International

Cloud & Infrastructure

GLEIF to Accelerate the LEI Integration in Digital Certificates

By Editors | 11/03/2021

GLEIF will work with Certification Authorities and Trust Service Providers to develop and promote best practices for the use of LEIs in digital certificates.

KYC & CDD

SWIFT Embeds ESG Due Diligence in KYC Registry

By Editors | 11/03/2021

The integration of the ICC’s Guidelines into SWIFT’s KYC Registry allows corporates to only complete and update a single form to provide ESG information to different banking partners.

Sustainable Finance

The ESG Interview: Asia Plots its Own Path

By ESG Investor | 11/03/2021

Mercer’s Alexis Cheang sees parallels and differences in the approaches of the region’s asset owners and policy-makers.

Trading & Investment

LIBOR Transition: Derivatives Market Has Clarity: ISDA

By Manesh Samtani | 11/03/2021

The FCA’s recent announcement has provided clarity on the future of all LIBOR settings. But, derivatives market participants still have work to do.

Cybersecurity

EBA on Heightened Security Alert Following Cyber Attack

By Editors | 09/03/2021

Tens of thousands of organisations in Asia, Europe and the US were targeted in a campaign that exploited vulnerabilities in different versions of Microsoft’s mail server software.

Reporting & Disclosures

IFRS Foundation Outlines Plans for Sustainability Reporting Board

By Editors | 08/03/2021

The Trustees remain on track to make a final determination about a new board in advance of the November 2021 United Nations COP26 conference.

Liquidity Risk

IOSCO to Review Liquidity Risk Management at Investment Funds

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/03/2021

IOSCO is asking asset managers to participate in a survey on their liquidity risk management practices and experiences during the March 2020 market turmoil.

Anti-Money Laundering

FATF Publishes Guidance on Risk-based AML/CFT Supervision

By Editors | 08/03/2021

The guidance includes practical advice to address common challenges in risk-based supervision, including examples of strategies for supervising DNFBPs and VASPs.

Structural Regulation

FCA Formally Announces Intended Cessation Dates for LIBOR

By Manesh Samtani | 07/03/2021

ISDA has confirmed that the FCA’s announcement constitutes an index cessation event and that the spread adjustment to be used in fallbacks has been fixed.