All posts tagged "BIS"
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264ChinaChinese Banks Asked to Prepare for Longer Yuan Trading Hours
Longer trading hours will help meet the rising global demand for yuan transactions, narrow the onshore-offshore spread, and help Chinese investors hedge currency risk.
June 30, 2022 -
441Big PictureBIS Warns Central Banks of Inflation Threat
The BIS warns that the dangers of stagflation "loom large" due to lingering disruptions from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and soaring commodity prices.
June 29, 2022 -
349Asia-PacificBIS Launches Yuan Liquidity Facility for Central Banks
Central banks from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chile are creating a reserve pool to guard against market stresses.
June 28, 2022 -
440AML / KYC
Corporate Registries Should Issue LEIs in Bulk: BIS Paper
Bulk LEI issuance by corporate registries would enhance the efficiency and reliability of data collection and reduce the per-company cost of applying for an LEI.
June 26, 2022 -
654Crypto / Digital AssetsBIS Vision for Monetary System Doesn’t Include Crypto
BIS says crypto and DeFi have structural limitations and inherent risks that make them unsuitable for the future digital monetary system.
June 22, 2022 -
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BIS Bulletin Raises Concerns Over Front-running by Crypto Miners
Crypto miners can choose which transactions they add to ledgers and in which order, allowing them to front-run markets.
June 21, 2022 -
571Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Innovation Hub Announces New Set of Projects
The first three Eurosystem Centre projects will focus on crypto markets, quantum-resistant cryptography for payments, and climate-related disclosures.
June 20, 2022 -
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‘Substantial Changes” Needed to Fully Reap Benefits of DeFi: BIS
A new BIS bulletin highlights a growing trend in DeFi to rely on forms of centralisation, and a need for it to ultimately fall within the regulatory umbrella.
June 20, 2022 -
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BIS Paper Explains Why Crypto Cannot Function as Money
Fragmentation without interoperability implies that cryptocurrencies cannot fulfil the role of money as a coordination device, the paper says.
June 8, 2022 -
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“Notable Progress” in Financial Institutions’ D&I Policies: BIS
International standards could be more explicit in articulating expectations on diversity and inclusion practices.
May 28, 2022
