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CBDCs Present Central Banks with Risk-Benefit Trade-off: Fitch
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2021
The potential for funds to move quickly into CBDC accounts could cause credit strains in some banks and push up interest rates.
Market Infrastructure
ICMA Publishes ‘Success Criteria’ for Sustainable Finance Taxonomies
By Editors | 20/05/2021
ICMA compares the main features and methodologies of official taxonomies and provides five success criteria for use in benchmarking.
Big Picture
Conduct Risk Management Shifts to ‘Predict and Prevent’ Approach
By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2021
In its annual Compendium on culture and conduct risk supervision, Starling highlights a shift from ‘detect and correct’ to ‘predict and prevent’.
Big Picture
SWIFT, Accenture Explore Real-world Implications of CBDCs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/05/2021
SWIFT is planning trials in the coming months to explore how its platform could interact with CBDCs in cross-border payments.
Capital / Liquidity
Resolution Authorities Should Have Operational Independence: BIS
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/05/2021
The institutional location of the resolution function is commonly the central bank, prudential supervisor or deposit insurer. This decision often entails trade-offs.
Big Picture
How Derivatives Exchanges Can Promote Sustainable Development
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/05/2021
A new report from the WFE and the UN’s SSE Initiative offers guidance on how derivatives exchanges can facilitate the sustainability transition.
Big Picture
WEF Publishes Report Outlining Capital Market Use Cases of DLT
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/05/2021
The report calls for a balance between innovation and market safeguards through standardisation, the breaking down of silos and regulatory engagement.
Big Picture
Industry Body Outlines Best Practices in CCP Credit Risk Management
By Editors | 08/05/2021
The best practices cover governance, model validation, annual credit reviews, operational capabilities, risk management, and portfolio monitoring.
Big Picture
FMSB Publishes Final Standard on Execution of Large Trades
By Editors | 07/05/2021
The Standard establishes principles for how dealers should behave when executing large trades to mitigate market impacts, conduct risks and conflicts of interest.
Fintech / Regtech
Electronic Transactions Association Offers CBDC Guidelines
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/05/2021
The trade association says governments should carefully consider 7 guiding principles when considering the introduction of a CBDC.
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