International

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.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Releases 17th Progress Report on Basel III Adoption

By Editors | 21/10/2019

Since the previous report, member jurisdictions have made the most progress in adopting the NSFR, IRRBB, and large exposures framework.

Fintech / Regtech

G20 Finance Leaders Agree to Regulate Stablecoins

By Editors | 21/10/2019

Amid warnings from the FSB and FATF, the G20 finance leaders have agreed that no stablecoin project should commence operation until their risks are evaluated and appropriately addressed.

Market Infrastructure

Post Crisis Reform Implementation Has Progressed in 2019: FSB

By Editors | 18/10/2019

Regulators should lead by example to promote the timely, full and consistent implementation of remaining reforms to support a level playing field and avoid regulatory arbitrage, the FSB says.