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Big Picture
Industry Taskforce Publishes Blueprint for Creating Carbon Market
By Editors | 02/02/2021
The blueprint comprises 20 tangible actions to deliver a large-scale, voluntary carbon market and a roadmap for implementation.
Market Infrastructure
CBIRC Permits Allianz to Set Up Insurance Asset Management Business
By Editors | 02/02/2021
The business, to be incorporated in Beijing, will be the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management firm in China.
Capital / Liquidity
India Announces Support for Banks in Budget for New Fiscal Year
By Editors | 02/02/2021
The budget includes the establishment of a ‘bad bank’ to take over banks’ bad assets and a plan to inject INR 200 billion into state lenders.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Drafts Guidance on Operational Continuity in Resolution
By Editors | 01/02/2021
Operational continuity in resolution is a key aspect of resolution planning for individual banks, the HKMA says.
Market Infrastructure
UPDATED – KPMG Appointed to Review RBNZ Data Breach Response
By Editors | 01/02/2021
The review will seek to understand the events leading up to the breach, assess the appropriateness of the RBNZ’s response, and identify factors that contributed to the breach.
Market Infrastructure
FSC Korea to Tighten Debt Service Ratio Rules in Q1
By Editors | 01/02/2021
The accumulation of excessive debt may pose a risk to the economic recovery, the FSC said, pledging to introduce measures to rein in household and corporate debt.
Big Picture
Asset Price Correction Could Jeopardise Financial Stability: IMF
By Editors | 31/01/2021
Policymakers should be prepared for the risks of a market correction as complacent investors bet on continued policy support and drive up valuations, the IMF warns.
ESG / Sustainability
FSC Korea Outlines Additional Green Finance Initiatives
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2021
The FSC plans to draw up a climate risk management and oversight plan for FIs by March and develop a green taxonomy within H1.
Market Infrastructure
Legislative Advisors Advocate Merger of Shanghai Financial Markets
By Editors | 29/01/2021
Under the proposal, a holding group would comprise the SSE, CFFEX, various securities depository and clearing companies, and a new options exchange.
Big Picture
More Central Banks Advancing CBDC Work: BIS Report
By Manesh Samtani | 29/01/2021
CBDCs need to be linked to a digital identity in order to be useful in achieving financial inclusion, said BIS general manager Agustín Carstens.
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