Insights ยท White papers
White papers for risk leaders and boards
Long-form practitioner guides from RiskTAE on the rules and decisions that land on a UK bank board’s desk: Basel 3.1, the strong and simple regime for small domestic deposit takers, the ICAAP and hiring a chief risk officer.
Each guide answers the board’s questions in order, gives the dates and the rule references, and ends with a checklist the board can use. Every fact links to the regulator’s own document.
White papers
Guides to download, print and circulate
Basel 3.1 readiness guide
A practitioner's guide to Basel 3.1 in the UK: what applies on 1 January 2027, what to have ready and what the PRA will look for. Free to read.
02Strong and simple regime guide
A practical guide to the PRA's simplified capital regime for small domestic deposit takers: eligibility, the choice to opt in and what changes.
03Hiring a CRO
A board's guide to hiring a chief risk officer in the UK: the brief, the search, the assessment, SMF4 approval and the first 100 days in post.
04ICAAP practitioner’s guide
How to write an ICAAP the PRA takes seriously: structure, stress testing, capital planning and board challenge, from people who write them.
Shorter reads
Where are the shorter articles?
Our Insights articles answer one question each, such as how the output floor works or what the 12-week rule allows when a CRO resigns. The regulatory tracker lists the dates that matter and the glossary defines the terms.
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