INTERNATIONAL

Capital / Liquidity

Basel III Monitoring Reveals Fall in Big Banks’ Capital Ratios

By Editors | 21/03/2019

The latest monitoring exercise indicates that all banks are meeting CET1 and LCR requirements, but that the biggest banks’ capital ratios have fallen for the first time.

Market Infrastructure

FMSB Reports Progress in Enhancing Market Conduct Standards

By Editors | 20/03/2019

The FICC Markets Standards Board, in its 2018 annual report, highlighted key achievements to enhance standards of behaviour in wholesale FICC markets.

Market Infrastructure

ISDA, FIA, IIF Publish CCP Resolution Incentives Analysis

By Garima Chitkara | 18/03/2019

ISDA, FIA and IIF members dispute the appropriateness of extending the NCWOL safeguard to equity holders, and debate the size of the “skin-in-the-game” tranche.

AML / KYC

BCBS Sets Out Minimum Expectations for Banks Exposed to Crypto

By Editors | 18/03/2019

The minimum prudential expectations for banks exposed to crypto-assets relate to due diligence, governance and risk management, public disclosure and supervisory dialogue.

Market Infrastructure

CPMI-IOSCO Report Progress in PFMI Implementation

By Editors | 15/03/2019

23 of 28 jurisdictions that participate in the CPMI-IOSCO implementation monitoring programme have adopted measures for all financial market infrastructure types, compared to 21 last July.

Market Infrastructure

For Cybersecurity Best Practice, Look to the Finance Industry

By Pieter Danhieux | 14/03/2019

Security expert Pieter Danhieux discusses how firms can improve culture, training programmes and coding practices, to help the financial industry maintain leadership in cybersecurity.

Big Picture

FIA Warns of Market Fragmentation in Global Derivatives Markets

By Garima Chitkara | 14/03/2019

Inconsistent and duplicative regulatory frameworks have led to fragmentation in global and regional derivatives markets, according to a white paper by the FIA.

Fintech / Regtech

DTCC Provides Guidance on Post-Trade Processing for Crypto Assets

By Garima Chitkara | 14/03/2019

New paper offers guiding principles on the provision of post-trade services for crypto assets, including on the governance and risk management structures needed to protect market stability.

Market Infrastructure

FSB to Explore Hazards of Leveraged Loan Market – Report

By Editors | 12/03/2019

In particular, the FSB will look at collateralised loan obligations to identify which institutions hold them and assess the risks they may pose in the event of a downturn.