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Regulating Buy Now Pay Later
Gavin Stewart, Director in Grant Thornton’s Financial Services Group, spent 27 years as a regulator at the Bank of England, Financial Services Authority and Financial Conduct Authority. Here he looks at the path to regulating the Buy Now Pay Later mark…
Hedge accounting and negative interest rates
Negative interest rates continue to persist in Europe and look an increasing possibility in the UK. Stacey Howard, a Director in KPMG’s Financial Sector Assurance Services practice considers the potential impact on hedge accounting.
Seven ways bank credit provisions are changing
ICAEW’s John Mongelard talks to credit risk experts to understand how they look at the unprecedented risks in front of them and the tools to deal with it.
E-money: what you need to know
ICAEW has created an e-money helpsheet to help businesses and their advisers understand whether such accounts are appropriate for their needs.
Eight points on supply chain financing
ICAEW Financial Services Faculty commissioning editor Brian Cantwell talks to a supply chain finance expert to get some technical advice on best practice with supply chain finance.
Bank Resolution: Speech by Sir Dave Ramsden, Deputy Governor Bank of England
Brought to you by the ICAEW Financial Services Faculty, Dave Ramsden will make his first speech on bank resolution since taking over responsibility for this area just over one year ago, followed by a Q&A.
Where the buck stops for modern slavery and financial services
Dr Jane Berney, ICAEW Technical Manager for Business Law, writes for the Financial Services Faculty on how financial services are dealing with modern slavery in the face of potential strengthening legislation.
Information sheet about Buy Now Pay Later
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a review of change and innovation in the unsecured consumer credit market where it focussed on unregulated BNPL products. This information sheet aims to assist readers by providing a backgrou…
Going concern for 2020 year end: considerations for asset management
ICAEW’s Investment Management Committee shares the following potential considerations which may help inform a professional judgement when making, auditing or otherwise reviewing a going concern assessment as part of 2020 year end reporting.