July’s ‘Spotlight’ feature, Taxing Situations, looks at where authorities may turn their attention to in the hunt for tax revenues.
A detailed look at the BoE concerns regarding the increase in UK Gilt repo settlement fails.
Following the Barclays rescission offer, a look at Credit Risk Management controls.
June’s ‘Spotlight’ feature – 50 Shades of Green – focuses on the recent growth in investor engagement regarding ESG issues.
The fallout over LME’s handling of the nickel short squeeze intensifies.
Several AML sanctions were levied in June, including the first criminal conviction
against a bank rather than an individual.
May’s ‘Spotlight’ feature focuses on the stance US Regulators are starting to take in charging companies for misleading ESG disclosures.
After the collapse of ‘stablecoin’ Terra earlier this month, the regulatory focus on Crypto has been turned up yet another notch.
There were several notable Audit articles in May, including two sanctions levied on KPMG by the Financial Reporting Council, and more widespread Audit news.
April’s ‘Spotlight’ feature takes an in-depth look at how Crypto regulations are developing in different regions around the world.
As Sanctions continue to disrupt global markets and supply chains, the ramifications on Russian ADRs and Russian Bonds are explored and explained.
AML related articles fell significantly during April, after the topic came firmly under the microscope in March.
As you would expect there was a large increase in Sanctions headlines during March, with additional references appearing in Money Laundering and Commodities related articles.
Crypto headlines also increased as its potential use for money laundering and sanction evasion has been a recent focus of regulators across Europe and the U.S.
This month’s Spotlight looks at some of the key themes emerging in ESG, including a predicted rise in ESG court cases, the SEC releasing its climate disclosure proposals, and the potential need for ESG ratings to be regulated.
Given the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine as we go to press, it is no surprise that there was a large increase in Sanctions headlines last month.
February was a record month for ESG related stories, with multiple articles raising the issue of ‘greenwashing’.
This month’s Key Story looks at concerns over staff turnover at the Hong Kong and UK Regulators.
