Financial Stability Board

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.

Capital / Liquidity

FSB Launches New Standards to Support Orderly CCP Resolution

By Editors | 26/04/2024

The new standard aims to ensure that resolution authorities have ready access to resolution-specific financial resources and tools.

Securities / Derivatives

FSB Consults on Non-bank Margin and Collateral Calls

By Editors | 17/04/2024

FSB recommendations seek to reduce procyclical behaviour of non-bank market participants in response to margin and collateral calls.

ESG / Sustainability

BCBS Consults on Ways to Improve Climate Scenario Analysis

By Editors | 17/04/2024

New BCBS paper asks about key challenges and how methodologies, capabilities and scenarios can be further improved.

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Establishes New Workstreams on AI, Tokenisation

By Manesh Samtani | 15/04/2024

New workstreams on green finance and credit default swaps will also be created, according to IOSCO’s updated work plan for 2024.

Capital / Liquidity

Switzerland Proposes Tighter Regulatory Requirements for Big Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 11/04/2024

The Swiss Federal Council proposes to expand capital, liquidity and corporate governance requirements for D-SIBs, among other measures.

Big Picture

BIS Paper Calls for Global Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2024

Despite commonalities in the regulatory efforts across jurisdictions, the regulatory landscape remains “diverse and fragmented”, the paper says.

ESG / Sustainability

Charting a New Course for Climate Risk Management

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/03/2024

The BCBS’ proposed Pillar 3 disclosure framework for climate-related financial risks highlights the need for broader consensus on such issues.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Updates Guidance on Operational Continuity in Resolution

By Manesh Samtani | 19/03/2024

A supplementary note was added to address today’s dependencies on third-party providers for critical shared services, and the digitalisation of such services.