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Customer centricity, accessibility and analytics key consumer channel trends in Asia Pacific
Proceedings report from the Technology Decision Makers Conference 2013, held in conjunction with The Asian Banker Summit 2013 on new strategies in bank channels, distribution, and customer management.
Is the Libor scandal a result of regulatory oversight?
According to the financial disclosure requirements framework, the market is responsible for the monitoring and controlling of regulators to prevent regulatory oversight such as the recent Libor scandal.
Barclays and LIBOR – is operational risk management relevant?
David Millar, risk consultant, trainer and former COO at global risk management association, PRMIA, discusses the Barclays-LIBOR rigging case, the bank’s survival chances, and whether ORM could have impacted the case.
How important is globally systemically important?
David Millar, former COO of PRMIA, feels that the creation of G-SIFIs will have a greater impact than just extra capital buffer and new reporting requirements.
Massive bank layoffs signal risk and opportunity for outsourcing
Banks will have to address the issue of service level deterioration and regulatory concerns as they move to low-cost centres.
Switzerland’s UBS reports billion loss from unidentified rogue trades
Date: Sep 16, 2011
Author: Tiah Wen Li
Categories: Operational Risk, Risk and Regulation
Keywords: UBS, Switzerland, Rogue Trade
Investors and Swiss politicians call for downgrade, or closure of UBS’s investment banking activities following rogue trades that may force the bank to declare a Q3 loss.
Hiring spree in Asia untimely
While US and European banks have started cutting jobs in their markets to trim costs as global recession sets in, Asian banks beefing up networks are caught out in untimely hiring sprees.




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