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Anti-Money Laundering
GCFFC Calls for Action on Beneficial Ownership Data
By Manesh Samtani | 26/08/2021
Beneficial ownership data should be structured and interoperable, collated in a central register, and accessible to all actors fighting financial crime.
Trading & Investment
CME Group Launches BSBY Futures Contract
By Editors | 25/08/2021
The contract was introduced to offer price discovery and risk hedging for the BSBY Index. CME Group plans to introduce OTC clearing of BSBY swaps in Q4.
Trading & Investment
Bursa Malaysia to Introduce Night Trading in Palm Oil Futures
By Pongnut Thanaboonchai | 24/08/2021
The move is expected to increase participation from global investors, facilitate better risk management, and enhance price discovery.
Trading & Investment
GFXC Calls for Greater Transparency in Global FX Market
By Manesh Samtani | 24/08/2021
The GFXC is providing templates for disclosures on algo due diligence and TCA data, as well as disclosure cover sheets for liquidity providers and electronic trading platforms.
CBDCs
The Role of Digital ID in Advancing CBDC Initiatives
By Claus Christensen | 24/08/2021
The presence of digital ID infrastructure can influence the design and roll-out of CBDC initiatives, writes Claus Christensen.
Credit Risk
BIS Paper Warns of Delayed Corporate Insolvency Wave
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/08/2021
Unexpected credit losses could leave banks with inadequate loss-absorbing resources, warns a new working paper from the BIS.
Structural Regulation
HKMA Sets Conditions for Issuing New USD LIBOR Contracts
By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2021
In the fourth quarter, the frequency at which banks have to report data to the HKMA will also increase from quarterly to monthly, with a simplified reporting template.
Anti-Money Laundering
Darkweb Blockchain Analytics Tool Gets Shut Down
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 19/08/2021
A service that was being used by criminals to check whether their own bitcoin wallets were linked to criminal activity has been shut down.
AI Risk & Governance
OECD Offers Policy Advice for Regulating AI in Financial Services
By Manesh Samtani | 17/08/2021
Among the recommendations are the introduction of suitability requirements for AI-driven financial services, and add-on capital buffers based on AI algorithms.
Trading & Investment
ETF Structure Proved Resilient to Market Stress: IOSCO
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 15/08/2021
An IOSCO study has helped to “alleviate concerns” about possible financial stability risks or fragilities relating to the ETF structure.
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