Last week, California-headquartered bank SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) announced a US$1.8bn loss due to asset sales in order to meet withdrawal requests. Trading of SVB stock was halted on the morning of Friday 10th March when stocks plummeted by 68%. By Monday, its US business had completely collapsed, in the largest banking failure since the financial crisis of 2008.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and three central banks have announced the conclusion of a joint project looking into the potential pros and cons of using retail CBDCs (central bank digital currencies) for cross-border payments.
The American Banking Association (ABA) has withdrawn its support for a key proposal from the US Treasury, designed to help prevent the use of shell companies for fraud.
This time last year, with Covid restrictions lifted in most areas and the global pandemic still visible in the metaphorical rearview mirror, firms were optimistic about the year ahead. But then Russia’s tanks crossed the border with Ukraine, and all hell subsequently broke loose. Tensions between Russia and the West have been almost at breaking point, with thousands killed, a European energy crisis and the threat of nuclear war dragging geopolitical risk into the fore.
Seven members of a prolific Russian cybergang known as Trickbot have been sanctioned thanks to a coordinated effort by US and UK authorities.
Morgan Stanley has fined its own staff members for breaching messaging rules.
Morgan Stanley has fined its own staff members for breaching messaging rules.
Welcome to the annual RiskBusiness Key Business Concerns Report, 2023. Each year, we analyse the industry’s biggest risk surveys to identify the most pressing issues impacting financial institutions in the year ahead, from a non-financial risk perspective. Every year brings new challenges for those responsible for risk management, compliance and related roles. This year is no different, with the aftermath of Covid colliding with growing political and economic turmoil, set against the backdrop of the largest war on European soil since WW2.
A crypto currency exchange has been shut down and its owner arrested after allegations of money laundering and connections with financing Russian criminal activity.
The Bank of England’s (BofE) Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has written to financial institutions operating in the UK asking them to pay attention to the lessons learned from significant risk events that occurred in 2022.
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