Financial Stability Board

Cryptocurrency

VASPs Propose Measures to Improve Regulatory Mechanisms for Crypto

By Editors | 28/11/2022

The proposals include a mechanism to allow VASPs to discover one another, so as to better manage counterparty risk and enhance compliance requirements.

Reporting & Disclosures

UK, Singapore to Deepen Collaboration on FinTech, Sustainable Finance

By Editors | 26/11/2022

The UK and Singapore agreed to deepen cooperation on FinTech and sustainable finance, including to explore a global framework for regulating ESG ratings and data providers.

Capital Adequacy

FSB Publishes 2022 List of Global Systemically Important Banks

By Editors | 22/11/2022

Bank of America will have to meet a higher capital buffer requirement, while China Construction Bank and BNP Paribas will have to meet a lower buffer requirement.

Liquidity Risk

IOSCO Reviews Liquidity Risk Management Measures at Funds

By Editors | 19/11/2022

IOSCO’s 2018 recommendations to strengthen liquidity risk management practices in open-ended funds are “broadly well implemented”.

Payments & Settlements

FSB Defines KPIs for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments

By Editors | 18/11/2022

The KPIs will help to measure progress towards achieving quantitative global targets for enhancing cross-border payments, the FSB said.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Releases Final Report on Scarring Effects from Covid-19

By Editors | 16/11/2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has significantly added to pre-existing challenges associated with exiting from Covid-19 policy support measures.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Letter to G20 Highlights Risks from Debt, Crypto, Climate

By Manesh Samtani | 13/11/2022

The FSB is concerned with record-high debt levels, structural vulnerabilities in crypto, and climate-related financial risks.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Sets Out Policy Proposals to Address Systemic Risk in NBFI

By Editors | 11/11/2022

The report offers policy proposals to address systemic risk in NBFI, highlighting recent strains in commodities and bond markets.

Anti-Money Laundering

AML in Japan: Looking Back to Look Forward

By Hiroshi Ozaki | 09/11/2022

The FSA’s Hiroshi Ozaki and Daisuke Mamba look back at the last four and a half years in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Japan.