INTERNATIONAL

    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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