Updated 30 September 2020 Back when this article was written in 2016, Fintech fund raising had its best year in 2015. Things have evolved since the. According to KPMG’s “Pulse of Fintech Report 2020“, Global venture activity cooled down from the highs of 2019. $39.3 billion worth of venture funding deals were concluded in …
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SOLVENCY II TRAINING: What needs to be improved and the consequences of not doing so. Solvency II has been reinvigorated as Brussels start to get their act together. Compliance will require strategic, behavioural and operational changes across the board. There are a number of aspects that must be considered, such as whether or not the …
The following article was published in June 2012 edition of Actuary Magazine Compared with other professions, actuaries are a rare breed. In 2005, globally, there were 42,824 fully qualified actuaries in full member associations. Figures for other professions that year showed 9.5 million doctors, 5.5 million accountants, 6.5 million engineers and 67,000 chartered financial …
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How Basel lll Requirements are Presenting Some Real Challenges – And How Firms Can Meet Them Since the release of Basel lll, financial firms and regulators are continuing to adapt their systems to the new capital standards – and as the focus of Basel lll is now shifting to implementation, there are some challenges that …
The recent spate of scandals affecting the banks yet again calls into question the effectiveness of risk functions. In recent years, a whole new risk infrastructure has been established to demonstrate that firms have a better handle on risk. Why so? – “because the regulator says so” is the meek response. The sceptics (often in …
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Solvency II aims to improve risk management, but will this benefit customers of financial services firms? If so, do they know this? At Vedanvi we have another bone to pick with the current level of disclosure in the financial services sector. We reckon that the sector has got to be more pro-active in winning back …
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Corporate Failures: Executives and Their Advisors Are Held Personally Responsible and Face Fines as well as Prosecution Regulators have to become harsher in light of the financial crisis – they are inflicting some very serious penalties for wrong doings – could you be the next one considered not “fit or proper?” In an attempt to …
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