International

    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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