Financial Stability Board

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Tweaks Rule-Book Grades, Approves G-SIB Assessment

By Editors | 03/10/2025

The BCBS has changed a key term in country assessments and completed the annual review of top global banks.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Details Progress on Bolstering Non-Bank Financial Sector

By Editors | 01/10/2025

The FSB has outlined recent policy initiatives on leverage, money market funds, and margining to enhance non-bank financial intermediation resilience.

Reporting & Disclosures

UNEP FI Flags Gaps in Global Climate Risk Disclosures

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/09/2025

The UNEP FI Risk Centre report warns that while sustainability reporting frameworks are gaining traction worldwide, most company disclosures remain largely narrative, inconsistent and hard to compare.

Resolution & Recovery

FSC Korea Directs Top 10 Banks to Enhance Resolution Plans

By Manesh Samtani | 24/07/2025

Regulators have approved 2025 resolution plans and renewed the D-SIBs list for 2026, but demanded greater preparedness for digital bank runs.

Stablecoins

US Signs GENIUS Act Into Law, Setting Rules for Stablecoin Issuers

By Manesh Samtani | 21/07/2025

The GENIUS Act creates a potential pathway for issuers from other jurisdictions to access the US market if their local regulations are deemed equivalent.

Emerging Prudential Risks

G20 Backs Central Bank Independence, Agrees Path on NBFI Risk and Tax

By Manesh Samtani | 19/07/2025

In a rare show of unity, G20 finance ministers issued their first joint communiqué since October 2024, stressing central bank independence.

Emerging Prudential Risks

New FSB Chair Targets Non-Bank Finance, Stablecoins in First Priorities

By Manesh Samtani | 15/07/2025

Andrew Bailey calls for renewed global cooperation to tackle risks from private finance and digital assets amid rising geopolitical fragmentation.

Climate Risk

FSB Halts New Climate Rules Amid US Pressure and Deep Divisions

By Manesh Samtani | 15/07/2025

The FSB has shelved new climate policy work, citing member divisions after a US pushback against a more aggressive agenda.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Regulatory Fragmentation Undermines Financial System Resilience - Report

By Manesh Samtani | 12/07/2025

Joint paper by BPI, GFMA and IIF calls for coordinated action to address the proliferation of "localisation policies", such as ring-fencing and forced subsidiarisation.