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Risk of Derivatives – The Fall of an Index

South State Correspondent

Barings Bank, Orange County (CA), Enron, Long-Term Capital Management, and other entities misused derivatives or didn’t understand the difference between hedging and speculating. BSBY was not well received by US regulators from its inception, but the market eventually embraced SOFR over BSBY.

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AML compliance: Why failure is not an option

Abrigo

Introduction Prioritizing AML compliance resources The regulations laid out in the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) are intended to promote financial transparency and identify those who misuse the financial system. Civil penalties vary, with regulators authorized to penalize between $5000 and $1,000,000 per violation for each day the breach occurs.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. The topics were perfect, and there were some great case studies, but the substance was standard, bordering on underwhelming.

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Thoughts on Branch Transformation 2016

Celent Banking

One Analyst’s Recap: The event was an engaging mix of bank-presented case studies, vendor perspectives and analyst analysis. From Capital One Bank to Shinhan Bank, branch networks are delivering value to both customers and shareholders. Not a single bank case study conveyed any sort of notion that they had arrived.

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Security, fraud, and risk Model Bank profiles: Alfa Bank and USAA

Celent Banking

The successful completion of the project has placed Alfa-Bank at the forefront for setting standards and best practice methodologies for capital management regulations for the Russian banking industry and Central Bank. For more information on these initiatives, please see the case study abstract on our website.

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What Brexit Uncertainty Will Mean For Ireland’s FinServ Future

PYMNTS

The Brexit saga is a case study in uncertainty ever since then-British Prime Minister David Cameron stepped down June 24, 2016, the day after the referendum vote unexpectedly ruled in favor of leaving the European Union. The last few weeks, although eventful, have not been particularly clarifying. With Brexit’s Oct.

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Decoded: The Alternatives To A Traditional IPO

BankBazaar

IPO involves complex regulatory filings and months of negotiations with underwriters and regulators. Harvard Law School Forum did a case study on Spotify’s direct listing about Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.