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AML / KYC
Western Allies Sanction Iran Over Protest Handling, Drone Sales
By Editors | 18/11/2022
The EU, UK, US and Canada imposed sanctions over the use of use of force against peaceful protestors and the sale of drones to Russia.
ESG / Sustainability
EU Firms Face Streamlined Sustainability Reporting Regime
By ESG Investor | 18/11/2022
Following MEP backing for CSRD, disclosure requirements for the largest companies will go live from 2024.
Fintech / Regtech
FSB Defines KPIs for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments
By Editors | 18/11/2022
The KPIs will help to measure progress towards achieving quantitative global targets for enhancing cross-border payments, the FSB said.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FTX’s “Complete Failure” of Corporate Controls, Worse Than Enron
By Manesh Samtani | 18/11/2022
Restructuring specialist John J Ray says FTX’s failure is the worst he has ever seen, citing control failures and the “complete absence” of trustworthy financial information.
Big Picture
“No Simple Fix” for Corporate Bond Liquidity Issues: IOSCO
By Editors | 17/11/2022
IOSCO published feedback received from a review of ways to improve the functioning of and liquidity in corporate bond markets under stress.
Fintech / Regtech
ISLA Launches Working Group to Digitise the GMSLA
By Editors | 17/11/2022
The working group will initially focus on encoding the business outcomes from the ISLA Clause Library & Taxonomy into the Common Domain Model.
AML / KYC
Sanctions Based on UN Consensus Mechanisms are Declining
By Manesh Samtani | 17/11/2022
New Refinitiv paper says one of the most significant trends observed in its analysis of sanctions data is a steep decline in the importance of the UN’s sanctions.
ESG / Sustainability
EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks
By ESG Investor | 16/11/2022
The feedback may lead to further supervisory or enforceable action to reduce greenwashing risks; ESAs also call for an extension to the PAI review.
Securities / Derivatives
Uncertain Times Call for Quality Financial Disclosures: IOSCO
By Editors | 16/11/2022
Issuers, audit committees, and external auditors must ensure investors receive accurate, transparent and timely information especially in times of heightened uncertainty.
Big Picture
FSB Releases Final Report on Scarring Effects from Covid-19
By Editors | 16/11/2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly added to pre-existing challenges associated with exiting from Covid-19 policy support measures.
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