International

Big Picture

Australia, NZ, China, Japan Get Low Grades on Fund Regulation, Tax

By Editors | 01/05/2020

Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan are among the nations that have received the lowest scores on tax settings and regulatory regimes for the managed funds industry, according to a new Morningstar study.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS Members Advancing Work on Climate-related Financial Risk

By Editors | 30/04/2020

An “overwhelmingly large share” of BCBS members have conducted research related to the measurement of climate-related financial risks.

AML / KYC

FATF Postpones Mutual Evaluations, Follow-up Deadlines

By Editors | 29/04/2020

All mutual evaluations and follow-up deadlines are postponed, and FATF will review grey-list jurisdictions in October rather than June as previously scheduled.

AML / KYC

G20 TechSprint Invites Firms to Develop Regtech, Suptech Solutions

By Editors | 29/04/2020

Private firms are invited to develop solutions to improve regulatory reporting, crypto asset AML monitoring, and supervisory information sharing.

Big Picture

Banking Regulation, Innovation Responsible for Shadow Bank Growth

By Editors | 29/04/2020

Regulatory burden on banks and technological improvements are likely the two most important factors behind shadow bank growth, a new paper says.

Capital / Liquidity

Legacy Systems, Poor Data Quality Hindering BCBS 239 Adoption

By Manesh Samtani | 29/04/2020

Some banks have changed their BCBS 239 implementation strategies to comprehensively improve data quality, but this will take considerable time to resolve.

Big Picture

Privacy Concerns, Bank Mistrust Lead to Higher Cash Use: Study

By Editors | 28/04/2020

The findings suggest that government policy to promote electronic payments may have to address fundamental concerns about privacy and confidence in financial institutions.

AML / KYC

Digital Identification in a Post-COVID World

By Editors | 28/04/2020

Social distancing has put KYC into sharp focus, with regulators reiterating their support for digital onboarding to ensure financial transactions are possible.

Fintech / Regtech

FMSB Publishes Spotlight Review on Algorithmic Trading

By Editors | 23/04/2020

The Spotlight Review highlights the importance and challenges of model risk management in areas where algorithmic trading is being deployed.