International

    PEPs & Sanctions

    Sanctions Over-Compliance Causes Human Rights Violations: UN Expert

    By Editors | 18/07/2022

    UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan says governments and FIs should be doing more to ensure over-compliance with sanctions does not negatively impact human rights.

    Climate Risk

    Asset Managers Need to Collaborate on Risk, Compliance – IA

    By ESG Investor | 15/07/2022

    New report from the Investment Association and Deloitte offers recommendations for asset managers on net zero transition.

    Cloud & Infrastructure

    IOSCO Publishes Report on Use of Innovation Facilitators

    By Editors | 15/07/2022

    The report offers recommendations on three types of innovation facilitators – innovation hubs, regulatory sandboxes, and regulatory accelerators.

    ESG Data

    TNFD Launches ‘Data Catalyst’ to Support Nature Disclosures 

    By ESG Investor | 15/07/2022

    New initiative aims to bring together parties across the nature-related data landscape to respond to gaps and challenges.

    Climate Risk

    Encouraging Progress on Climate Risk Roadmap: FSB

    By Editors | 15/07/2022

    The FSB has published its first annual stocktake on progress to address climate-related financial risks since the release of its roadmap last July.

    Structural Regulation

    OECD Confirms Timeline Revision for New Global Tax Rules

    By Editors | 15/07/2022

    A new international treaty for the Pillar One reforms will be finalised by mid-2023 for entry into force in 2024.

    Stablecoins

    CPMI, IOSCO Issue Final Guidance on Stablecoin Arrangements

    By Editors | 14/07/2022

    CPMI and IOSCO confirm that the PFMI apply to systemically important stablecoin arrangements that transfer stablecoins.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work

    By Editors | 13/07/2022

    Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    GCFFC Offers Recommendations on Improving AML Effectiveness

    By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2022

    PPPs could benefit from the FATF providing a clearer endorsement of their benefits within the global framework, the paper says.

    CBDCs

    New Report Offers Guidance to Central Banks on CBDC Design

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    A report from CPMI, BISIH, IMF and World Bank assesses the options for access to and interoperability of CBDCs, to ensure they improve cross-border payments.

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