Cyber crime can hit a bank hard from many different angles. It is therefore unsurprising that bankers view it as their number one risk.

The EU’s Market Abuse Regulation is over two years old and the industry thinks certain aspects of it need to be adjusted to make it work better. But they may have to be patient.

Under the current Republican leadership, US banks have enjoyed some deregulation – but will the Democratic Party pose a threat to this?

The leveraged loan market is to be investigated by the Financial Stability Board in case it poses a systemic risk to the global financial system. 

The Institute of International Finance has sounded a warning for the G20 to urgently address the trend towards diverging regulatory standards, which it says could have dire consequences for the real economy. By Justin Pugsley.

The finalised version of the Basel Committee’s market risk capital framework reveals some important wins for the banks, but they certainly did not get it all their own way. By Justin Pugsley.

The authorities are determined to wean the financial system off using interbank offered rates. The problem is that the transition is happening painfully slowly and industry may not be ready in time. By Justin Pugsley.

Third-country benchmark administrators are struggling to comply with the EU’s benchmarks regulation, potentially threatening to cut off some EU entities from non-EU financial markets.

Cognitive technologies could provide banks with new efficiencies, capabilities and innovations. But they could also cause a future crisis if not properly controlled.

Bankers are becoming increasingly anxious over the second stage of the EU’s securities financing transaction regulation, which involves greater granularity of reporting around securities lending. By Justin Pugsley.