BIG PICTURE

Capital / Liquidity

Standard Setters Publish Review of Global Margining Practices

By Editors | 30/09/2022

Market volatility and model reactions to volatility were responsible for the majority of the peak increase in IM requirements in March and April 2020.

Fintech / Regtech

ADB Paper Offers Guidance on Building Regtech, Suptech Ecosystems

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/09/2022

Central to success is a high level of commitment to a “digital first” strategy, both from the regulatory community and the wider industry.

Big Picture

DTCC Warns of Risks from Quantum Computing Technology

By Editors | 23/09/2022

DTCC outlines steps firms should take to prepare for the emergence of new post-quantum cryptography standards. Final standards are scheduled for 2024.

Big Picture

AFME Considers Implications of an EU Move to T+1 Settlement

By Editors | 23/09/2022

AFME acknowledges the benefits of T+1 settlement but calls for an industry task force to be set up to conduct a detailed assessment.

Capital / Liquidity

Basel III to Have Muted Capital Impact in APAC: Fitch

By Editors | 19/09/2022

The impact of the final rules will be much lower in APAC than in Europe and the US because APAC jurisdictions rely less on internal models, Fitch says.

Market Infrastructure

BIS Explores How Central Banks View Cyber Threat Landscape

By Manesh Samtani | 15/09/2022

Central banks are prioritising investment in technical security control and resiliency, embracing risk management concepts, and adopting ‘zero-trust’ models.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Asset Tokenisation Increasingly Relevant in ‘Crypto Winter’ – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 14/09/2022

A new report from BCG and ADDX projects a 50-fold increase in tokenised assets by 2030, bringing the market’s value to over $16 trillion.

AML / KYC

FSDC Calls for Review of Hong Kong ‘Suitability’ Framework

By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2022

The FSDC says Hong Kong’s suitability framework has grown too “complex” and the suitability obligations are “overly prescriptive”.

Securities / Derivatives

CPMI, IOSCO Consider Ways to Boost Client Clearing Access

By Editors | 08/09/2022

Practices to facilitate porting need to be further developed to ensure clients can continue to access clearing in the event of an intermediary default.