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Fintech / Regtech
TerraUSD Collapse Highlights Need for Stablecoin Regulation: Yellen
By Manesh Samtani | 12/05/2022
The world’s fourth largest stablecoin lost its peg this week, trading as low as 23 cents to the dollar on Wednesday.
Big Picture
Out-of-Court SME Restructuring Protects Financial Stability: FSB
By Manesh Samtani | 10/05/2022
Jurisdictions should assess their out-of-court corporate debt workout frameworks and reduce barriers to access for SMEs experiencing corporate stress.
ESG / Sustainability
FSB Issues Guidance for Regulators on Climate-related Risks
By Editors | 29/04/2022
The report offers recommendations for monitoring, managing and mitigating climate-related risks to promote consistent approaches across sectors and jurisdictions.
Big Picture
FSB Proposes Policy Measures to Address EM Vulnerabilities
By Editors | 26/04/2022
The proposals seek to reduce vulnerabilities from foreign currency borrowing, including by exploring ways to reduce the “mechanistic use of credit ratings” by index providers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB Warns of Emerging Vulnerabilities, Financial Stability Risks
By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2022
Global financial stability cannot be taken for granted going forward, FSB Chair Klaas Knot said in a letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Applauds ‘Smooth Transition’ Away from LIBOR
By Editors | 05/04/2022
The FSB highlights a need to continue building liquidity in RFR-based products, use SOFR across global markets, and plan for the remaining USD LIBOR settings to cease.
Big Picture
FSB Publishes Work Programme for 2022
By Editors | 31/03/2022
Key focus areas include work to address Covid-19 scarring effects, enhance cross-border payments, and address financial risks from climate change.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FSB Calls for Academic Papers Covering Crypto, DeFi Risks
By Editors | 24/03/2022
The FSB is inviting authours to submit papers analysing the structures and evolving linkages between crypto-asset markets for an upcoming plenary session.
Big Picture
Financial Stability Risks from BigTech May Be Increasing: FSB
By Editors | 21/03/2022
The FSB warns that bigtechs could become so large or dominant that their failure could have a severe impact on economic activity and financial stability.
Big Picture
Standard-setters Assess Adequacy of CCP Resolution Tools
By Editors | 10/03/2022
New report analyses default and non-default loss scenarios potentially extreme enough to require the use of CCP recovery and resolution tools.
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