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    Capital / Liquidity

    CCP Margin Models Lack Transparency, Predictability – Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2023

    New BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO report examines the impact of CCP margin models on market participants in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Regulatory Uncertainty a Key FRTB Implementation Challenge

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/05/2023

    Persistent regulatory timeline uncertainty is a primary implementation challenge of FRTB in APAC, Murex found in a survey of banks.

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    BSP Addresses GCash Service Disruption, Unauthorised Transactions

    By Editors | 19/05/2023

    Phishing attacks where users shared their OTPs with scammers were the root cause behind unauthorised transactions at GCash.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    GFMA Report Details How DLT Will Benefit Capital Markets

    By Editors | 18/05/2023

    The report calls for market participants to proactively shape the future use of DLT and for policymakers to provide greater regulatory clarity.

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    BIS Paper Identifies Gaps in Regulatory Frameworks for Crypto

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2023

    The paper says authorities should consider regulations for utility tokens, governance tokens, DeFi actors, and crypto firms that resemble financial conglomerates.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Supervisors Need More Guidance on Using Pillar 2 Tools

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/05/2023

    Many prudential risks that arise from rising interest rates are “beyond the scope of Pillar 1” and are “more effectively addressed” through a robust Pillar 2 supervisory review process.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Hong Kong Roundtable: Bankers Explore Evolving Risk Landscape

    By Editors | 14/05/2023

    Regulation Asia and Wolters Kluwer held a roundtable with Hong Kong bankers to discuss the evolving risk landscape in the city.

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    Fed Official Calls for Banking Reforms to be “Targeted” and “Thoughtful”

    By Mark Johnston | 12/05/2023

    Michelle Bowman urges targeted and evidence-based reforms to address the root causes of the recent spate of bank failures.

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    US Super-Regional Banks Bore the Brunt of SVB Failure: NY Fed

    By Mark Johnston | 12/05/2023

    Deposit withdrawals after SVB’s failure were limited to around 30 super-regional banks, according to a new study by the NY Fed.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Fed Warns of Credit Contraction Resulting from Bank Stress

    By Editors | 09/05/2023

    Ongoing stresses in the banking system could lead to a broader contraction in credit, resulting in a “marked slowdown in economic activity”.

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