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AML / KYC

DPRK Sanctions Evasion Not Being Captured by Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 07/01/2022

Gatekeeper professions play an important role in facilitating North Korean sanctions evasion, RUSI says in a new paper.

AML / KYC

Trade Misinvoicing a Persistent Problem Across Nations: GFI

By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2021

GFI says countries need to make trade misinvoicing illegal at the national level and strengthen law enforcement capacities of customs authorities.

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ISSA Explores CBDC Impacts to Post-Trade Settlement

By Editors | 21/12/2021

CBDC is a critical and likely enabler for DLT-based securities settlement and collateral management, with stablecoins providing a possible alternative, the paper says.

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ISDA Outlines Next Steps to Develop China Derivatives Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 20/12/2021

China’s draft Futures and Derivatives Law will remove a major barrier to international participation in China’s derivatives markets, ISDA says.

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Global Debt Reached Record $226tr in 2020: IMF

By Editors | 20/12/2021

The debt surge has amplified vulnerabilities and constrained the ability of governments and the private sector to support the recovery.

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NBFI Vulnerabilities “Broadly Stable” Year-to-year: FSB

By Editors | 17/12/2021

Largely unchanged measures of credit intermediation, maturity and liquidity transformation, and leverage highlight the rapid response and impact of official sector intervention.

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ESG Data, Regulation and the APAC Fragmentation Challenge

By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2021

Panellists at Regulation Asia’s ESG Tech & Data event discussed the need for methodology transparency and better company reporting.

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CPMI Reviews Developments in Retail Fast Payment Systems

By Editors | 14/12/2021

The implementation of retail FPS across the globe has risen from under a dozen jurisdictions in 2010 to around 60 in 2021.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Takes Stock of Approaches to Operationalising Bail-in

By Editors | 14/12/2021

In a new paper, the FSB provides an overview of practices, operational processes and arrangements as part of the bail-in process.