INTERNATIONAL

AML / KYC

Inaugural FATF Supervisors’ Forum Meets in China

By Editors | 14/11/2019

The Supervisors’ Forum brought together supervisors from over forty countries to discuss ways in which oversight on ML/TF risks can be enhanced.

AML / KYC

BCBS Seeks Cooperation Between Prudential and AML Supervisors

By Editors | 13/11/2019

The BCBS says different supervisory functions should exchange information and cooperate both domestically and across borders, regardless of the institutional setting.

Fintech / Regtech

BIS Launches Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore

By Editors | 13/11/2019

The launch of the BIS Innovation Hub Centre took place on the sidelines of the 2019 Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology.

Fintech / Regtech

Ageing Infrastructure Creating Derivatives Market Inefficiencies: ISDA Chief

By Editors | 10/11/2019

Firms still take more than a day on average to resolve reconciliations and disputes caused by a lack of data transparency through the trade lifecycle.

AML / KYC

BCBS Updates AML/CFT Guidance for Correspondent Banking

By Editors | 10/11/2019

The revisions update the list of risk indicators banks should use to conduct risk assessments and specify conditions for using KYC utilities for obtaining customer information.

Capital / Liquidity

Capital Buffers Are Designed to Be Used: BCBS

By Editors | 05/11/2019

Banks that draw down on their buffers in times of stress are not deemed to be in breach of their minimum regulatory capital requirements.

AML / KYC

FATF Issues Draft Guidance on Digital Identity Systems

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2019

The draft guidance analyses the use, reliability and independence of digital ID systems, and looks at how they can meet FATF requirements around customer due diligence.

Market Infrastructure

Transitioning Away from IBORs: The View from Asia

By Garima Chitkara | 30/10/2019

Asian banks have a large and complex operational task ahead of them as they prepare for a post-LIBOR world after 2021, say KPMG’s Marie Gervacio and Luke Gower.

AML / KYC

LEI Use in Onboarding Could Save Banks Up to $4bn Annually

By Editors | 30/10/2019

In addition to cost savings, LEI use in client onboarding would speed up time to revenue, improve compliance and credit risk mitigation, and enable better tracking of suspicious entities.