International

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

OFAC Sanctions Two Members of the ‘Cyber Army of Russia’

By Editors | 21/07/2024

Two Russian nationals separately pleaded guilty to participating in LockBit ransomware attacks, the DOJ announced separately.

Clearing & Post-Trade

FMSB Drafts Standard for Sharing Standard Settlement Instructions

By Editors | 20/07/2024

The draft standard aims to increase the adoption of electronic solutions for sharing SSIs and address errors and inefficiencies in current processes.

PEPs & Sanctions

OFAC Announces More Sanctions Targeting Houthi Funding

By Editors | 20/07/2024

The targets include individuals and companies based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and the UAE, along with five vessels.

Custody & Infrastructure

ANNA, DTIF to Streamline Digital Asset Regulatory Reporting

By Editors | 19/07/2024

ANNA and DTIF will work to integrate DTIs and ISINs in KYAX’s reporting tool to simplify compliance with reporting requirements under MiCA and EMIR Refit.

Trading & Investment

FIA Issues Best Practices on Managing Automated Trading Risks

By Editors | 19/07/2024

New paper outlines practices on pre-trade risk management, exchange volatility control mechanisms, post-trade analysis and testing, among other areas.

PEPs & Sanctions

China, Russia Exploring New Ways to Address Payment Problems

By Editors | 19/07/2024

A Chinese official said financial institutions from the two countries are exploring the possibility of cooperating using the Mir payment system.

Nature & Biodiversity

Central Banks, Regulators Told to Tackle Deforestation

By ESG Investor | 19/07/2024

The World Wide Fund for Nature calls on central banks and regulators to take steps to limit capital flow to deforestation activities.

Anti-Money Laundering

FATF Issues Update on Standards Work for the NPO Sector

By Manesh Samtani | 19/07/2024

The FATF will revise Recommendation 1 to better enable financial inclusion by improving the risk-based approach and supervision.

Climate Risk

NGFS Calls for High-quality Climate Data

By ESG Investor | 19/07/2024

NGFS’s new information note is intended as an additional resource for central banks looking to bridge climate-related data gaps.