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On 11 October 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a report providing an update to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on its analytical work of the 2023 banking turmoil. Specifically, the report provides an update on the analytical work on liquidity risk dynamics that were observed during the turmoil

In summer 2024, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Consultation Paper, CP11/24, on International firms: Updates to Supervisory Statement (SS5/21) and branch reporting. CP11/24 is key to understanding the booking models that the PRA will accept and reflects the debates which the branches of European banks have had in

On 22 July 2024, the Financial Stability Board issued a progress report regarding enhancing the resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI).

The progress report describes recent and ongoing work by the FSB to address systemic risk of NBFI. It sets out the main findings of work over the past year to assess and

On 18 July 2024, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a report providing a stocktake of member financial authorities’ initiatives related to the identification and assessment of nature-related financial risks.

The report draws on a survey of participating FSB members and the work done by international organisations on nature-related risks. It summarises current

On 16 July 2024, the Bank for International Settlements published a speech by Klass Knot (Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and President of the Netherlands Bank). The speech is dated 11 July 2024 and is entitled The AI adventure – how artificial intelligence may shape the economy and the financial system

On 17 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published its final disclosure framework for banks’ cryptoasset exposures and targeted amendments to its cryptoasset standard. Both standards have an implementation date of 1 January 2026.

The final disclosure framework (DIS55) is based on the disclosure requirements contained in the final

On 16 July 2024, the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) published an information note on improving greenhouse gas emissions data.

The information note:

  • Outlines the use cases of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission data by supervisors, regulators and central banks. It describes the different countries’ experience about the availability, sources,

On 16 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) announced that it had made targeted adjustments to the specified interest rate shocks in the interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) standard.

The IRRBB standard requires banks to calculate measures of interest rate risk for their banking

On 16 July 2024, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued consultation reports on proposed recommendations intended to promote greater alignment in data frameworks related to cross-border payments and consistency in the regulation and supervision of bank and non-bank payment service providers.

The recommendations regarding data frameworks follow an FSB stocktake of national and

On 9 July 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a consultative document on Principles for the sound management of third-party risk.

The Principles contained in the consultative document are intended to supersede those in the 2005 Joint Forum paper Outsourcing in financial services specifically for the banking sector. There are 12 high-level principles