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On 26 May 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a final report on revisions to its 2018 Recommendations for Liquidity Risk Management for Collective Investment Schemes. Overall, IOSCO is publishing a total of 17 recommendations under a revised structure with six sections, namely the CIS Design Process, Liquidity Management

As part of the third wave of its Roadmap for Retail Investor Online Safety, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published on 19 May 2025 final reports on finfluencers, online imitative trading practices and digital engagement practices (DEPs). All three reports identify good practices that regulators could consider in managing

On 30 April 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) revised its Principles for the Management of Credit Risk (Credit Risk Principles).

The Credit Risk Principles provide guidelines for banking supervisory authorities to evaluate banks’ credit risk management processes in four key areas: (i) establishing a suitable credit risk

On 15 April 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its finalised Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE), a global standardised format aimed at streamlining cyber and operational incident reporting and enhancing cross-border cooperation.

FIRE is a common framework that financial firms can use to report operational incidents, including cyber

On 12 March 2025, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a consultation report on neo-brokers.

Neo-brokers are a subset of brokers, characterized by providing online-only investment services and by the absence of physical operating branches, thereby using technology to facilitate those services and access to financial markets. Neo-brokers have very limited

On 12 March 2025, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a new consultation report on artificial intelligence (AI) in capital markets.

The purpose of the consultation report is to create a shared understanding among IOSCO members of the issues, risks and challenges that emerging AI technologies used in financial

On 21 February 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced that it was conducting a thematic peer review that will take stock of the progress made and planned by its members (and certain non-members) in implementing the FSB Crypto Framework.

The primary source of information for the peer review will be responses to

On 11 February 2025, the Bank of International Settlements published a speech by Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the Cercle IA et finance.

In his speech Mr Denis discusses, from a supervisor’s perspective, the opportunities and risks of AI and then the conditions necessary for effective regulation of AI

On 5 February 2025, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) issued a public consultation on a limited update of the Principles for the Management of Credit Risk (Credit Risk Principles).

The Credit Risk Principles provide guidelines for banking supervisory authorities to evaluate banks’ credit risk management processes in certain