South Africa is undergoing financial reforms, one of which is to introduce a new twin peaks model that separates out conduct and prudential regulation. Justin Pugsley reports.

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South Africa is undergoing financial reforms, one of which is to introduce a new twin peaks model that separates out conduct and prudential regulation. Justin Pugsley reports.
MiFID II is having a profound impact on trading strategies and relationships across the European financial services sector – and operators of ‘dark pools’ are no exception. Justin Pugsley reports.
As the UK’s senior managers and certification regime is extended more investigation are likely to ensue though it may not lead to a sharp rise in corresponding disciplinary enforcement actions.
Risk management models such as the three lines of defence might be losing their effectiveness for banks following the avalanche of new rules and different ways of operating since the global financial crisis. By Todd Partridge, vice president of product marketing at Synchronoss.
It seems that not all resolution conditions for failing banks are equal across the EU, with Italy managing to sidestep Europe’s resolution regime to deal with two of its failing banks.
European Commission ponders pan-EU funding alternatives to plug loss of UK contributions once the country leaves the bloc, including a tax on financial transactions.
The UK remains by far the top European destination for foreign direct investment for financial services according to an EY survey, but firms are clearly concerned about the outcome of the UK's negotiations to leave the EU.
To help spur sustainable economic growth, Japan is looking to loosen the supervision of its banks to make it easier for them to lend.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has set out nine principles for EU financial centres to follow when they bid to host financial firms looking for a new EU location.
EU rules designed to separate broker fees from the cost of research could lead to fewer broker relationships.
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