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FRTB May Constrain Growth of Carbon Trading Market
By Manesh Samtani | 28/07/2021
ISDA suggests in a new paper that the risk weight for carbon certificates under FRTB should be reduced and the tenor correlation parameter should be increased.
AML / KYC
Crypto to Become One of the ‘Safest Environments Ever’
By Manesh Samtani | 28/07/2021
Experts discuss regulatory fragmentation, rapid travel rule adoption, and good compliance practices for VASPs.
Capital / Liquidity
Centralised Valuation Engine: An Uplift to Compliance & Decision Making
By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2021
The benefits of a centralised valuation engine for derivatives portfolios have become more apparent for banks amid the pandemic and as the final Basel requirements loom.
Fintech / Regtech
New Body Formed to Promote Open Standards for Capital Markets
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021
The GLML Foundation is developing general-purpose legal markup language as an open data standard for capital markets.
ESG / Sustainability
IOSCO Proposes Recommendations for ESG Ratings, Data Providers
By ESG Investor | 27/07/2021
IOSCO proposes recommendations to address the risks and challenges associated with products and services from ESG ratings and data providers.
Market Infrastructure
GFXC Updates FX Global Code to Promote PvP Settlement
By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2021
The changes place greater importance on the use of PvP settlement where available, and provide guidance on risk reduction where PvP settlement is not in use.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA to Implement Fallbacks for GBP & USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates
By Manesh Samtani | 25/07/2021
A consultation on whether ISDA should implement fallbacks for GBP and USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rates received support from a “significant majority” of respondents.
AML / KYC
European Commission Presents Package of AML/CFT Reforms
By Editors | 23/07/2021
A new EU-level AML authority will coordinate national authorities to ensure the private sector correctly and consistently applies EU rules.
Market Infrastructure
ARRC Endorses Shift to RFRs for Cross-currency Basis Swaps
By Manesh Samtani | 23/07/2021
From 21 September, interdealer trading in cross-currency basis swaps between USD, JPY, GBP and CHF would reference each currency’s RFR.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Launches Microsite to Facilitate Understanding of IBOR Fallbacks
By Editors | 22/07/2021
The microsite provides information about adoption rates for the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol and graphs comparing LIBOR and fallback rates.
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