Market Infrastructure

CFTC Extends Swap Reporting Relief for Non-US Dealers

02/11/2022

The no-action relief, initially granted in December 2013, was due to expire by 1 December 2022, but has been extended to 1 December 2025.

Crypto / Digital Assets

US DOJ Resolves Dispute with Google Over BTC-e Data

02/11/2022

Crypto exchange BTC-e was shut down in 2017 for alleged money laundering. At the time, US authorities were unable to obtain data from Google for the investigation because it was held overseas.

AML / KYC

Malaysian Banks Launch National Scam Awareness Campaign

02/11/2022

BNM said banks are giving their “full commitment” and making progress in implementing stronger controls and safeguards against financial scams.

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Presentation: Setting a Global Baseline — Key Developments of International Sustainability Standards

02/11/2022

IFRS Foundation’s Eulitt spoke about the initial progress from the International Sustainability Standards Board towards delivering a global baseline of sustainability disclosure standards for capital markets

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Presentation: Mitigating ESG Risks in Managing Supply Chains

02/11/2022

This session will dissect the issues surrounding due diligence for financial institutions in assessing, planning for and remediating the risks within supply chains.

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Fireside Chat: The Role of Sustainability Reporting

02/11/2022

Join us as we look at the role of sustainability reporting in managing ESG risks, and the next steps taken in integrating frameworks and making them mandatory.

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Fireside Chat: Mitigating ESG Reputational Risks

02/11/2022

This session will look at how financial institutions are managing the reputational risk incumbent upon navigating the growing relevance of ESG issues within their wider businesses.

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Fireside Chat: Quantifying Real-world Impacts – Pricing ESG Risk

02/11/2022

This session looks at best practice approach to understanding the real-world impacts of climate change on their portfolios and how best to measure, manage, quantify and price these risks.

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Fireside Chat: Regulating Carbon Markets

02/11/2022

IOSCO’s Nathanail described the challenges across different jurisdictions in building functional, efficient and standardised carbon markets. She also discussed the incentives for jurisdictions to sell offset units to other countries, regulatory arbitrage issues, and the interplay between ETS schemes, VCMs, and carbon tax regimes.