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Fintech / Regtech
UK Regulators Launch Discussion Paper on AI Regulation
By Editors | 12/10/2022
The paper considers how current legal and regulatory requirements and guidance apply to the use of AI in UK financial services, and the gaps that may need to be addressed.
Market Infrastructure
EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal
By Editors | 12/10/2022
Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.
Fintech / Regtech
Worldline, NPCI to Enable Indian UPI Payments Across Europe
By Editors | 12/10/2022
The first target markets are set to include Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) and Switzerland, with further plans for expansion.
Enforcement
UK FCA Queries Banks About Staff Messaging Practices
By Editors | 12/10/2022
The queries come after US regulators collected over $2bn in combined penalties from firms for failures to maintain, preserve, or produce staff communication records.
Capital / Liquidity
ECB Cautions European Banks on Bonus, Dividend Payouts
By Editors | 11/10/2022
The ECB is reportedly concerned that a sharper slowdown next year could trigger a wave of defaults, and that banks may be underestimating the risks.
Market Infrastructure
EMMI Sets Launch Date for Euro Forward-looking Term Rate
By Editors | 11/10/2022
ICE Benchmark Administration has been appointed as the calculation agent for EFTERM, which will launch on 14 November 2022.
ESG / Sustainability
LSE’s VCM to Finance Climate Change Mitigation
By ESG Investor | 10/10/2022
The London Stock Exchange has announced the launch of the first VCM by a primary exchange with the publication of final admission and disclosure rules.
Capital / Liquidity
European Commission May Scrap Stricter Foreign Bank Rules
By Editors | 10/10/2022
Proposed requirements that would automatically require foreign banks to set up a subsidiary if they reach a certain size may […]
Market Infrastructure
US, EU Move to Adopt New Data Sharing Framework
By Editors | 10/10/2022
The legal basis for transatlantic data transfers has been uncertain since 2020, after the EU-US Privacy Shield was declared invalid under EU law.
AML / KYC
LME Considers Banning Russian Metals from Warehouses
By Editors | 08/10/2022
Even without direct sanctions, a significant number of metals consumers are expressing an unwillingness to accept Russian metal in 2023, LME says.
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