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Credit Risk
BCBS Warns of Risky Real Estate and Leveraged Loans
By Editors | 08/08/2022
The pandemic and recent inflation have heightened credit risk concerns. Supervisors have observed higher-risk and deficient lending practices.
Cryptocurrency
US Court Allows Voyager Digital to Return Cash to Customers
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Regulators have separately ordered the crypto brokerage to “immediately remove” false statements it made that suggested it was FDIC-insured.
Cryptocurrency
CME to Launch Euro-denominated Crypto Futures
By Editors | 05/08/2022
The new EUR-denominated contracts will provide more precise tools to trade and hedge exposure to Bitcoin and Ether, said CME’s Tim McCourt.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Activity-based & Entity-based Regulation Reinforce Each Other’s Effectiveness
By Editors | 05/08/2022
A new paper from the Financial Stability Institute says neither entity-based nor activity-based regulation is in and of itself the optimal choice.
Payments & Settlements
ECB Analyses Options for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
Bitcoin and stablecoins are “unlikely” to be the “holy grail” of cross-border payments. Interlinked domestic payment systems and interoperable CBDCs show the most promise.
Anti-Money Laundering
FFIS Takes Stock of AML & Fraud Data Sharing Platforms
By Editors | 03/08/2022
New paper covers 15 different private-private financial information sharing platforms across the US, UK, Singapore, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Estonia and Australia.
Trading & Investment
Moscow Exchange Commences Trading in First Yuan Bonds
By Editors | 03/08/2022
Yuan-denominated bonds will open up an additional source of FX liquidity for Russian borrowers, who have been cut off from the dollar, euro and other foreign currencies.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Imposes New Round of Sanctions Against Russia
By Editors | 03/08/2022
The sanctions target Kremlin-connected elites, including retired Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, who is understood to be Putin’s girlfriend.
Payments & Settlements
CPMI Explores Options, New Solutions to Increase PvP Adoption
By Editors | 02/08/2022
CPMI received “numerous promising proposals” for new solutions that may be capable of processing FX transactions that currently settle on a non-PvP basis.
Climate Risk
Pilot Indicators Launched to Track Banks’ Net Zero Transition
By ESG Investor | 01/08/2022
The IIGCC and TPI have launched an investor-led framework of pilot indicators to assess banks on the transition to net zero.
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