Special report: Stacey Fernandes reports back from the HSBC MENAT Future Forum, Dubai
Stacey Fernandes, Caroline McCreadie and Steve Merry attended the HSBC MENAT Future Forum in Dubai, from 27 – 28 February. Stacey and Caroline spent Day Two meeting with representatives of FMIs and regulators from Egypt and the GCC. In this special Risk Committee Update, Stacey reports back on what’s planned around the region.
- Financial Markets
Risk Committee Update: March 2024
Highlights include:
- Pakistan’s plans to move to T+1 settlement
- Oman’s Investment Authority launches the Oman Future Fund
- Bank of Uganda struggles with high lending interest rates
Information current as at 7 March 2024
- Financial Markets
Risk Committee Update: February 2024
Highlights include:
- Chile’s new nuam exchange selects Nasdaq as provider
- South Africa aims to be off the grey list by 2025
- Bangladesh Bank sets its sights on a cashless society
Information current as at 31 January 2024
- Financial Markets
Risk Committee Update: January 2024
Highlights include:
- Botswana moves to upgrade its tech infrastructure
- Asset servicing changes on the way in Italy
- Serbia moves to align with EU regulations
Information current as at 31 December 2023
- Financial Markets
Risk Committee Update: December 2023
Highlights include:
- Middle East review: Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt
- Russian hacktivists target banks in Czech Republic
- Switzerland prepares for US move to T+1 settlements
Information current as at 30 November 2023
- Financial Markets
- Cyber Risk
Risk Committee Update: November 2023
Highlights include:
- Germany moves to future-proof its financial sector
- Spain nears end of market reform plans
- Colombian CCP recognised by ESMA
Information current as at 31 October 2023
- Financial Markets
Risk Committee Update: October 2023
Highlights include:
- Special report: Capital markets update – Ukraine and Russia
- Peru to integrate trading with Chile and Colombia
- Kazakhstan prepares to merge its exchanges
Information current as at 29 September 2023
- Stock Exchanges
- Market Regulation
- Capital Markets
Risk Committee Update: September 2023
Highlights include:
- Global Custodians measured against ESG scores
- Slovakia rocked by cyber attacks and political turmoil
- Kenyan sub-custodian in the spotlight as post-merger activity continues
Information current as at 31 August 2023
- Financial Markets
- Custodian Banks
- Cybersecurity
Risk Committee Update: August 2023
Highlights include:
- Brazil's Central Bank gains regulatory control over cryptocurrencies
- End of two-year drought in Kenya may see inflationary pressures ease
- Changes at the top of Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan's data disaster
Information current as at 31 July 2023
- Financial Markets
- Central Banks
- Funds
Thomas Murray's Risk Committee
- Why are these risk grades important, and who relies on them?
- What criteria does the committee use to measure the risk level?
- What information and data gathering does the Risk Committee do?
- Financial Markets