In his book, “The Regulatory Craft” published by The Brookings Institute in 2000, Professor Malcolm Sparrow suggested that regulators should: “Focus your efforts – but be consistent” ; and “process things quicker – and be more careful next time”. By Rupert Brown, CTO Evidology Systems.

Are small business and personal banking customers happy with open banking as a concept? By Rupert Brown, CTO and founder of Evidology Systems

Technology is crucial in helping banks conform with the explosion of regulatory and reporting requirements and in helping supervisors monitor the financial system, but it also harbours some new risks. By Justin Pugsley

The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic could see greater fragmentation as countries pursue domestic solutions and potentially question global financial standards. By Justin Pugsley

The requirement by CRD 5 for diversified banks to provide more granular financial information presents them with a tough reporting challenge, but potentially an opportunity as well. By Frederik Roeland, director of product management for finance solutions at Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting 

At the start of this new decade it is fair to say that many banks across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are facing regulatory change fatigue following some of the toughest reforms ever conducted. By Wouter Delbaere, regulatory reporting director, APAC, for Wolters Kluwer's finance, risk and reporting business

Senior staff at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are openly discussing the future of the UK’s post-Brexit financial regulatory framework. By Justin Pugsley

To coincide with the new European Commission taking over, likely on December 1, banks are set to make a renewed push to have a green supporting factor included in the EU’s prudential regime. By Justin Pugsley 

This year promises to be another busy one on the regulatory front in the EU with Brexit, work on the capital requirements directive and recovery and resolution reporting being among some of the highlights. By Nicos Kynicos, senior regulatory specialist at Wolters Kluwer’s finance, risk and reporting business

The Basel Committee has finalised its global regulatory framework and though this was challenging, there now lies the Herculean task of getting it implemented across the globe in a way that is consistent