governance,
third parties,
CASS,
client assets,
resolution pack,
outsourcing,
client money
In 2020 the FCA issued three Dear CEO letters. The letters were a reminder to firms of the obligations relating to client assets and client money. FCA reminded firms of the importance of maintaining adequate measures to protect client money and assets in the current...
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third parties,
culture,
breach management,
risk management,
issues,
data sharing
A firm’s operational error log can provide a great deal of information about its compliance culture. Consider the following: Is it always the same individuals recording all the issues? Has the log remained untouched for several months? Are the identified issues...
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third parties,
accountability,
corporate governance,
oversight,
risk management,
operational resilience,
monitoring,
audit trail,
BCBS,
IOSCO
We’re all aware that operational resilience requires an holistic view of a firm’s operations. The Financial Services industry operates globally and requires a coordinated effort to establish a resilient framework. Current work to improve resilience focuses on being...
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governance,
third parties,
accountability,
assessments,
corporate governance,
oversight,
breach management,
operational resilience,
monitoring,
SM&CR,
data sharing
This was the view of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) back in 2015 when the PSR was still relatively new. Six years later and it’s fair to say that payments systems are even more critical today. It’s a message echoed by the Bank of England (BoE) and evidenced by the...
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governance,
third parties,
oversight,
operational resilience,
data sharing,
outsourcing,
EBA
Both the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) require firms to identify and manage their risks. Over the years we’ve seen both regulators focus on outsourced and third party arrangements. Current efforts to build a more...
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governance,
third parties,
oversight,
risk management,
operational resilience,
SM&CR,
outsourcing
With the publication of final policy statements there is a clear message that firms must look externally at third party relationships as part of their Operational Resilience framework. The requirements are designed to promote stronger and more effective governance of...
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governance,
third parties,
oversight,
operational resilience,
audit trail,
outsourcing
Operational Resilience has been a hot topic in the UK for a number of years and has gathered momentum recently as the supervisory bodies issued final requirements and firms now prepare for implementation by March 2022. In 2017, Charlotte Gerken, then Director of...
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