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Fintech / Regtech

Operational Resilience, Skills Key to Banks’ Technological Sophistication – MAS

By Jill Wong | 03/10/2023

The MAS’s Vincent Loy highlights the operational challenges facing banks as they seek to build technology skills and sophistication.

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Corporate Best Practices Converging in Ethics & Compliance Programs

By Jill Wong | 02/10/2023

LRN’s new report found ethics, values and culture to be significant attributes of ethics and compliance programs globally.

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Fed Report Assesses Financial Stability Risks of Stablecoins

By Mark Johnston | 01/10/2023

In a separate note, JP Morgan says the Fed’s decision to prevent stablecoins from accessing its overnight facilities could risk disruption in funding markets.

ESG / Sustainability

ESG Dominates FIs’ Regulatory Landscape – KPMG UK

By ESG Investor | 28/09/2023

A noteworthy finding in the report is the growing divergence in regulatory approaches between the UK and EU.

Capital / Liquidity

Capital Ratios Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels for Largest Banks: BCBS

By Editors | 27/09/2023

Three unnamed internationally active banks reported that their LCR was below the minimum required level of 100 percent at end 2022.

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FIA Publishes Best Practices for Designing Volatility Control Mechanisms

By Editors | 27/09/2023

The paper presents best practices for ensuring derivatives exchange VCMs protect against disruptive activity while also facilitating genuine price discovery.

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WEF Paper Proposes Four Actions to Enhance Cross-Border Payments

By Mark Johnston | 26/09/2023

The paper says improving regulatory interoperability can improve the efficiency, security and inclusiveness of cross-border payments, benefiting businesses and individuals.

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WFE Calls on Policymakers to Better Promote Equity Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 19/09/2023

From a policy perspective, it is important not to approach market-based finance in the same way as banking, the WFE says.

AML / KYC

SC Ventures’ Su Kiang Lau Shares How Banks Face Fraud and Cybersecurity Challenges

By Editors | 18/09/2023

Su Kiang Lau, Executive Director – Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance at SC Ventures, spoke at Regulation Asia’s Fraud & Financial Crime Asia 2023 event on 13 July. At the sidelines of the event, he discussed how banks are looking at major challenges such as fraud, cybersecurity crime and data security. He also shared how Standard Chartered is using data to detect fraud risks.