International

Capital / Liquidity

Basel III Monitoring Shows Stable Capital, Higher Liquidity for Global Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2026

Latest BCBS report finds capital and leverage ratios steady as of mid-2025, with a reduced impact from the final rules.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Assesses Global Funds Industry as 'Stable', Based on 2024 Data

By Manesh Samtani | 25/03/2026

Latest IOSCO report finds continued NAV growth in 2024, with relatively stable risk profiles across fund types.

Trending

Stablecoin Adoption in Capital Markets Hinges on Regulatory Clarity

By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2026

Industry leaders highlight the need for regulatory convergence and robust interoperability standards to safely integrate stablecoins as a settlement asset for tokenised securities.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Finalises Technical Changes to Operational and Market Risk Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2026

The changes reclassify rental income under the operational risk framework and clarify the use of floors for credit spread risk.

ESG / Sustainability

Inconsistent Taxonomies Risk Slowing APAC Transition Finance: Moody's

By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2026

New report says policy divergence may stymie capital flows to high-emitting sectors, despite strong momentum from energy security goals

Sanctions

US Treasury Issues Temporary Licence for Iranian Oil Cargoes

By Nithya Subramanian | 23/03/2026

OFAC is allowing sales of Iranian oil to proceed if already at sea, aiming to ease supply pressures while maintaining sanctions restrictions.

Sanctions

EU Study Calls for New Global Rules to Address Organised Crime Groups

By Manesh Samtani | 23/03/2026

European Parliament report urges the FATF to tackle illicit finance from state-linked criminal groups, highlighting gaps in international law.

AML / KYC

Global Raid Shuts 373,000 Dark Web Sites Run From China

By Manesh Samtani | 23/03/2026

Chinese national allegedly ran a network offering fraudulent cybercrime services and taking payments in Bitcoin, prompting a 23-country crackdown.

Market Infrastructure

Geopolitical Rifts Create Asymmetric Risks for Cross-border Banking: BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 23/03/2026

New BIS paper says negative geopolitical events disproportionately hit cross-border credit, while positive events fail to provide a similar boost.