All posts tagged "WEF"
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407Big PictureWEF Paper Calls for Balanced Approach to Crypto Regulation
Rather than banning cryptocurrencies, regulators are urged to collaborate to create regulatory clarity, close loopholes and mitigate regulatory arbitrage.
September 7, 2021 -
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WEF Offers Framework to Help Prevent Illicit Financial Flows
The "Unifying Framework" published this month sets out five core practices for gatekeepers to use to identify and respond to potential illicit activity.
June 16, 2021 -
313Big PictureWEF Publishes ‘Policy-maker Toolkit’ for Decentralised Finance
The report offers a range of policy actions that can be adopted for DeFi, ranging from the introduction of new licence types and imposing prohibitive measures to doing nothing at all.
June 10, 2021 -
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WEF Publishes Report Outlining Capital Market Use Cases of DLT
The report calls for a balance between innovation and market safeguards through standardisation, the breaking down of silos and regulatory engagement.
May 11, 2021 -
364InternationalIFRS Foundation Forms Working Group to Converge Standards
The working group will provide a forum for structured engagement with standard-setting bodies to converge their various sustainability reporting standards.
March 24, 2021 -
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WEF Paper Offers Recommendations on China Fintech Regulation
The paper says it is necessary to build a new regulatory framework that allows a shift from entity-based regulation to activity-based regulation.
March 18, 2021 -
939Featured Articles2021’s ESG Regulatory and Legislative Changes
Ahead of COP26 in November, a plethora of regulatory and legislative changes as well as industry-level initiatives will drastically impact the ESG investing space.
January 14, 2021 -
391InternationalNew Alliance Lays Out Recommendations to Tackle ESG Data Gaps
The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance will prepare a report to develop a detailed overview of the steps needed to address challenges in the ESG data space.
December 18, 2020 -
2.2KBig PictureESG Risk Disclosure Standards Would Support Bank Stress Tests – Fitch
Ratings agency puts case for integration of ESG risks into financial reporting using “common set of internationally comparable metrics”.
November 2, 2020 -
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IFRS Foundation Consults on Role in Global Sustainability Standards
One possible option is for the IFRS Foundation to establish a new sustainability standards board, operating alongside the IASB, focusing initially on climate-related matters.
October 2, 2020
