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AML / KYC
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: FATF Faces an Iranian Crunch
By Tom Keatinge | 07/02/2020
A well-intentioned decision on Iran in 2016 has haunted FATF ever since. That decision is about to become a nightmare, says RUSI’s Tom Keatinge.
AML / KYC
ACAMS Pledges Support for Anti-Slavery & Trafficking Initiative
By Editors | 06/02/2020
ACAMS will encourage financial crime professionals globally to adopt a blueprint for mobilising finance against modern slavery and human trafficking.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA to Re-consult on Pre-cessation Fallbacks This Month
By Editors | 06/02/2020
ISDA will consult on a single protocol that would allow participants to include both pre-cessation and permanent cessation fallbacks in derivatives trades.
Market Infrastructure
World Federation of Exchanges Sets Out 2020 Priorities
By Editors | 04/02/2020
In 2020, the WFE will focus its work on the role of exchanges in creating data, the role of CCPs in ensuring systemic safety, and ESG issues.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Consults on New Standards for Third-Country Investment Firms
By Editors | 03/02/2020
The new Investment Firms Regulation (IFR) and Directive (IRD) will require third-country firms providing investment services and activities in the EU to report granular information to ESMA.
Crypto / Digital Assets
IOSCO Highlights Debt Market Concerns in Annual Work Programme
By Editors | 31/01/2020
The 2020 work programme provides an update on five existing priorities and an overview of planned work on a new priority – corporate debt and leveraged loans.
Market Infrastructure
HK, Korea, Philippines to Undergo IMF Assessment in 2020
By Editors | 31/01/2020
While Hong Kong and Korea are scheduled to undergo the assessment, as required every five years, the Philippines has voluntarily requested its assessment.
Market Infrastructure
Buy-side Adoption of FX Global Code Lagging: BIS
By Editors | 31/01/2020
More needs to be done to bolster buy-side adoption of the FX Global Code, says MAS deputy managing director Jacqueline Loh, who also chairs the BIS Markets Committee.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Welcomes Libor Pre-cessation Clarity from FCA, IBA
By Editors | 29/01/2020
The FCA has clarified that any period of non-representative LIBOR based on reduced panel bank submissions could last for only a period of months, not years.
Fintech / Regtech
WEF Announces Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance
By Editors | 28/01/2020
The consortium aims to address regulatory fragmentation and increase access to the financial system through innovative policy solutions for digital currencies.
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