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Reporting & Disclosures
Banking on a Sustainable Future
By Editors | 27/07/2022
Organisastions are faced with the challenge of understanding the nuances of regulations and ensuring they have sufficient capacity to apply them in daily business activities.
Climate Risk
ECB Calls Out Crypto Assets for ‘Outsized Carbon Footprint’
By Editors | 24/07/2022
The ECB calls on investors and financial institutions to evaluate whether crypto undermines their ESG objectives and climate strategy.
Climate Risk
Encouraging Progress on Climate Risk Roadmap: FSB
By Editors | 15/07/2022
The FSB has published its first annual stocktake on progress to address climate-related financial risks since the release of its roadmap last July.
Stablecoins
CPMI, IOSCO Issue Final Guidance on Stablecoin Arrangements
By Editors | 14/07/2022
CPMI and IOSCO confirm that the PFMI apply to systemically important stablecoin arrangements that transfer stablecoins.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work
By Editors | 13/07/2022
Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.
Cryptocurrency
FSB Issues Statement on Crypto Assets Ahead of G20 Meeting
By Editors | 11/07/2022
The statement clarifies that so-called stablecoins and other crypto-assets “do not operate in a regulation-free space”.
Cryptocurrency
US Treasury Outlines Approach to International Engagement on Crypto
By Editors | 11/07/2022
The US will promote the adoption and implementation of international standards while ensuring a “coordinated message” and limiting duplication of work.
Payments & Settlements
FSB Urges Adoption of LEI in Cross-border Payments
By Editors | 10/07/2022
Using the LEI in cross-border payments could facilitate straight-through processing, reduce costs, increase transaction speeds, and facilitate KYC compliance.
Payments & Settlements
FSB Advances Work on G20 Cross-border Payments Roadmap
By Editors | 08/07/2022
The FSB has proposed KPIs and data sources for monitoring progress toward quantitative global targets for addressing the challenges faced by cross-border payments.
Cryptocurrency
IOSCO Outlines Planned Work to Address Crypto Market Risks
By Editors | 07/07/2022
The roadmap will initially focus IOSCO’s Fintech Taskforce on work to analyse and respond to market integrity and investor protection concerns.
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