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Anti-Money Laundering
Basel AML Index: Progress in AML/CFT Remains “Paralysed”
By Editors | 05/10/2022
New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore received the best ML/TF risk scores among APAC jurisdictions in the latest Basel AML Index.
Capital Adequacy
Capital Rules Can Cushion Banks’ Fossil Fuel Exposure: Report
By ESG Investor | 04/10/2022
Prudential regulators should increase the risk weighting applied to major banks’ fossil fuel assets, Finance Watch says in a new report.
Structural Regulation
ISDA Nears Completion of Work to Digitise CFTC Reporting Rules
By Editors | 04/10/2022
ISDA working groups are transforming CFTC swap data reporting rules into machine-executable code ahead of implementation on 5 December.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
The Sentry Calls for Action to Stop Kleptocracy Enablers
By Editors | 04/10/2022
New report offers recommendations to target bankers, lawyers, and accountants who provide advice and support to violent kleptocracies and corrupt networks.
Structural Regulation
BIS Paper Offers Options for Regulating Big Tech
By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022
One option is to group financial activities into a dedicated subgroup under an FHC structure. A second is to create a new regulatory category for big tech financial groups.
Emerging Prudential Risks
BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment Will Hinder Innovation: JBA
By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022
Japan Bankers Association says the proposed infrastructure risk add-on will discourage banks from developing new DLT businesses.
Capital Adequacy
Large Global Banks See Highest Capital Ratios Since 2012: BCBS
By Editors | 03/10/2022
A special feature in the latest Basel III monitoring report reveals that crypto exposures are small, around 0.14% of total exposures on a weighted average basis.
PEPs & Sanctions
US, UK, Canada, Australia Announce More Russia Sanctions
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2022
The sanctions are a response to Putin’s attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine, after holding referendums that have been denounced as illegal and coercive.
Structural Regulation
1M, 6M Synthetic GBP LIBOR to Cease at End March, FCA Says
By Editors | 03/10/2022
The FCA is still considering when to cease the 3-month synthetic GBP LIBOR setting, and whether to compel IBA to produce synthetic USD LIBOR settings after mid 2023.
Sustainable Finance
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Voluntary Carbon Markets
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 02/10/2022
The spotlight review details the key challenges of VCMs and offers recommendations to help in their transition into a mature asset class.
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