financial regulation

Financial regulation is a form of regulation or supervision, which subjects financial institutions to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines, aiming to maintain the integrity of the financial system. This may be handled by either a government or non-government organization.

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Pressure Mounts For India NBFCs As Reliance Capital Exits Lending Business
Pressure Mounts For India NBFCs As Reliance Capital Exits Lending Business
October 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India-based financial services provider Reliance Capital has announced it will exit the lending market. Anil Ambani , group chairman of the non-bank financial company (NBFC),...

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Marketplace Lenders Navigate The Choppy Waters Of Compliance
Marketplace Lenders Navigate The Choppy Waters Of Compliance
September 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Regulators the world over are beginning to take a closer look at the alternative and marketplace lending business model. An explosion of FinTechs looking to...

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Pressure Mounts On Big Four Auditors
Pressure Mounts On Big Four Auditors
August 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The former chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has warned of Enron-style corporate collapses thanks to failings of the nation’s auditing industry, according...

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UK’s FRC Triples Fines Against Big Four Accountants
UK’s FRC Triples Fines Against Big Four Accountants
August 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Big Four corporate accountancy and auditing firms — Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and EY — saw nearly three times as many fines last year...

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UK Financial Watchdog Ramps Up Auditor Oversight
UK Financial Watchdog Ramps Up Auditor Oversight
May 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. financial watchdogs have stepped up their oversight of the accounting and auditing industry amid a string of corporate accounting scandals, collapses and questions over...

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LCF Collapse Exposes Risks Of Mini-Bonds, Amateur Investors
LCF Collapse Exposes Risks Of Mini-Bonds, Amateur Investors
March 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The collapse of London Capital & Finance, leaving investors out $312.2 million, has exposed the risks of so-called mini-bonds and the market for amateur investors....

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Australia To Invest $390M In Financial Regulation
Australia To Invest $390M In Financial Regulation
March 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Australia is including an additional $390 million in its new budget to boost its financial regulation sector, according to Reuters. Earlier this year, a government-appointed...

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UK Bows To Criticism, Forms New Accounting Watchdog
UK Bows To Criticism, Forms New Accounting Watchdog
March 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. government is readying to create a new accounting and auditing watchdog after months of scrutiny that the current regulatory landscape has failed to...

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Pulling Back The Curtain On Corporate Finance Reports
Pulling Back The Curtain On Corporate Finance Reports
March 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporate accounting standards are changing, with the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopting new standards in ways companies report on leases, hedging and other financial activity....

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