Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper April 4, 2021 Is It Time to Regulate the Buy-Now-Pay-Later Industry? Or Will We Delay and Simply “Pay for It Later”? By Mark Burgess, Managing Director, Risk and Compliance, and Layla Shakkour, Manager, Risk and Compliance With increasing attention on the potential negative impacts of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services, Australia may soon need to decide at what point BNPL providers will be regarded as credit providers under the law, and effectively regulated as such. Blogs December 8, 2020 Australia’s Responsible Lending Reforms: A Step in The Wrong Direction? By Layla Shakkour and Mark Burgess Australia’s lending standards and responsible lending practices have been prominent topics amongst banks and regulators in recent years, with potentially broad implications for both lenders and borrowers. Based on the critical issues raised by the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry… Flash Report February 23, 2022 Managing Financial Crime Risk in a Rapidly Changing Environment Jump to different sections in the article from here: >> Financial crime risk and vulnerability in the current economic climate >> Identifying, managing and mitigating financial crime during a time of crisis >> Regulatory outreach and response as the pandemic paradigm shifts >> Where to next as the uncertain economic landscape evolves? >>… 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… 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… Whitepaper November 24, 2022 The Global Consequences of Europe’s New Digital Regulatory Regime Why technology companies should care about the EU’s Digital Services Act A new and dramatic approach to regulating big technology firms is coming into force across the European Union. The Digital Services Act (DSA), which the European Council signed into law on September 15, 2022, aims to protect the digital space against the spread of illegal content, particularly on social networks, content… Whitepaper February 9, 2023 Managing EUDA Risks in Financial Institutions End-user developed applications (EUDAs) — applications developed and maintained by an organisation’s users rather than its information technology (IT) department — are a significant source of risk in financial institutions (FIs), as they are increasingly relied on to provide critical data for financial, management and regulatory modelling and reporting. The applications — also known as end-user… Podcast May 7, 2021 Transform Risk & Compliance Podcasts Protiviti’s Powerful Insight’s “Future of Compliance” podcast series brings together our risk experts from around the globe as they share expertise and insights designed to launch you into the future of risk management and transform your organisation from the inside out. Load More
