The Financial Action Task Force has criticised New Zealand’s Reserve Bank for their supervision of the banking sector, despite an overwhelmingly positive national review.
Read moreCredit Suisse board knew about cumulative risk weaknesses
The multibillion dollar losses suffered by Credit Suisse following the collapse of Greensill Capital and Archegos Capital may well rank among the most significant risk and compliance failures of the past decade.
Read moreMoving away from spreadsheets: 3 ways to automate your tax process
Keep using spreadsheets? Sure, they have their place, but it’s more for certain types of tasks, not necessarily for everything that you’re trying to do.
Read moreSpeed, volume of regulatory change continue to challenge firms in Asia – poll
The pace and volume of regulatory change will be the single greatest challenges for compliance officers across the Asia-Pacific region in 2021.
Read moreInside AML: How Australia’s banks joined forces to break open a “cuckoo smurfing” syndicate
Australia’s world-leading Fintel Alliance has secured a major win in the fight against organised financial crime, after teaming up with state police for a “week of action” on cuckoo smurfing.
Read moreLearning techniques for better remote working
2020 has brought about many changes to the way we work. Businesses have had to adapt how they operate, and remote working on a full-time basis has been a huge adjustment for employees and organisations alike. No matter what phase of the Coronavirus pandemic your locality is in, the likelihood is that the office working paradigm is shifting toward the more flexible alternative of remote working.
Read moreFive key risks for firms 2021
2020 was a year of crisis management and 2021 looks set to be a year of learning the lessons and re-assessing the “how” as well as the “what” for firms…
Read moreUnderstanding OECD’s guidance on transfer pricing implications of COVID-19 pandemic
The new OECD guidance will be important to businesses that are examining how best to address the impact of the pandemic on their transfer pricing arrangements.
Read moreFintech, Regtech and the Role of Compliance 2021
Have corporate governance and the culture of financial services firms kept up to pace with the new fintech that’s been rolled out during the pandemic? Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence’s (TRRI) fifth annual survey on fintech, regtech and the role of compliance explores these issues.
Read moreOPINION: Ten things compliance officers in Asia-Pacific must do this year
2020 saw landmark enforcement actions from regulators across Asia-Pacific as financial institutions across the region paid $5.1 billion in fines for anti-money laundering failures.
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