Compliance: From obligation to business value Complaints by banks over ever more onerous compliance obligations are well rehearsed and frequently expressed with feeling. Banks often saw compliance primarily as a defensive function: a department regarded as something of a potential adversary, necessary only to satisfy regulators, avoid fines and prevent reputational damage. Compliance
ESG in Europe on hold despite transatlantic divide A slew of high‑profile mandate withdrawals from US asset managers points to a growing rift with European investors over ESG. Yet this has done little to revive ESG momentum in Europe, where policy initiatives remain largely on hold. Sustainable investing has become something of a
Iran war upends commodities market The old assumption that commodities markets were primarily driven by supply, demand and economic growth has been overtaken by events. Perhaps like never before, the Iran war has underlined that commodities are geopolitical assets. The initial market reaction to the Iran conflict was predictable. Crude oil prices surged
AI governance and compliance in banking Bank compliance: Rising regulatory expectations Compliance in the age of AI Artificial intelligence is transforming banking at pace. It might be thought that AI’s proven ability to generate significant efficiencies across a range of departments would apply equally to compliance; that AI’s capabilities might make up for
Bank compliance: Rising regulatory expectations Bank compliance: Rising regulatory expectations Veteran bankers will remember a time when the compliance department was viewed as something of an irritation, and its pronouncements treated more as recommendations than as diktats. Those days are emphatically over. Bank regulators now expect compliance capability to operate as a core
The uncomfortable truth about skills in financial services The gap no one is really talking about There is no shortage of investment in skills across financial services right now. Firms are rolling out AI tools across functions, building out learning programs, and putting real effort into capability development. If you looked at it
Markets attempt to look through Iran conflict – For now Market sentiment has oscillated sharply in response to developments in the Arabian Gulf, but recent price action suggests investors are increasingly willing to look through the immediate shock. Having been down roughly 9% earlier in the year, the S&P 500 has recovered most
Investors exit private credit After more than a decade of uninterrupted growth, the private credit market is facing its first major contraction. Recent weeks have seen a rush to exit the asset class, prompting several fund managers to "gate" redemptions – a move only likely to further erode investor confidence. The primary catalyst for
Intuition launches editorial and communications services New offering supports financial institutions with specialist content and messaging expertise Financial services firms often find external communications challenging, partly because regulatory requirements and product complexity mean content needs careful handling, and many internal teams don't have the resources or specialist expertise to produce material consistently. At the
US deregulation poses dilemma elsewhere Since returning to office, US President Donald Trump and his administration have embarked on a campaign of wholesale deregulation in areas related to banking and finance. These measures have far-reaching and profound implications across the sector and for jurisdictions elsewhere. The US deregulation drive has industry-wide and global
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