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Crypto / Digital Assets
SWIFT Publishes Results of CBDC, Tokenised Asset Experiments
By Editors | 06/10/2022
The experiments show SWIFT can enable central banks to connect their CBDC networks to all other payment systems in the world through a single gateway.
Capital / Liquidity
Further Progress Made to Adopt Basel III Standards: BCBS
By Editors | 05/10/2022
The latest update highlights progress to implement the Basel III standards from APAC jurisdictions including Australia, Indonesia, Japan and China.
AML / KYC
Basel AML Index: Progress in AML/CFT Remains “Paralysed”
By Editors | 05/10/2022
New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore received the best ML/TF risk scores among APAC jurisdictions in the latest Basel AML Index.
Capital / Liquidity
Capital Rules Can Cushion Banks’ Fossil Fuel Exposure: Report
By ESG Investor | 04/10/2022
Prudential regulators should increase the risk weighting applied to major banks’ fossil fuel assets, Finance Watch says in a new report.
Fintech / Regtech
ISDA Nears Completion of Work to Digitise CFTC Reporting Rules
By Editors | 04/10/2022
ISDA working groups are transforming CFTC swap data reporting rules into machine-executable code ahead of implementation on 5 December.
AML / KYC
The Sentry Calls for Action to Stop Kleptocracy Enablers
By Editors | 04/10/2022
New report offers recommendations to target bankers, lawyers, and accountants who provide advice and support to violent kleptocracies and corrupt networks.
Big Picture
BIS Paper Offers Options for Regulating Big Tech
By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022
One option is to group financial activities into a dedicated subgroup under an FHC structure. A second is to create a new regulatory category for big tech financial groups.
Capital / Liquidity
BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment Will Hinder Innovation: JBA
By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022
Japan Bankers Association says the proposed infrastructure risk add-on will discourage banks from developing new DLT businesses.
Capital / Liquidity
Large Global Banks See Highest Capital Ratios Since 2012: BCBS
By Editors | 03/10/2022
A special feature in the latest Basel III monitoring report reveals that crypto exposures are small, around 0.14% of total exposures on a weighted average basis.
AML / KYC
US, UK, Canada, Australia Announce More Russia Sanctions
By Manesh Samtani | 03/10/2022
The sanctions are a response to Putin’s attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine, after holding referendums that have been denounced as illegal and coercive.
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