Financial Stability Board

Resolution & Recovery

Hong Kong: ‘Stay Rules’ to Come into Operation on 27 August

By Manesh Samtani | 27/06/2021

Banks have to adopt provisions in financial contracts binding counterparties to temporary stays on termination rights that may be imposed by the HKMA during a bank resolution.

Resolution & Recovery

Korean Cabinet Approves Rules on SIFI Resolution Plans

By Editors | 23/06/2021

SIFIs will be required to prepare recovery and resolution plans and submit them to the FSS within three months from being designated.

Trading & Investment

CFTC Subcommittee Proposes Switch to SOFR for Interdealer Swaps

By Manesh Samtani | 09/06/2021

The ARRC said the change, proposed for 26 July, will allow it to formally recommend forward-looking SOFR term rates published by CME Group.

CBDCs

G7 Leaders Pledge to Develop Common Principles for CBDCs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/06/2021

CBDCs should operate within appropriate privacy frameworks and minimise spillovers, the G7 Finance Ministers said in a communique.

Structural Regulation

Standard-Setters Launch Plan to Improve Global Audit Quality

By Editors | 07/06/2021

Implementation of the plan will take three years and result in overall improvements to the international audit-related standard-setting system.

Structural Regulation

FSB, IOSCO Issue Statements in Support of Smooth LIBOR Transition

By Editors | 02/06/2021

The FSB warns against waiting for the development of forward-looking term RFRs. IOSCO urges market participants to stop issuing new LIBOR products.

Payments & Settlements

FSB Proposes Global Targets for Enhancing Cross-border Payments

By Editors | 01/06/2021

The FSB proposes quantitative targets for improving cost, speed, transparency and access for cross-border wholesale payments, retail payments and remittances.

ESG Data

NGFS Publishes Preliminary Findings on Climate-related Data Gaps

By Editors | 26/05/2021

The availability of reliable climate-related data requires swift progress on disclosures, global taxonomy, and transparent and quality-assured metrics, the NGFS says.

Resolution & Recovery

Resolution Authorities Should Have Operational Independence: BIS

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/05/2021

The institutional location of the resolution function is commonly the central bank, prudential supervisor or deposit insurer. This decision often entails trade-offs.