International

    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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