AML / KYC

FATF Consults on AML/CTF Frictions in Cross-border Payments

01/12/2020

The FATF seeks feedback to help identify how divergent AML/CFT measures adopted at the national level add to the challenges of cross-border payments.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Penalises Westpac For Breaches of Liquidity Standards

01/12/2020

Westpac will have to apply a 10 percent add-on to the net cash outflow component of its LCR calculation until its shortcomings have been rectified.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore Banks Get New Best Practice Code for Commodity Financing

01/12/2020

The Code was developed by an industry working group of 28 commodity financing banks in consultation with trading firms and with the support of regulators.

Fintech / Regtech

APRA Grants TransferWise Licence to Directly Access NPP

30/11/2020

Access to Australia’s real-time payments system will enable TransferWise to reduce foreign exchange fees and wholesale banking costs.

Securities / Derivatives

China to Grant Domestic Investors Greater Access to Foreign Markets

30/11/2020

The QDLP and QDIE programmes – piloted in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen – will be expanded “in the near future”, according to China’s foreign exchange regulator

Securities / Derivatives

China: Banks Suspend Opening of Precious Metals Trading Accounts

30/11/2020

Seven banks have temporarily stopped opening new accounts for precious metals trading amid concerns that heightened volatility could lead to losses and complaints.

Fintech / Regtech

Lack of Electronic Solutions Hindering Capital Market Access: ASIFMA

30/11/2020

The report calls on government and regulators to facilitate greater use of e-signatures, virtual meetings, and other electronic solutions in Hong Kong and Singapore capital markets.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Oversight Body Closes Off Basel III Policy Agenda

30/11/2020

A coordinated approach to mitigating Covid-19 risks will be adopted. Capital and liquidity buffer drawdowns are encouraged. Future adjustments to Basel III will be limited.

Securities / Derivatives

IASB Consults on Accounting Standard for Intra-group M&A

30/11/2020

IFRS 3 Business Combinations does not specify how to report transactions involving transfers of businesses between companies within the same group, leading to diversity in practice.