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Capital Adequacy
Pandemic Was ‘First Major Global Test’ of Post-Crisis Reforms: FSB
By Editors | 15/11/2020
The pandemic raised questions of whether the flexibility provided in the Basel framework is actually used by FIs, for example in the case of bank capital and liquidity buffers.
Sustainable Finance
OECD, UNDP Launch Plan to Align Global Finance with SDG Goals
By ESG Investor | 15/11/2020
According to new research from Standard Chartered, SDGs are not getting the investment needed to meet the targets by 2030.
Cloud & Infrastructure
DTCC Paper Offers Guidance on Cloud Adoption in Financial Services
By Editors | 13/11/2020
The paper suggests the establishment of a principles-based, harmonised regulatory framework to better support adoption of cloud services by financial institutions.
KYC & CDD
New Opportunities for Banks in Client Onboarding
By Stephan Wolf | 12/11/2020
By adjusting their onboarding processes, FIs can enhance their client experience, reduce costs and pave the way for new cross border services, explains GLEIF CEO Stephan Wolf.
Sustainable Finance
Taskforce Issues Plan for Scalable Carbon Credit Market
By ESG Investor | 11/11/2020
The voluntary carbon market will need to increase in size by 15 times by 2030 to achieve climate change targets, according to an IIF sponsored taskforce.
Capital Adequacy
FSB Publishes 2020 List of Global Systemically Important Banks
By Editors | 11/11/2020
JP Morgan and China Construction Bank were raised to a higher bucket; Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo were moved to a lower bucket.
Credit Risk
Loan Loss Expectations Prompt Need for Collateral Visibility
By Editors | 11/11/2020
Collateral is one of the more underutilised credit risk mitigation tools available to banks, and likely to become more important as loan losses mount in the year ahead.
Structural Regulation
The AIFMD Review: Potential Impacts for Asia Pacific
By Arthur Carabia | 10/11/2020
While some of the proposals could be harmful to market participants, the review presents an opportunity to clarify certain elements of AIFMD, says ICMA’s Arthur Carabia.
Sustainable Finance
IFC, HKMA Launch New Alliance to Address Climate Change
By Editors | 09/11/2020
IFC and the HKMA will bring together FIs, associations, research institutions, and technology providers to build capacity for green finance and promote climate investments.
Operational Risk
FSB Advances Dialogue on Outsourcing, Third Party Relationships
By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2020
An outage or failure at a single third party could create a single point of failure with potential adverse consequences for financial stability, the FSB says.
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