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Market Infrastructure
A Liquid Global Swaps Market Relies on Deference: CFTC’s Quintenz
By Manesh Samtani | 29/10/2019
Market fragmentation poses serious risks to the liquidity and health of the derivatives markets, said CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz at the ISDA Annual Japan Conference.
AML / KYC
FATF Issues Best Practice Paper on Beneficial Ownership
By Editors | 29/10/2019
FATF mutual evaluations have shown that many jurisdictions are still finding it challenging to ensure transparency of ownership of legal persons.
AML / KYC
It’s Time to Reform and Refocus the FATF
By Tom Keatinge | 27/10/2019
The FATF’s responsibilities and the efficiency and effectiveness of its evaluation process must be reassessed, says RUSI’s Tom Keatinge.
Market Infrastructure
Regulatory Data: Arrows for the Quiver?
By Hannah Cassidy | 25/10/2019
Banks need to be cognisant of how the data they provide to regulators is being used, says Herbert Smith Freehills in its 2019 Global Bank Review.
Big Picture
Effective Governance, Regulation Can Mitigate Cyber Risk: Moody’s
By Manesh Samtani | 25/10/2019
Regulators can help to mitigate the cyber threat by promoting contingency planning in banking and enabling information sharing among banks and regulators.
AML / KYC
FATF Removes Sri Lanka from ‘Grey List’; Pakistan to Remain
By Editors | 23/10/2019
Sri Lanka has made “significant progress” to address strategic AML/CFT deficiencies; Pakistan has only largely addressed 5 of 27 action items and has failed to meet agreed deadlines.
Fintech / Regtech
Suptech Gains Momentum but Approaches Vary: FSI Paper
By Editors | 23/10/2019
Suptech use cases have mainly clustered around misconduct analysis, reporting and data management, according a new paper from the BIS Financial Stability Institute.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Publishes Final Results of IBOR Pre-Cessation Consultation
By Manesh Samtani | 22/10/2019
The consultation did not yield a consensus among market participants regarding how to address pre-cessation issues related to a benchmark’s nonrepresentativeness.
Market Infrastructure
ASIC, ESMA Sign MOU to Cooperate on Benchmarks
By Editors | 22/10/2019
The MoU sets out cooperation arrangements to complement the EU’s July equivalence decision, as well as to ensure effective information exchange and supervisory coordination.
Securities / Derivatives
NGFS Publishes Guide to Sustainable Investing for Central Banks
By Editors | 21/10/2019
The guide identifies the five most common ‘sustainable and responsible investment’ strategies used in central bank portfolio management.
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