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IOSCO final report – thematic review on consistency in implementation of money market funds reforms

On 20 November 2020, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a diagnostic report analysing the events that occurred in the money market funds (MMFs) sector during the market turmoil in March 2020. At the same time, IOSCO has also published a thematic review assessing the implementation of selected IOSCO recommendations issued in 2012 … Continue Reading

FSB highlights need for resolution preparedness

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on November 19, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 18 November 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its 2020 Resolution Report. In relation to banks the report notes that global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) are estimated to already meet the final 2022 minimum external total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirement. While disclosure of external TLAC levels by G-SIBs has improved over the … Continue Reading

MiCA: Regulating provision of services in crypto-assets

By Hannah Meakin (UK) and Anna Carrier (BE) on November 19, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Fintech, Fintech, FinTech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On September 24, 2020 the European Commission published its long-anticipated Digital Finance package, comprising legislative proposals and non-legislative communications. One of the legislative proposals published included a draft regulation on markets in crypto-assets (MiCA). MiCA is the first European-level legislative initiative aiming to introduce a harmonized and comprehensive framework for the issuance, application and provision … Continue Reading

FSB acts to address issues highlighted by March market turmoil

On 17 November 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a letter from its Chair and two reports delivered to G20 Leaders ahead of their summit this week: Chair’s letter. The letter sets out three responses to financial stability vulnerabilities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic: (i) coming to a shared diagnosis – the market turmoil … Continue Reading

Monthly Global FinTech regulatory updater

By Hannah Meakin (UK) on November 18, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Fintech, Fintech, FinTech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Every month we provide the Global Blockchain Business Council’s Post-Trade Distributed Ledger group with a global regulatory FinTech updater, the latest version of which can be found here. Post Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group is composed of over 40 prominent market infrastructure stakeholders whose shared vision of the use of distributed ledger technology has brought … Continue Reading

FSB releases guidance on CCP financial resources for resolution and announces further work

On 16 November 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published final guidance on financial resources to support central counterparty (CCP) resolution and on the treatment of CCP equity in resolution. Ensuring the availability of adequate resources and tools for CCP resolution and understanding the potential for certain resources and tools to have an adverse effect … Continue Reading

FSB publishes annual report on implementation and effects of financial regulatory reforms

On 13 November 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its 2020 report on the implementation and effects of the G20 financial regulatory reforms. Key points in the report include: Greater resilience of major banks at the core of the financial system has allowed the system largely to absorb, rather than amplify, the macroeconomic shock … Continue Reading

2020 list of global systemically important banks

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on November 12, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Banking, Canada, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 11 November 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a press release confirming the 2020 list of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). The list of G-SIBs is based on end-2019 data and the updated assessment methodology published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in July 2013. The overall number of G-SIBs remains 30. … Continue Reading

The Regulation Tomorrow Podcast – Episode 2 out now on iTunes and Apple Podcasts

By Jonathan Herbst (UK), Caroline Herkströter, Lisa Lee Lewis (UK), Simon Lovegrove (UK) and Arup Sen on November 11, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Seminars, webinars and podcasts, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Episode 2 of the Regulation Tomorrow podcast is out now, make sure to listen and subscribe. We chat to Jonathan Herbst about the latest Brexit news, Caroline Herkströter discusses current thinking around reverse solicitation, and Lisa Lee Lewis explains some of the findings of our recently conducted Global Operational Resilience Survey. The Regulation Tomorrow Podcast … Continue Reading

FSB consults on regulatory and supervisory issues relating to outsourcing and third-party relationships

On 9 November 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a discussion paper on regulatory and supervisory issues relating to outsourcing and third-party relationships. The discussion paper is based on a survey that the FSB Standing Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation (SRC) conducted among member jurisdictions on the existing regulatory and supervisory landscape relating … Continue Reading

Basel Committee reports to G20 Leaders on Basel III implementation

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on November 4, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Capital Adequacy, Capital adequacy, Capital adequacy, Capital adequacy, Capital adequacy, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 3 November 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a report for G20 leaders at their summit in Riyadh on 21-22 November 2020. The report provides an update on the implementation of the Basel III regulatory reforms and the Basel framework-related measures taken by the Basel Committee in response to the … Continue Reading

Regulatory initiatives applicable to impact investing

By Imogen Garner (UK) and Daniel Nevzat (UK) on November 2, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, ESG, ESG, ESG, ESG, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

