Regulators have made clear their view that responsibility for the culture of a bank sits at the top; if senior management create the right culture, good regulatory practice and procedures will naturally follow. Following the financial crisis banks’ senior management have come under increasing regulatory scrutiny and in some jurisdictions proposals have been put forward to make it easier to make them accountable for their actions. To help you keep up to date with current developments, we have produced a comparative analysis of how senior management responsibility in banks is being treated in

In South Africa the landscape upon which Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) are required to practise is still undergoing major revision, both in regard to legislation and policy. Appointment of IPs IPs are appointed by the Master of the High Court (the Regulator charged with such function), dependent upon the jurisdiction in which an order of sequestration (ie personal bankruptcy) or liquidation is granted.