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Sustainable Finance
UBS, StanChart, BNP Sign On to Join VCM Initiative
By Editors | 16/02/2022
The initiative, now known as Carbonplace, will seek to develop infrastructure to facilitate reliable, secure, and scalable trading of high-integrity carbon credits.
CBDCs
IMF Paper Offers Insights from Six CBDC Pioneer Projects
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/02/2022
A new IMF paper offers lessons on CBDCs drawn from ongoing projects in China, the Bahamas, Sweden, Uruguay, Canada and the ECCU.
Trading & Investment
FMSB Issues Standards on Sharing Investor Allocation Information
By Editors | 15/02/2022
The Standard sets out practices for syndicate banks on the sharing of investor allocation information in the fixed income primary markets.
Tokenisation
UN Agency Approves Technical Standards Project for NFTs
By Editors | 14/02/2022
The project is led by Tencent, with support from other companies, universities and institutions including Ant Group.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Interconnected Data: A Strategic Approach to Regulatory Compliance
By Bradley Foster | 14/02/2022
Bradley Foster and Murat Bozdemir discuss the need to have a strategic data framework in place to ensure regulatory compliance and set out operational best practices for the road ahead.
ESG Data
Credible Data for a Sustainable Future
By Ashley Alder | 13/02/2022
Ashley Alder, Chair of IOSCO and CEO of the HK SFC, calls for greater consistency and transparency for ESG ratings and data.
Payments & Settlements
Capital Controls Slowing Down Cross-Border Payments: CPMI
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/02/2022
Using SWIFT gpi datasets, CPMI identified capital controls, longer bank offline hours, and batch processing as factors that slow down cross-border payments.
Cryptocurrency
FSB Working on Global Regulatory Framework for Crypto
By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2022
The FSB is reportedly “going full steam” on the issue of developing global regulatory standards for the crypto asset market.
Emerging Prudential Risks
Banks with Shadow Loans Face Higher Funding Costs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/02/2022
A new BIS paper finds that banks with high shadow loans face higher funding costs in the wholesale market and witness lower returns during market stress.
Reporting & Disclosures
EU Due Diligence Proposal Expected Before end-February
By ESG Investor | 10/02/2022
Investors and companies are urging the European Commission to adopt supply chain scrutiny rules “without further delay”.
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