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New study: the state of AI risk adoption

20.12.24

Blog

New study: the state of AI risk adoption

Here's something that keeps cropping up in our conversations with risk leaders: everyone's talking about AI and the groundbreaking business benefits, but few have truly embedded it across functions.

Data & analysis Economic crime Prudential risk, reporting and tax

19.12.24

Chief Executive Newsletter

Chief Executive newsletter - December 2024

This month we highlight our involvement in the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship, our recent consultation responses including the Invest 2035 consultation, sustainability work, and our upcoming events and training.

UK Finance

Men sentenced for using SIM farm to steal over £220,000 from banking customers

19.12.24

Press release

Men sentenced for using SIM farm to steal over £220,000 from banking customers

Three men from London have been sentenced at Inner London Crown Court to a combined six years and nine months for using a SIM farm to send out masses of fraudulent texts and calls, conning victims out of an overall sum of £223,183.53.

Economic crime

AI is helping to transform financial services and it’s only the beginning

19.12.24

Blog

AI is helping to transform financial services and it’s only the beginning

Whether it’s answering skills gaps, streamlining processes or driving efficiencies, technology plays a critical role in everything we do.

Capital markets & wholesale

Scrapping the refined approach - industry advises caution

18.12.24

Blog

Scrapping the refined approach - industry advises caution

Recently, I submitted UK Finance’s response to the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s Consultation Paper 9/24.

Prudential risk, reporting and tax

Watch out for scams this Christmas as criminals prey on loneliness

17.12.24

Press release

Watch out for scams this Christmas as criminals prey on loneliness

Take Five to Stop Fraud is warning the public to stay alert to fraud as loneliness and isolation during the Christmas period could make people more vulnerable to fraud.

Economic crime

Redefining the rules: which companies now fall under the takeover code?

17.12.24

Blog

Redefining the rules: which companies now fall under the takeover code?

The UK Takeover Panel, which oversees corporate takeovers under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”), has recently confirmed changes which will reduce the range of companies to which the Code applies.

Capital markets & wholesale