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Capital / Liquidity
Decisions on Exiting Regulatory Relief Present Financial Stability Risk
By Manesh Samtani | 11/08/2020
As long as regulatory relief measures remain in the prudential framework, credit risks will continue to mount on bank balance sheets, presenting risks to financial stability.
AML / KYC
Wolfsberg Group Issues Guidance on SoW, SoF Checks
By Editors | 09/08/2020
The guidance outlines instances where Source of Wealth and Source of Funds information may need to be independently corroborated, and what to do if relevant standards are not met.
Market Infrastructure
BCBS Proposes Principles to Promote Operational Resilience at Banks
By Manesh Samtani | 06/08/2020
The principles aim to increase bank resilience to operational risk shocks, such as those arising from pandemics, cyber incidents, technology failures and natural disasters.
AML / KYC
Interpol Reveals ‘Alarming Rate’ of Cyberattacks During Covid-19
By Editors | 04/08/2020
Interpol warns that a further increase in cybercrime is highly likely in the near future, citing vulnerabilities related to working from home.
Securities / Derivatives
Shadows of Crises Past: Margin Calls Strain Financial Markets
By Purtini Joshi | 04/08/2020
March and April volatility exposed operational inefficiencies for trading counterparties that have yet to automate their collateral management processes, says DTCC’s Purtini Joshi.
Big Picture
FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Market Surveillance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/08/2020
The Spotlight Review looks at current and future challenges that FICC market participants face in market surveillance and the impact of machine learning.
Fintech / Regtech
The Impact of Covid-19 on Fintech: Call for Response
By Editors | 04/08/2020
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, World Bank Group and World Economic Forum are calling for input on the impacts of Covid-19 on the fintech industry.
Market Infrastructure
IMF Publishes New Transparency Code for Central Banks
By Editors | 03/08/2020
The voluntary code allows central banks to measure transparency, which the IMF says is necessary to facilitate accountability and enhance public trust and support.
Big Picture
Credit Stress Tests Critical to Safeguarding CCPs
By Editors | 03/08/2020
Stress testing is a crucial tool within a CCP’s toolbox for ensuring the stability, safety, and resilience of the financial market, says a new paper from CCP12.
ESG / Sustainability
Culture Audits: Removing the Blindfold
By Stephen Scott | 03/08/2020
To avoid individual liability, leaders along all Three Lines of Defence must identify indicators of non-financial risk that permit “upstream” interventions, say Stephen Scott and Mark Cooke.
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