Publications

Our Regulation Outlook delves into the evolving EU regulatory landscape, exploring the key uncertainties that are poised to influence decision-making processes, market dynamics, and strategic planning throughout the year.

In today’s global asset management landscape, there is an almost constant onslaught of change and complexity. To combat such complex change, asset managers need a consolidated approach. Read our publication and find out more about what you can achieve by choosing to work with us.

Our focus in this paper is to develop decision making models using a range of advanced machine learning techniques. We explore three different methodologies to measure the discriminatory power between good and bad borrowers using a credit card portfolio dataset. The main hypothesis is that advanced modelling techniques lead to more efficient estimates and higher discriminatory power.

In response to the fast growth of the payment services market, the European Commission issued a Revised Payments Legislative Package. This seeks to ensure the EU’s financial sector is fit for purpose and capable of adapting to the ongoing digital transformation, and the risks and opportunities it presents – in particular for consumers.

Complaints and Remediation in Financial Services

At Grant Thornton, we understand that the key to a successful offering to the aviation sector is the ability to provide cross-functional specialist services through an integrated team. Our aviation team consists of experienced aviation professionals, from industry as well as practice, who can provide you with specialised and tailor-made services.

Grant Thornton has constructed a Physical Risk Quantification Framework in its effort to support financial institutions in identifying and measuring their Climate & Environmental (C&E) Risks. In this publication, we present our methodology, implementation, and key benefits of the framework.

Grant Thornton’s agile team of operational resilience experts are ready to deliver proven solutions to our clients based on regulatory requirements and their strategic priorities. We leverage our vast industry experience of operational resilience engagements to assist you implement the guidance effectively on a day-to-day basis and to set future plans and strategies.

European Banking Authority Updates on the Management of Interest Rate Risk and Credit Spread Risk in the Banking Book.

Over the last few years the ECB have published a series of guidance and best practice publications in the Climate and Environmental (C&E) risk area. These publications and best industry practices indicate that while banks have made progress in incorporating climate-related risk, there is a high level of inconsistency in certain practices and also areas for improvement.

How Grant Thornton can help you to estimate scope emissions for companies that do not report these metrics and incorporate these into banks’ Climate & Risk Quantification framework.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has agreed a fast-track filing deadline of 1 December 2022 for Irish authorised UCITS and AIFs filing pre-contractual disclosure templates under A8 and A9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) which must be published by 1 January 2023.

Grant Thornton understands that the implementation of IAF will be a significant transformation project for all regulated firms in Ireland. Drawing on a wealth of experience garnered from the implementation of the equivalent frameworks in the UK, Australia and Singapore, we can ensure your organisation is set up for success throughout the various stages of compliance.

How Grant Thornton can help you understand the challenges surrounding the implementation and validation of machine learning techniques in IRB models.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is beginning to provide tangible guidance to financial institutions as to how climate change and environmental risks should be managed within an organisation.

The Non-Financial Reporting Directive (Directive 2014/95/EU) (‘NFRD’) is currently in place, and is the forerunner to the proposed Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.