As the regulatory framework concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continues to develop, new rules will govern how impact investing is undertaken. Although the core focus of the ESG agenda has been on environmental sustainability, social matters have also been addressed and are likely to grow in importance in the coming years, particularly in … Continue Reading

FSB task force on climate-related financial disclosures – 2020 status report

By Daniel Nevzat (UK) and Imogen Garner (UK) on October 30, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, ESG, ESG, ESG, ESG, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 29 October 2020, the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) task force on climate-related financial disclosures (TCFD) published its 2020 status report on TCFD-aligned disclosures by firms. The FSB established the TCFD in 2015 and tasked it with developing a set of voluntary, consistent disclosure recommendations for use by companies in providing information to investors, lenders … Continue Reading

FATF October 2020 plenary: impacts of Covid-19 on AML and CTF; considerations for near-term future FATF assessments; and focus on the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

On 21 to 23 October 2020, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held its final quarterly plenary of 2020 as a virtual event. The discussions over three days mostly focussed on Strategic Initiatives reacting to the Covid-19 pandemic and progress made on country specific processes. The FATF also provided an update on their strategic focus … Continue Reading

Bribery and money laundering considerations for joint ventures

Introduction Whatever the legal form of a joint venture, the collaboration and joint participation in the JV’s business objectives can present an enhanced corruption risk. This is because in some circumstances, a company entering into a JV could be criminally liable for the corrupt actions of its JV partner, the JV itself, or third parties … Continue Reading

Doing business in the EU after the transition period

We have further updated our popular client briefing note ‘Doing business in the EU’ covering the temporary transitional relief measures EU27 Member States are implementing, if any, for the period after the transition period should the UK/EU not enter into a free trade agreement. For a copy of the updated briefing note please contact Simon … Continue Reading

Download now | Global operational resilience and COVID-19 survey report

Financial institutions have had to deal with two challenges in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first challenge is financial – how to address and mitigate the sharp drop in the value of financial assets or loss of liquidity. The second challenge is operational – how to address the risk of failure of resources … Continue Reading

FSB final report – Effective practices for cyber incident response and recovery

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on October 20, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Fintech, Fintech, FinTech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 19 October 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a toolkit of effective practices for financial institutions’ cyber incident response and recovery (CIRR). The toolkit draws on the feedback from a public consultation process, including four virtual outreach meetings. The report was delivered to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors for their October … Continue Reading

FSB publishes global transition roadmap for LIBOR

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on October 19, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Benchmarks – IBOR transition, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 16 October 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a global transition roadmap for LIBOR. The roadmap sets out a timetable of actions for financial and non-financial sector firms to take in order to ensure a smooth LIBOR transition by end-2021. The roadmap provides that: By the end of 2020, at a minimum: Lenders … Continue Reading

Monthly Global FinTech regulatory updater

By Hannah Meakin (UK) on October 19, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Fintech, Fintech, FinTech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

BIS speech – The Basel Committee’s initiatives on climate related financial risks

By Imogen Garner (UK) and Daniel Nevzat (UK) on October 16, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, ESG, ESG, ESG, ESG, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 14 October 2020, the Bank for International Settlements published a speech by Kevin Stiroh (Co-Chair of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Risks of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and Executive Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) on the Basel Committee’s initiatives on climate-related financial risks. In his speech … Continue Reading

Market Fragmentation: updates on ongoing work

On 14 October 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report providing an update on its ongoing work concerning market fragmentation. The report describes progress in the four areas identified in the June 2019 FSB Report on Market Fragmentation: (i) deference; (ii) pre-positioning of capital and liquidity; (iii) regulatory and supervisory coordination and information-sharing; … Continue Reading

FSB publishes high-level recommendations for regulation, supervision and oversight of “global stablecoin” arrangements

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on October 14, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Fintech, Fintech, FinTech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, Fintech, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 13 October 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the final version of its high-level recommendations for the regulation, supervision and oversight of “global stablecoin” (GSC) arrangements following an earlier public consultation. The report states that GSC arrangements are expected to adhere to all applicable regulatory standards and to address risks to financial stability … Continue Reading

FSB report – enhancing cross-border payments

By Simon Lovegrove (UK) on October 14, 2020 Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Payment Services, Payment services, Payment services, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

On 13 October 2020, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report to enhance cross-border payments. The report was delivered to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors for their meeting on 14 October 2020. The G20 has made enhancing cross-border payments a priority during the Saudi Arabian Presidency, and asked the FSB to coordinate … Continue Reading