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Climate Risk: The New Frontier of Financial Crime
Introduction: A New Era of Converging Risks The climate crisis has triggered unprecedented shifts across the global economy. From the...

Elizabeth Travis
Jun 65 min read
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Is AI Making the Traditional Risk-Based Approach to Financial Crime Obsolete?
For decades, banks have relied on the risk-based approach (RBA) to combat financial crime, as mandated by global regulators like the  ...

Elizabeth Travis
May 95 min read
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Joint ESAs 2024 Annual Report Highlights Cross-Sectoral Efforts on Risk, Digital Resilience & Sustainable Finance
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – collectively the ESAs) has today released its 2024...

OpusDatum
Apr 162 min read
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EBA Enhances Risk Assessment Toolkit with Updated Indicator List and Methodological Guide
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published an updated set of risk assessment indicators and an accompanying methodological guide,...

OpusDatum
Apr 162 min read
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Are Your Risk & Control Self-Assessments Failing? Here’s How to Make Them Work
While Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSA) are an essential part of effective risk management for banks, their implementation often...

Elizabeth Travis
Mar 245 min read
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Unmasking Predicate Crimes: How Banks Can Combat the Roots of Financial Crime
It can be argued that the global banking sector needs to do more to identify predicate crimes rather than focusing solely on money...

Elizabeth Travis
Mar 107 min read
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FCA review finds gaps remain in brokers’ money laundering defences
The FCA has found wholesale brokers need to enhance their systems, controls, risk awareness and training to guard against money...

Financial Conduct Authority
Jan 232 min read
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Risk & Control Self-Assessment: A Strategic Approach to Risk Management
In the world of banking and financial services, managing risk is paramount to ensuring not only the stability of the institution but also...

Andrew Travis
Jan 205 min read
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Guarding against cyber crime
The evolution of technology has changed the way we do business, communicate with each other and impacts our basic day-to-day activities....

OpusDatum
Apr 24, 20172 min read
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The 4MLD approach
In an increasingly complex regulatory environment, keeping abreast with regulatory changes and rules are crucial. It directly impacts...

OpusDatum
Mar 27, 20173 min read
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