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Capital / Liquidity

Basel Rules for Cryptoassets to Take Effect in Jan 2025

By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2022

1,250% risk weight not applicable to custodied assets. Infrastructure risk add-on no longer mandatory. Gross limit on total Group 2 exposures raised from 1% to 2%.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB to Revise Recommendations on Fund Liquidity Management

By Editors | 15/12/2022

Open-ended funds with illiquid assets should only be allowed to offer daily dealing if they use tools that pass on redemption costs to redeeming investors.

Capital / Liquidity

Global Banking System More Resilient After Basel Reforms: BCBS

By Editors | 15/12/2022

Banks that were more heavily affected by the Basel III reforms saw a greater reduction in their cost of capital, the BCBS said.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Announces Decision to Discontinue Annual G-SII Identification

By Editors | 12/12/2022

The FSB will instead use assessments available through the IAIS Holistic Framework to inform its considerations of systemic risk in the insurance sector.

Capital / Liquidity

More Work Needed on Resolution Plans for CCPs, Insurers: FSB

By Editors | 09/12/2022

The FSB said resolution planning for G-SIBs is maturing but more progress is needed on the development of resolution plans for CCPs and insurers.

Capital / Liquidity

PBOC Calls on Chinese D-SIBs to Improve TLAC

By Editors | 30/11/2022

The G-SIBs are encouraged to improve their TLAC internal planning and management mechanisms and issue TLAC non-capital bonds in offshore markets.

Crypto / Digital Assets

VASPs Propose Measures to Improve Regulatory Mechanisms for Crypto

By Editors | 28/11/2022

The proposals include a mechanism to allow VASPs to discover one another, so as to better manage counterparty risk and enhance compliance requirements.

Fintech / Regtech

UK, Singapore to Deepen Collaboration on FinTech, Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 26/11/2022

The UK and Singapore agreed to deepen cooperation on FinTech and sustainable finance, including to explore a global framework for regulating ESG ratings and data providers.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Publishes 2022 List of Global Systemically Important Banks

By Editors | 22/11/2022

Bank of America will have to meet a higher capital buffer requirement, while China Construction Bank and BNP Paribas will have to meet a lower buffer requirement.