The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has raised questions about financial reporting across the banking sector, and in particular the amortisation of cost approach to accounting for long dated bonds.
ICAEW’s Simon Gibbs explores whether regulatory capital requirements should be used to promote green assets as we move towards a low-carbon economy.
In what has been a turbulent time in the banking world, the collapse and subsequent buyout of Credit Suisse is likely to have far-reaching ramifications.
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The Faculty explains how climate-related risks can affect the capital requirements of a bank and asks whether regulatory capital requirements should be used to promote green assets.
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The relaxation of prudential measures as memories of the financial crisis fade or a further step towards a comprehensive, coherent and robust prudential regime? Either way potentially more change and uncertainty for the banking industry.
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It is the oldest complaint about banks, and it is one that is being heard again. The charge is that, in a period of rising official interest rates, banks are quick to increase lending rates but tardy in raising deposit rates. Savers who looked forward to the end of more than a decade of paltry returns have had to be ultra patient.
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Fintech startups have become more and more established within the financial services industry in recent years. But a new wave of innovation is still around the corner, writes Daniel Lanyon.
Reuben Wales, ICAEW’s Head of Financial Services, explains how recent interest rate rises played their role in Silicon Valley Bank’s demise.
ICAEW-backed initiative sets out to make carbon emissions reporting easier, faster and more rewarding for small businesses.
ICAEW asked some of its top female members from the UAE how chartered accountants can help organisations tackle gender inequality.