Fintech / Regtech

BIS Paper Offers Technical Model for Assessing DeFi Risks

24/01/2023

The paper highlights the intertwined nature of DeFi protocols, the dependencies they can have on stablecoins, and how such dependencies can present vulnerabilities.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto Lender Genesis Files for Bankruptcy Protection

24/01/2023

Genesis has more than 100,000 creditors who may be owed up to USD 10 billion. The biggest creditor is crypto exchange Gemini.

ESG / Sustainability

US Fed Issues Instructions on Climate Scenario Analysis

24/01/2023

Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo are asked to submit their responses by 31 July 2023.

Securities / Derivatives

CSRC Revises Rules for Securities Brokerage Businesses

24/01/2023

The rules strengthen requirements for firms to protect customers and implement transaction management and process controls.

Capital / Liquidity

US OCC Outlines Framework for “Too-Big-to-Manage” Banks

24/01/2023

The OCC is looking to provide more transparency into its escalation framework for dealing with banks that become too big to manage.

ESG / Sustainability

Bangladesh to Form New Market for Shariah Compliant Securities

23/01/2023

The BSEC has formed a-nine member advisory council to help develop the new Islamic capital market.

ESG / Sustainability

Researchers Dispute Benefits of Verra Approved Carbon Credits

23/01/2023

Investigative journalists found that only a handful of Verra’s rainforest projects showed evidence of deforestation reductions.

Securities / Derivatives

NZ FMA Publishes First Risk Assessment of Fund Management Sector

23/01/2023

Risk management practices and controls used by fund managers reduce overall risk but “pockets of relatively higher risk” still exist.

Securities / Derivatives

Bangladesh: Chittagong Bourse Seeks to Launch FX Derivatives

21/01/2023

Currently, there are no regulations in Bangladesh allowing for the introduction of currency or other financial derivatives.