Financial Stability Board

Liquidity Risk

FSB, IOSCO Propose Tighter Rules for Open-ended Funds

By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2023

The FSB and IOSCO are calling for greater and more consistent use of anti-dilution liquidity management tools in open-ended funds, such as swing pricing.

Cloud & Infrastructure

FSB Consults on Third-Party Risk Management Toolkit

By Editors | 23/06/2023

The toolkit has been developed amid a growing reliance on third-party service providers for critical financial sector operations.

DeFi & Web3

French Regulator Calls for Global Approach to DeFi Regulation

By Editors | 21/06/2023

The AMF seeks a “balanced regulatory framework that will help support the sound development of decentralised finance in the long run”.

Liquidity Risk

FSB, IOSCO Set to Propose Reforms to Address Fund Liquidity Risk

By Editors | 16/06/2023

The FSB and IOSCO said that they will both be publishing consultation papers on liquidity risk management in early July.

Climate Risk

NGFS to Develop Transition Planning Standards for Supervisors

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 02/06/2023

MAS head Ravi Menon, who chairs the NGFS, said guidance on transition planning will be produced to help supervisors set expectations for FIs.

Clearing & Post-Trade

CCP Margin Models Lack Transparency, Predictability – Report

By Manesh Samtani | 27/05/2023

New BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO report examines the impact of CCP margin models on market participants in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

DeFi & Web3

BIS Paper Identifies Gaps in Regulatory Frameworks for Crypto

By Manesh Samtani | 18/05/2023

The paper says authorities should consider regulations for utility tokens, governance tokens, DeFi actors, and crypto firms that resemble financial conglomerates.

Operational Risk

US Banks Rethink Social Media Strategy Following Recent Collapses

By Mark Johnston | 18/05/2023

US banks are working on updating their emergency response and risk capabilities, along with business continuity plans, to tackle the social media threat.

Stablecoins

Tether’s Excess Stablecoin Reserves Reach All-time High

By Editors | 15/05/2023

Tether has $81.8bn in consolidated total assets, exceeding its $79.4bn in liabilities. Excess reserves held in gold and bitcoin were published for the first time.