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CPMI Offers Guidance on Extending RTGS Operating Hours

By Editors | 21/02/2023

Extending RTGS system operating hours across jurisdictions would facilitate faster, cheaper, more accessible and more transparent cross-border payments.

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FSB Warns of Excessive Concentration Risk in in Commodity Markets

By Mark Johnston | 20/02/2023

The concentration of market power among a few firms and their reliance on debt increases the potential for market disruptions in commodity markets.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto Crime Rose to Over $20b in 2022: Chainalysis

By Editors | 17/02/2023

Overall, Chainalysis says illicit activity in cryptocurrency remains a small share of total volume at less than 1 percent.

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Some APAC Regulators Not Fully Operationally Independent: IOSCO

By Editors | 17/02/2023

Government officials in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and India have some ability to direct or influence securities regulators’ day-to-day operations.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSB Assesses DeFi Vulnerabilities and How to Address Them

By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2023

The FSB will consider changes to its proposed crypto regulatory framework to account for DeFi-specific risks, and policy responses to address TradFI-DeFi interactions.

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ECB Concerned with Russia Exposures, Bad Debt Risks

By Editors | 14/02/2023

The ECB says it would welcome more exits from Russia by eurozone banks, and that higher borrowing costs could lead to a build-up of bad loans.

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BIS Chief Calls for Regulatory Framework for Big Techs in Finance

By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2023

Agustín Carstens says big techs involved in financial services are gaining systemic importance and may quickly become “too big to fail”.

ESG / Sustainability

ISDA Analyses Regulatory Treatment of SLDs in Singapore

By Editors | 09/02/2023

The paper considers how sustainability-linked derivatives would be classified and regulated in Singapore.

AML / KYC

FATF Publishes Annual Report for 2021-2022

By Editors | 07/02/2023

The report sets out the achievements of the FATF under the second year of Marcus Pleyer’s Presidency.