. What problems do institutions face in regulatory reporting and what software systems are available to ease the burden? Clive Davidson reports.
Wall Street & Technology, March 2008 - Lack of Standardization in Data, Reporting to Hinder Basel II Compliance
Nearly half of the more than 100 financial services and compliance professionals who participated in an FRSGlobal survey indicate standardization of their business reporting processes is insufficient.
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Asian Investor, March 2008 - FRSGlobal creates new roles in Asia
The appointments mark the firm's expansion in Asia at a time when banks are faced with the challenge of more regulatory demands. FRSGlobal has announced three key appointments in the Asia-Pacific region. Stephen Thurley has been named vice president for Asia-Pacific and Japan; Shawn Paul has been named director for professional services and product development; and Bob Suvan has been named vice-president for global business development.
The Wall Street Journal Asia, March 2008 - FRSGlobal hires three to expand in Asia-Pacific
FRSGlobal, a world-wide provider of regulatory reporting, compliance and risk-management solutions, said it named three executives to its expanded Asia-Pacific region team.
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OpRisk and Compliance, March 2008 - The Future of Operational Risk Management as a Discipline
In 18 months, you are the CRO of your firm and we are writing a job description for a new head of operational risk. What would that job description say?
Financial Times, January 2008 - Always aiming to hit bull's eye
While venture capital has a place in many portfolios, it is unlikely to ever represent more than a small allocation. Although returns are acceptable over the long-term, they are sensitive to economic and market conditions. And even excluding these factors, the asset class is unpredictable because most VC funds are launched on the premise of the occasional spectacular victory on a battlefield littered with failed investments.
Banking Technology - Transaction Reporting for MiFID - Don't be kept at ARM's length
The November deadline has finally arrived, and of all the legislation to come out of the EU's Financial Services Action Plan over the last five years, it is MiFID that is likely to have the greatest impact on the marketplace as a whole. Transposing the regulation into national law has proved problematic for many of the EU member states. While the FSA has published its policy statement and handbook finalising the UK's MiFID transposition, it looks like few other countries have actually made the deadline.
Financial Times, September 2007 - Regulators rethink bank rules
As Northern Rock has crumbled in recent days, Adam Applegarth, chief executive of the UK mortgage lender, had made little attempt to conceal his shock. "Nobody could (fore)see the squeeze on global liquidity... Watching liquidity disappear has been astonishing," he declared last week, adding that "life changed on August 9th when a sudden money market intervention by the European Central Bank revealed a broad freeze in the funding system.
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