International

Structural Regulation

HKMA Chief Appointed to Key BIS Post to Support Emerging Markets

By Editors | 13/09/2023

HKMA chief Eddie Yue was appointed Chair of the meeting of Governors of major emerging market economies for three years.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CME, DTCC Receive Approval for Cross-Margining Arrangement

By Editors | 13/09/2023

The arrangement will enable capital efficiencies for clearing members that trade and clear both US Treasury securities and CME Group interest rate futures.

Reporting & Disclosures

OECD Launches Governance Principles for Green Transition

By ESG Investor | 13/09/2023

The revised G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance were also endorsed at the G20 Leaders Summit in India at the weekend.

Custody & Infrastructure

JPMorgan Seeks Regulatory Approval to Launch ‘Digital Deposit Token’

By Editors | 13/09/2023

The deposit token would represent a digital claim against a commercial bank deposit, and could be used for instant payments and settlements across the financial system.

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Completes Stocktake of Lessons from March Banking Turmoil

By Editors | 12/09/2023

The BCBS will prioritise work to strengthen supervisory effectiveness and analyse whether specific Basel III features performed as intended.

Supervision & Enforcement

China Establishes Communication Platform for Belt-and-Road Regulators

By Editors | 12/09/2023

The new communication platform was developed to enhance cross-border regulatory cooperation between countries participating in the “Belt and Road” initiative.

Sustainable Finance

BIS, CBUAE Jointly Launch Sustainable Finance TechSprint

By Editors | 12/09/2023

The Techsprint is developed by CBUAE, alongside the COP28 Presidency, the Emirates Institute of Finance and the BIS.

Cryptocurrency

G20 Endorses Crypto Regulatory Roadmap, India Unlikely to Impose Ban

By Manesh Samtani | 12/09/2023

The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will meet again next month to take the IMF-FSB crypto regulatory roadmap forward.

PEPs & Sanctions

EU Issues New Guidance on Preventing Sanctions Circumvention

By Editors | 11/09/2023

If sanctioned items are exported to third countries and then re-exported to Russia, the underlying due diligence inadequacies will be considered sanctions law violations.