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Capital / Liquidity
Glass Half Full: Basel IV Presents Opportunity for Constructive Change, COVID-19 the Impetus
By Editors | 03/05/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is an additional catalyst for financial institutions to generate fundamental structural change as they seek to implement Basel reforms, says AxiomSL’s Mahim Mehra.
Big Picture
Short-selling Bans Negatively Impact Market Quality: WFE
By Editors | 01/05/2020
A review of academic research shows that it “almost unanimously” points towards short-selling bans being disruptive for the orderly functioning of markets.
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.
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