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Market Infrastructure

Clearinghouses Consider Early LIBOR Switch for Derivatives – Report

By Editors | 20/01/2021

LCH and CME Group could carry out a switchover in late November or early December for LIBOR derivatives to protect from tight liquidity in the benchmark’s final days.

AML / KYC

GLEIF Enhances LEI Search Engine, Automates Access to LEI Data

By Editors | 19/01/2021

A new API enables third-party developers to automate searches and retrieve higher quality LEI data from within their application environments.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA Urges Adherence to IBOR Fallbacks Protocol

By Editors | 17/01/2021

Over 5,900 entities in 70 jurisdictions have adhered to the protocol, which is intended as a safety net to mitigate the systemic impact of an IBOR cessation.

Big Picture

Covid-19 Has Changed the Cyber Threat Landscape: BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 15/01/2021

During the pandemic, there was a strong link between the prevalence of work-from-home arrangements and the incidence of cyber attacks, particularly at financial institutions.

Big Picture

Calls to Recalibrate CCP Margin Models Are Misplaced: WFE

By Editors | 14/01/2021

The procyclicality of initial margin models is a property of the system as a whole and so requires system-wide solutions, the WFE says in a new paper.

ESG / Sustainability

2021’s ESG Regulatory and Legislative Changes

By ESG Investor | 14/01/2021

Ahead of COP26 in November, a plethora of regulatory and legislative changes as well as industry-level initiatives will drastically impact the ESG investing space.

Big Picture

DTCC Outlines Key Risk Management Priorities for FMIs

By Editors | 14/01/2021

In a new white paper, DTCC highlights the need for financial market infrastructures to focus on risks created or exacerbated by the impact of the pandemic.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Catalogues Universe of ESG-related Derivatives

By Editors | 13/01/2021

The derivatives markets can play an essential role in facilitating the transition to a sustainable economy, ISDA says in a new paper.

ESG / Sustainability

Group of Five Urges Adoption of Sustainability Reporting Prototype

By ESG Investor | 13/01/2021

The harmonised global sustainability reporting framework offers comprehensive “running start” in standardised disclosure.