On 20 December 2023, the Financial Stability Board issued a report setting out revised policy recommendations to address structural vulnerabilities from asset management activities in relation to liquidity mismatch in open-ended funds. The revised policy recommendations supersede section2 of the FSB’s 2017 policy recommendations to address structural vulnerabilities from asset management activities. The revised recommendations
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Global Asset Management Review – Issue 1
Our global funds and financial services and regulation teams have recently created a new publication called Global Asset Management Review which comprises of a series of articles from colleagues around the world designed to help clients and contacts keep up-to-date with key trends in the asset management industry. Click here to view it.
FSB outlines work to further increase the resolvability of banks, central counterparties and insurers
On 15 December 2023, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a 2023 Resolution Report.
The 2023 Resolution Report is the FSB’s twelfth report on the implementation of resolution reforms and takes stock of the progress made by FSB members in implementing resolution reforms and enhancing resolvability across the banking, central counterparty, and…
D&I jurisdiction summary
In recent years, diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial services sector has become a focus for regulators around the world. Individual regulators, however, have taken different approaches to D&I to reflect the local socio-economic environment. Below, we provide a high-level summary of the position across a number of key jurisdictions.
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New Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast: EMEA regulatory insights series – Australia
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this third episode James Morris from our Sydney office discuss what they are seeing in the Australian market touching on reforms to payment systems regulation, buy now pay…
New Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast: EMEA regulatory insights series – Australia
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this third episode James Morris from our Sydney office discuss what they are seeing in the Australian market touching on reforms to payment systems regulation, buy now pay…
Basel Committee finalisation of various technical amendments
On 8 November 2023, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a document containing final technical amendments which have been integrated into the consolidated Basel Framework.
The amendments relate to: (i) the standardised approach to operational risk; (ii) the disclosure standards for credit valuation adjustment risk; (iii) the description of the…
Basel Committee finalisation of various technical amendments
On 8 November 2023, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a document containing final technical amendments which have been integrated into the consolidated Basel Framework.
The amendments relate to: (i) the standardised approach to operational risk; (ii) the disclosure standards for credit valuation adjustment risk; (iii) the description of the…
FATF consults on FATF Risk-Based Guidance to Recommendation 25
On 31 October 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a public consultation on FATF Risk-Based Guidance to Recommendation 25.
At the February 2023 Plenary, the FATF agreed on enhancements to Recommendation 25 on legal arrangements to bring its requirements broadly in line with those for Recommendation 24 on legal persons…
Australia proposes regulatory framework for crypto exchanges and other digital asset platforms
On 16 October 2023 the Australian Federal Treasury released its public consultation paper regarding the proposed regulatory regime for digital asset platforms. The proposed framework highlights the Australian Government’s intention to ensure consistent oversight and safeguards for consumers by regulating digital asset platforms and other intermediaries within the existing Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL…