International

Emerging Prudential Risks

G20 Agrees to Suspend Debt Payments for Low Income Nations

By Editors | 15/04/2020

The G20 is also calling on private creditors, working through the Institute of International Finance, to participate in the initiative “on comparable terms”.

Liquidity Risk

Hedge Funds Have Sufficient Liquidity, Low Leverage: IOSCO

By Editors | 15/04/2020

Hedge funds were found to have sufficient portfolio liquidity to meet investor redemption demands under normal market conditions, based on end-September 2018 data.

Reporting & Disclosures

IOSCO Forms Task Force to Address Sustainable Finance Issues

By Editors | 15/04/2020

The Task Force will work on sustainability and ESG disclosure challenges for investors, including to enhance transparency and address investor protection issues.

Emerging Prudential Risks

G7 Nations Back Debt Relief for Vulnerable Emerging Markets

By Editors | 14/04/2020

The G7 has declared its support for a temporary suspension of debt service payments due on official bilateral claims for all countries eligible for World Bank concessional financing.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Updates G20 on Coordinated Response to Covid-19

By Editors | 14/04/2020

Since mid-March, FSB members have reported about 850 discrete actions to address the financial and economic fallout related to Covid-19.

Stablecoins

FSB Offers Recommendations on Regulating Global Stablecoins

By Editors | 14/04/2020

The consultative report proposes 10 high-level recommendations for jurisdictional authorities to advance consistent and effective regulation and supervision of global stablecoin arrangements.

Liquidity Risk

ISDA, IIF Warn G20 of Acute USD Shortage in Emerging Markets

By Editors | 13/04/2020

US dollar shortages could constrain policy responses aimed at cushioning emerging market economies from the Covid-19 shock.

Trading & Investment

Short Selling May Help Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19 Crisis

By Editors | 13/04/2020

ISLA’s Council for Sustainable Finance says short selling can be a “positive mechanism”, and banning it can harm price discovery and liquidity.

KYC & CDD

The Latest Thinking On Beneficial Ownership, Power And Control

By Bureau van Dijk | 13/04/2020

Data is the first line of defence when it comes to protecting one’s business from links to wrongdoing.