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Out-of-Court SME Restructuring Protects Financial Stability: FSB

By Manesh Samtani | 10/05/2022

Jurisdictions should assess their out-of-court corporate debt workout frameworks and reduce barriers to access for SMEs experiencing corporate stress.

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QR Code Payments Promote Credit Access for SMEs: BIS

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/05/2022

QR payments allow the creation of a digital payment footprint that enables small firms to access credit from both big tech firms as well as banks.

Market Infrastructure

Mandatory Disclosure Needed to Address “Persistent” GHG Reporting Gap

By ESG Investor | 09/05/2022

FTSE Russell paper reveals wide variations across countries, sectors and company size for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

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Data Governance Systems Need Better Consent Mechanisms: BIS

By Manesh Samtani | 06/05/2022

Personal data is being aggregated and exploited, without the resulting benefits being passed on to consumers and businesses generating the data.

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DTCC Calls for Greater Scrutiny of Interconnectedness Risks

By Editors | 05/05/2022

Interconnectedness, while providing benefits, poses certain risks that need to be recognised and analysed to guard against system-wide vulnerabilities, DTCC says.

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Green Transition Needs Greater Transparency – NGFS

By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022

Consistent, comparable and reliable data and products dependent on disclosure standards and harmonised taxonomies.

Capital / Liquidity

BOE’s Woods Proposes Simplified Bank Capital Framework

By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2022

The hypothetical framework would replace the current set of buffers with a “single, releasable buffer of common equity”, sitting on top of a low minimum requirement.

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New Guidance for Asset Owners on UNGP Roadmap

By ESG Investor | 27/04/2022

The BSR report explains how adopting a human rights-based approach to finance can strengthen the impact of ESG practices.

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Leading Banks Fail to Account for Climate in Financial Statements

By ESG Investor | 27/04/2022

KPMG analysis finds most major banks and auditors are not yet focused on climate-related reporting.