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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has issued a consultation paper (CP10/25) and draft updates to the supervisory statement 3/19. The consultation aims to enhance supervisory expectations on the management of...more
PRA and FCA proposals to simplify bankers’ remuneration rules would relax certain key restrictions on bankers’ variable pay, giving banks more flexibility in remuneration design and improving their recruitment potential....more
As the new administration settles in, it has begun to catalyze significant changes in the bank supervisory and regulatory environment. The FDIC is the first mover in this effort. Longtime director and sometime Chairman Martin...more
In the aftermath of the 2007-09 global financial crisis, the G20 nations committed to reforming bank remuneration frameworks in response to criticism that excessive risk-taking at banks incentivised by poorly structured pay...more
Recently, a group of House Republicans sent a letter to Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the FDIC, expressing concerns regarding the proposed corporate governance and risk management guidelines that would apply to all insured...more
Hong Kong’s new Banking Industry Integrity Charter (Integrity Charter) was launched on 9 October 2024 by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and...more
On June 14, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released a cease and desist order against an Arkansas-based banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider for compliance and risk management failures. As part of the order, the bank is...more
Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more
Authorised Push Payment (“APP”) fraud, where victims are tricked into authorising payments to fraudsters, resulted in losses of £485.2m in 2022 and is reported to have risen by 22% in 2023. With consumer protection laws...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have published a joint policy statement confirming the "bonus cap" will be removed. Banks are subject to compensation requirements for staff who have a...more
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
ACI’s 27th Annual Flagship Conference on Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions will take place virtually on November 23 – 24, 2021 (EST). Join regulators and industry peers for a series of in-depth discussions...more
Chapter 5 of the California Corporations Code imposes specific limitations on distributions to shareholders. Because California chartered banks are formed under the California General Corporation Law, one would expect that...more
The Massachusetts Division of Banks has issued guidance to Massachusetts-chartered mutual savings banks, mutual co-operative banks, and mutual holding companies on postponement of their annual meetings and alternative...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“the OCC”) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPR) to revise and reorganize its regulations relating to the activities and operations of national banks and Federal...more
European banks operating across multiple jurisdictions face a set of specific regulatory challenges, including...more
The FFIEC recently issued updated guidance on actions that banks should take to minimize the potential adverse effects of a pandemic. The Interagency Statement on Pandemic Planning (“Interagency Statement”) released on March...more
In the aftermath of sales practices, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently published a bulletin on fraud risk management principles that are applicable to all federally chartered financial institutions....more
Last week, Bank Director published a piece titled “77 Percent of Bank Boards Approve Loans. Is That a Mistake?” In case you didn’t get it from the title of this blog post, I think the answer is absolutely, 100 percent,...more
2017 marked another year of prodigious development of legislation and regulatory guidance impacting federal financial institutions in Canada. The new wave of initiatives in 2017 included the second stage of the...more
Host Jonathan Hightower is joined by Ken Achenbach to discuss this week's proposed guidance from the Federal Reserve on the effectiveness of bank boards. In addition, at the outset of the episode Jonathan and Ken reviewed...more
1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more
Tennessee has joined other states in formally approving lawyers’ cloud-storage of client-confidential data. The Board of Professional Responsibility (“BOPR”) held that lawyers ethically may use cloud storage for...more
Most companies do not adequately manage their reputations and the risks to their reputations. Too many companies are focused on “crisis” management, which is just another way to respond to a reputational risk that has already...more
2014 was a year replete with new legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting federally regulated financial institutions. The key initiatives introduced or implemented in 2014 are outlined in our annual year in review....more