Financial Stability Board

AI Risk & Governance

IOSCO Establishes New Workstreams on AI, Tokenisation

By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2024

New workstreams on green finance and credit default swaps will also be created, according to IOSCO’s updated work plan for 2024.

Capital Adequacy

Switzerland Proposes Tighter Regulatory Requirements for Big Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/04/2024

The Swiss Federal Council proposes to expand capital, liquidity and corporate governance requirements for D-SIBs, among other measures.

Stablecoins

BIS Paper Calls for Global Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2024

Despite commonalities in the regulatory efforts across jurisdictions, the regulatory landscape remains “diverse and fragmented”, the paper says.

Climate Risk

Charting a New Course for Climate Risk Management

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/03/2024

The BCBS’ proposed Pillar 3 disclosure framework for climate-related financial risks highlights the need for broader consensus on such issues.

Resolution & Recovery

FSB Updates Guidance on Operational Continuity in Resolution

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2024

A supplementary note was added to address today’s dependencies on third-party providers for critical shared services, and the digitalisation of such services.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BIS Paper Calls for Stronger Oversight of Non-bank Retail Lenders

By Mark Johnston | 17/03/2024

The paper proposes a three-pronged regulatory approach to help guide the prudential oversight of NBFI retail lenders and mitigate risks.

Tokenisation

CFTC Publishes First-Ever US Taxonomy for Digital Assets

By Editors | 11/03/2024

The digital asset taxonomy is one of three recommendations advanced by the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee.

Emerging Prudential Risks

More Progress Needed to Address MMF Vulnerabilities: FSB

By Manesh Samtani | 28/02/2024

Since 2021, only China has improved the ability of MMFs to absorb losses, and only India can impose the use of swing pricing.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Warns of ‘Challenging Outlook’ for Global Financial Stability

By Manesh Samtani | 27/02/2024

The FSB is analysing the financial stability implications of tokenisation and AI, and taking stock of regulatory initiatives on nature-related financial risks.