Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blogs July 25, 2022 Unchartered territory: Preparing for Russian sanctions compliance scrutiny from regulators As financial institutions navigate the Russian sanctions, regulators will be watching closely. Below, Protiviti explores how institutions can prepare for the regulatory scrutiny that will inevitably follow. This article is based on the recent Protiviti webinar series Unchartered Territory: Managing the Risk of Russian Sanctions held in the US, the UK and the EU. Following Russia’s invasion of… Flash Report July 15, 2022 Sanctions Risk – Managing sanction compliance in a time of crisis Today’s sanctions landscape raises several questions for financial institutions and their clients. These questions come as a result of an expanding list of complex sanctions and trade restrictions, often requiring that they pivot immediately to address new requirements. Protiviti can help financial institutions assess their sanction-related risks and advise them on the control environment and… Blogs July 11, 2022 Unchartered territory: Managing multiple Russian sanctions regimes The rapid changes and nuances in the Russian sanctions regimes have created challenges for global financial institutions. Organizational consensus on the approach to managing them will help financial institutions stay within regulatory boundaries and minimise the risk of penalties. This article is based on the recent Protiviti webinar series Unchartered Territory: Managing the Risk of Russian… Blogs July 15, 2022 Unchartered territory: Addressing Russian sanctions evasion Individuals and entities will often take steps to avoid the impact of sanctions. Below, Protiviti explores sanctions evasion tactics and what financial institutions can do to mitigate evasion risk. This article is based on the recent Protiviti webinar series Unchartered Territory: Managing the Risk of Russian Sanctions held in the US, the UK and the EU. Sanctions evasion tactics are well… Blogs May 25, 2022 Non-Financial Risk Management: Regulatory fines, warnings and investigations persist across non-financial risks Whilst many banks have embedded management of traditional financial risks such as credit and market, CROs and CCOs are under increasing pressure to address known and emerging non-financial risks. Pressure is further exacerbated by shrinking budgets and increasing costs of managing expanding control stacks, as well as remediation programmes driven by risk and control self-assessment (RCSA) blind… Whitepaper December 11, 2022 Positioning Asset Managers to Withstand Economic Sanctions Governments around the globe have engaged increasingly in offensive economic-sanction tactics in response to geopolitical conflicts, social injustice and violations of basic human rights. For fear of not being able to exit positions, leery market participants and investors have been swift to react. The economic ramifications of sanctions extend beyond the borders of the sovereign nations upon… Blogs November 18, 2022 Understanding the new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill On 22 September 2022, the UK government published the Economic Crime and Transparency Bill, which followed the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) 2022 Act earlier in the year. It’s seeking to address the problem of laundered money flowing into the country, estimated to cost £100bn a year, and strengthening defences following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The new Bill aims to… Whitepaper November 18, 2022 Navigating the Intersection of ESG and Money Laundering: How Financial Institutions Can Prevent Environmental Crime Environmental protection laws have been in place in many countries for more than 50 years.1,2 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) have highlighted the rise of environmental crime, its links to bribery and corruption, and its devastating impact on environments globally.3 But despite the strong connection to money laundering… Whitepaper November 18, 2022 Managing credit risk in a differentiated downturn In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we look at credit risk considering the macroeconomic and geopolitical trends likely to shape the financial services industry over the next six months. First, we focus on critical considerations for loan servicers in the post-pandemic era. Then, we discuss risk management practices for non-financial organizations that extend trade credit and institutions that… Whitepaper November 21, 2022 Preparing financial institutions for an unfamiliar economic downturn We are in unusual economic times. While making predictions may be a fool’s errand, the aggressive posturing among central banks to fight runaway inflation implies that we will soon be — if not already are — in the late stage of the economic cycle. However, considering the past several months of mixed economic data, the outcome of the downturn and the developments that drive it are likely to look… Load More
