Financial Stability Board

Big Picture

FSB Proposes Measures to Address Cross-border Payment Frictions

By Manesh Samtani | 17/07/2024

Two new FSB reports offer policy recommendations to address legal, supervisory and regulatory frictions in cross-border payments.

Market Infrastructure

BCBS Consults on Principles for Managing Third-Party Risk

By Editors | 10/07/2024

The BCBS offers 12 high-level principles on the effective management and supervision of risks arising from third-party arrangements.

Big Picture

FSB Evaluates Impact of G20 Reforms on Securitisation

By Editors | 03/07/2024

Risk retention and higher prudential requirements have enhanced the resilience of securitisation markets, the FSB says.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB Commits to Driving Global Harmonisation in New Work Plan

By Editors | 27/06/2024

The new two-year work includes work to streamline and consolidate frameworks and standards for disclosures about transition plans.

Capital / Liquidity

How Asian Regulators Have Been Reflecting on 2023 Bank Failures

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 18/06/2024

Asian regulators have been looking at whether the kinds of bank failures that occurred last year could also take place in their home markets.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Considers Ways to Enhance Resilience of CP and CD Markets

By Editors | 22/05/2024

CP and CD markets feature limited secondary market activity due to the buy-and-hold nature of these instruments, the FSB says.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Singapore, UK to Boost Fintech, Green Finance Cooperation

By Nithya Subramanian | 09/05/2024

MAS and HM Treasury will collaborate to develop and finance green finance and energy transition projects in APAC.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Capital Markets Regulators Committed to Innovating With Tokenisation

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/05/2024

The UK FCA’s Rupert Harrison and Thai SEC’s Kris Tontipiromya discussed their tokenisation work at the recent Digital Assets Asia 2024.

Securities / Derivatives

India: Small- and Mid-Cap Stocks Making Regulators Nervous

By Pankaj Sharma | 29/04/2024

Pankaj Sharma says SEBI’s approach to small- and mid-cap funds has been prudent, but that it should look to more closely align with international standards.