Financial Stability Board

    Structural Regulation

    “Incremental” Progress Made to Advance OTC Derivatives Reforms

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/11/2022

    The latest FSB progress report highlights efforts from China, India, Korea, and Indonesia to further implement reforms in OTC derivatives markets.

    Cryptocurrency

    Five Key Points From the FSB’s Review Of Crypto Assets

    By John Ho | 25/10/2022

    John Ho and Arushi Goel outline five key takeaways from the FSB’s proposals for regulating crypto assets and so-called global stablecoins.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Proposes Measures to Address Risks in Govt Bond Markets

    By Editors | 21/10/2022

    The FSB outlines policies to help address factors that caused non-bank investors to sell government bonds during the March 2020 market turmoil.

    Structural Regulation

    IOSCO Appoints New Chair, Two Vice Chairs to Board

    By Editors | 20/10/2022

    IOSCO’s new chair is Jean-Paul Servais, chairman of Belgium’s FSMA. The two new vice chairs are the FSA’s Ariizumi Shigeru and the CFTC’s Rostin Behnam.

    Cybersecurity

    FSB Proposes to Standardise Global Cyber Incident Reporting

    By Editors | 18/10/2022

    The FSB also proposes to develop a common format for cyber incident reporting, to promote global convergence and better communication among authorities.

    Stablecoins

    Tether Eliminates Commercial Paper from Stablecoin Reserves

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/10/2022

    “Reducing commercial papers to zero demonstrates Tether’s commitment to backing its tokens with the most secure reserves in the market,” the company said.

    Climate Risk

    FSB Finalises Guidance on Climate-related Financial Risks

    By Editors | 13/10/2022

    The guidance covers the collection of data from FIs, supervisory tools such as scenario analysis, and the development of macroprudential tools.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    Firms Falling Short of Full Climate Disclosure

    By ESG Investor | 13/10/2022

    TCFD marks five years of progress, but warns too few are delivering decision-useful climate-related financial information.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Updates G20 on Work to Strengthen Financial System Resilience

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    FSB chair Klaas Knot says the outlook for global financial stability remains challenging, citing tighter financial conditions and higher inflation.

    Structural Regulation

    EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal

    By Editors | 12/10/2022

    Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.

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