Regulatory Reporting
193 white papers and resources
Fixed income e-trading trends: The ripple effect of new financial markets regulation
Following the credit crisis of 2008, a wave of new financial markets regulation is in the process of being introduced. Rick McVey, chief executive officer of MarketAxess, provides an overview of these new regulations and the impact they are having on the broader markets as the world adjusts to this…
The Independent Commission on Banking Final Report
Following on from its Interim Report published in April 2011, the Independent Commission on Banking (Commission) published its Final Report, setting out its recommendations on reforms to promote stability and competition in UK banking. This white paper discusses the findings of the Report.
Solvency II – is your IT compliant?
There are stringent audit, security and control processes demanded by Solvency II legislation that impact data management within the wider context of the risk/actuarial environment. The directive demands that insurers do significantly more than simply store data. Read the report to find out more.
SunGard pre-empts Dodd-Frank dilemmas
Organisations are preparing for the implementation of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regulations. Senior executive vice president at SunGard Energy & Commodities, Ben Jackson, explains how to pave the way and avoid getting caught out.
A legal guide to investing in France
This white paper from Herbert Smith gives an overview of France’s legal environment in the key areas that matter most to foreign investors. France remains today one of the most attractive countries in the world for investors.
Preparing a Local Authority for IFRS compliance and component accounting
Discover how Real Asset Management's Asset4000 software is providing a large County Council with an IFRS-ready centralised asset register to manage its £2.4bn asset base and improve audit trail.
Tips of the trade
A panel of experts was convened for this virtual roundtable, sponsored by Sybase, in which they discuss the challenges facing financial institutions in meeting new liquidity regulations and share some tips for best practice in stress-testing a liquidity risk framework.
Judgement calls
The credit crisis has exposed a number of failings in risk management at financial institutions around the globe, triggering a glut of proposals for new legislation and new regulation covering everything from bank trading books to central clearing.
Consistency, control & compliance - automating General Ledger reconciliations
General Ledger reconciliations form a critical business control function and yet for many organisations remain a manually intensive, fragmented task. UK-based insurers Norwich Union and Prudential describe the benefits they've gained from automating this process.
Southern Housing Group addresses component accounting
Majority of UK housing associations are beginning to face up to the challenges associated with moving to Component Accounting and meeting the SORP 2008 deadline and Southern Housing Group has already successfully made the move to component accounting from April 2006 and delivered its first…