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Trading & Investment
Short-selling Bans Fail to Achieve Positive Effects: WFE
By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2020
In Asia, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia have imposed short-selling bans, while Thailand, Taiwan and India have tightened their rules to make the practice more difficult.
Capital Adequacy
Covid-19 Puts Financial Regulation Under Stress
By Peter Guy | 30/03/2020
Business continuity plans, social distancing measures, economic stimulus and liquidity constraints are hindering banks’ abilities to stay consistent with regulators’ expectations, says Peter Guy.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Central Banks Must Target Global Supply Chains: Carstens
By Editors | 30/03/2020
Central banks need to channel their US dollar liquidity towards preventing global supply chains from unravelling, says BIS general manager Agustín Carstens.
Capital Adequacy
Basel III Implementation Timelines Deferred in Response to Covid-19
By Editors | 28/03/2020
The implementation date of the outstanding Basel III standards will be deferred by one year to 1 January 2023 to free up operational capacity for banks and supervisors.
Capital Adequacy
ISDA Calls for Delay to Initial Margin Deadlines
By Editors | 26/03/2020
Without a delay, smaller entities will almost certainly be shut out of the derivatives market, denying them the ability to manage risk when they need it most, says ISDA chief Scott O’Malia.
Stablecoins
Securities Market Principles Can Be Applied to Stablecoins: IOSCO
By Editors | 25/03/2020
Preliminary analysis concludes that the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures could apply to the global stablecoin arrangements, among other principles and standards.
KYC & CDD
Holding the Line on Ultimate Beneficial Ownership
By Manesh Samtani | 24/03/2020
Financial institutions need to ensure that UBO information on customers is complete and accurate, but this is only half the battle, says Refinitiv’s Phillip Malcolm.
KYC & CDD
Moving to a Continuous KYC Process
By Greg Watson | 23/03/2020
Greg Watson discusses how to streamline KYC reviews and move from regular 1-3-5 year reviews to perpetual KYC, managed-by-exception.
Capital Adequacy
BCBS, FSB Support Use of Capital, Liquidity Buffers to Maintain Stability
By Editors | 22/03/2020
Using capital resources to support the real economy and absorb losses should take priority over discretionary distributions. HQLA stocks should be used to meet liquidity demands.
Payments & Settlements
SWIFT Defers ISO 20022 Start Date for Cross-border Payments
By Editors | 18/03/2020
ISO 20022 messages for cross-border payments and cash reporting businesses will start from end 2022 instead of November 2021 as originally planned.
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