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AML / KYC

Egmont Group Offers Guidance to FIUs on Conducting NRAs

By Manesh Samtani | 10/12/2024

New Egmont Group report discusses best practices for identifying ML/TF risks, common challenges experienced in NRAs, and strategies for ensuring success.

Capital / Liquidity

EACH Calls for Global Consistency in CCP Regulation

By Mark Johnston | 05/12/2024

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses released a manifesto offering recommendations to enhance capital market efficiency and resilience.

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BIS Paper Examines Choice Between Retail CBDC, FPS, or Both

By Editors | 05/12/2024

The choice depends on the market features, ecosystem, and degree of maturity and innovation of existing payment infrastructures in a country.

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Geopolitical Risk Seen as Top Risk to Financial Industry in 2025

By Editors | 05/12/2024

The top threats to the financial industry identified in DTCC’s latest Systemic Risk Barometer Survey were geopolitical risk and cyber risk.

AML / KYC

Basel Institute on Governance Publishes 2024 Basel AML Index

By Manesh Samtani | 04/12/2024

In Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Brunei, and South Korea scored the best while Myanmar, Lao PDR, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia scored the worst

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IOSCO Offers ‘Toolkits’ to Address Changing Nature of Exchange Models

By Thisanka Siripala | 03/12/2024

New report offers recommendations to help regulators improve supervision of exchanges, which are becoming increasingly global and venturing into non-traditional services.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Permissionless Blockchains Can Enhance Traditional Financial Services

By Editors | 03/12/2024

European Commission report says public permissionless blockchains represent a promising alternative to permissioned platforms.

ESG / Sustainability

Singapore’s Top Companies Lead Global Sustainability Efforts: KPMG

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/12/2024

KPMG survey finds all of Singapore’s top 100 companies report on sustainability. However, challenges remain that warrant further attention.

AML / KYC

Central Banks Offers Legal and System Design Lessons for Retail CBDC

By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2024

Seven central banks have published two new papers summarising key legal and system design aspects of retail CBDC.