Editor's letter: Your weekly digest

In this week's news... we collaborated with The Financial Times on the disclosure that a City taskforce is trying to resolve differences before year-end on a decision to slash the UK's trade settlement time. We also revealed a world-first nature-scenario analysis by a central bank – and how it downplays transition risk for banks.

UK T+1 taskforce squares off over Easter 2026 kickoff

Government taskforce has until year-end to reconcile differences on implementation date. Exclusive: Ellesheva Kissin. Read more

World’s first nature scenario analyses downplay transition risk

Tough measures to stop nature erosion won’t substantially impact banks' bottom line, says report. Anaylsis: Thomas Helm. Read more

Risk round-up: What developments in UK banking litigation can we expect in 2024?

As part of our end-of-year series, what’s next on the litigation landscape. More on debanking and Consumer Duty rules top the list. Opinion: Mike Hawthorne. Read more

How the Bank of Israel is fighting digital cheque fraud

Israel–Hamas war spurs central bank to flush out banks’ poor compliance processes. Analysis: Ellesheva Kissin. Read more

Risk round-up: banks urged to maintain focus on quantum computing security threats

Banks must edge closer towards a ‘quantum-resistant era’ and begin factoring in a transition phase in 2024. Analysis: Bill Lumley. Read more

Surge in domestic loans pushes Chinese banks up G-Sib list

Pressure on banks from Beijing to lend and a stronger yuan are major factors. Analysis: Blake Evans-Pritchard. Read more

EU banks are ill-equipped to report climate risk impacts, says EBF

Banks fail on data quality, disclosure and transparency around climate change. Research: David Prosser. Read more

The ECB’s hand in banks’ billion-dollar hedging losses

The central bank should admit the consequences of its experimental quantitative easing. Opinion: Nicholas Dunbar. Read more

Farah Khalique

Editor, Banking Risk & Regulation

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