International

Big Picture

IMF Offers Guidance to Central Banks on Fintech, Cybersecurity

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/05/2021

The surge of technological innovation and related cybersecurity issues strengthen the need for enhanced risk management at central banks, the IMF says.

Market Infrastructure

Canada Establishes Regulatory Regime for Financial Benchmarks

By Editors | 03/05/2021

Once the regime is implemented, CDOR will become a designated benchmark with Refinitiv Benchmarks Services formally designated as its administrator.

Market Infrastructure

DSB Opens Consultation on OTC ISIN, CFI Service Provision

By Editors | 02/05/2021

The consultation focuses on cloud resilience, cybersecurity risk assessments, and enhanced support for supplier risk assessment activities.

Market Infrastructure

IFRS Foundation Consults on Revisions to Constitution

By Editors | 02/05/2021

The proposed amendments expand the Foundation’s objectives and set out the structure and function of the new International Sustainability Standards Board.

Securities / Derivatives

Bank Losses from Archegos Collapse to Exceed $10bn

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2021

New disclosures from UBS and Nomura have raised estimates of the total losses to banks to over $10.5bn.

AML / KYC

Mitigating Illicit Convergence in Transnational Financial Crime

By Editors | 27/04/2021

Rani Hong, Sasha Lezhnev, Ben Spevack and Che Sidanius discuss efforts under way to prevent the illicit exploitation of legal infrastructures for crime.

AML / KYC

Final Phase of Meng Extradition Case to Be Delayed

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/04/2021

The final phase of the extradition case is being delayed to allow Meng’s lawyers to examine documents being provided by HSBC as a result of a Hong Kong court ruling.

Big Picture

ICMA Explores Role of Repo Market in Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 25/04/2021

A new ICMA paper looks at the intersections between the repo and collateral market and sustainable finance.

Fintech / Regtech

Regulatory Future Proofing with In-Memory Computing

By Editors | 24/04/2021

In-memory analytics tools allow even the most complex of regulatory calculations to be performed in minutes or seconds rather than hours.