On 23 March 2023, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) announced a range of policy and supervisory initiatives, following a meeting on 14 March and 22-23 March to take stock of recent market developments and risks to the global banking system. Following the meeting, the Basel Committee announced the following:… Continue Reading
On 14 December 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a report on the evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the Basel III reforms. This report provides the Committee’s first holistic evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the Basel III reforms and how they have affected bank resilience and systemic risk as … Continue Reading
On 24 November 2022, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a newsletter on bank exposures to non-bank financial intermediaries. The newsletter highlights the following: The non-bank financial intermediary (NBFI) sector continues to grow and has the potential to cause financial stability concerns, though its size and the associated risk vary amongst member jurisdictions. Recent … Continue Reading
On 21 November 2022, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the 2022 list of globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs). The list is based on end-2021 data and an assessment methodology designed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which was revised in 2018. The revised methodology is applied for the first time this year. The … Continue Reading
On 3 November 2022, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the application of the infrastructure supporting factor. The report analyses the lending trends and riskiness of infrastructure loans which have benefited from a capital reduction due to the introduction of the so-called Infrastructure Supporting Factor (ISF) according to Article 501a of the … Continue Reading
On 13 September 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published a press release following a meeting of the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) reaffirming their expectation to implement Basel III in full and work as fast as possible; provide direction on future work on climate-related financial risks and … Continue Reading
Le 22 février 2022, le Conseil des sanctions du Groupe de la Banque mondiale (« GBM ») a rendu sa décision n° 136 en imposant une radiation de deux ans à un directeur général pour corruption et pratiques frauduleuses. Cette décision est importante à trois égards : 1) elle survient plus de onze ans après la conduite fautive; 2) le Conseil … Continue Reading
On February 22, 2022, the World Bank Group (WBG) Sanctions Board issued its decision no. 136, imposing a two-year debarment on a managing director for corrupt and fraudulent practices. The decision is significant for three reasons: (1) it was rendered more than 11 years after the offending conduct occurred; (2) the Sanctions Board blocked the … Continue Reading
Le lancement du nouveau registre canadien de la propriété effective est prévu pour 2023, mais les détails à son sujet demeurent vagues. Pour se préparer à ces changements, les sociétés peuvent déjà jeter un coup d’œil au mode de fonctionnement de registres similaires d’autres territoires. La faiblesse relative du régime canadien de lutte contre le … Continue Reading
Canada’s new beneficial ownership registry is slated to arrive in 2023 but the details remain uncertain. One way for corporations to prepare for these changes is by looking at how similar registries operate in other jurisdictions. Canada has been criticized for having a relatively weak AML regime. Experts indicate that casinos, real estate, and shell … Continue Reading
On 8 February 2022, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published a speech by its Chair, Pablo Hernández de Cos, entitled ‘Implementing Basel III’. Key points in the speech include: An open global financial system requires a set of global minimum and consistent prudential standards. A failure to achieve this could result in … Continue Reading
On 10 December 2021, the Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) adopted two new standards: IFSB-23: Revised Capital Adequacy Standard for Institutions offering Islamic Financial Services (IIFS). IFSB-23 was developed to align the IFSB’s guidance on capital adequacy for the banking sector with the latest updates to global capital standards, particularly those issued … Continue Reading
On 16 December 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the Global Monitoring Report on Non-Bank Financial Intermediation 2021. The report presents the results of the FSB’s annual monitoring exercise to assess global trends and risks in non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI). In contrast to the trend over the past decade, the NBFI sector grew less … Continue Reading
On 13 December 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a paper on the execution of bail-in. Bail-in is at the core of resolution strategies for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). Set out in the Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions, it is an important tool enabling an orderly resolution that minimises … Continue Reading
On 7 December 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its 2021 Resolution Report. The Resolution Report takes stock of the progress made in implementing the FSB resolution policies and enhancing resolvability across the banking, financial market infrastructure, and insurance sectors. It also sets out the FSB’s priorities in the resolution area going forward. Looking … Continue Reading
On 23 November 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published the 2021 list of global systematically important banks (G-SIBs) using end-2020 data and an assessment methodology designed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee). FSB member authorities apply the following requirements to G-SIBs: Higher capital buffer. The G-SIBs have been allocated to buckets … Continue Reading
On 16 November 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a public consultative document titled Principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks. The BCBS reports that a review of the existing Basel Framework has concluded that while the ‘Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision’ (Core Principles) and the ‘Supervisory … Continue Reading
On 1 November 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its progress report, ‘Enhancing the Resilience of Non-Bank Financial Intermediation’, which was delivered to G20 Leaders ahead of their Summit last weekend. This report details the progress over the past year and the planned work set out by the FSB alongside, standard-setting bodies and other … Continue Reading
On 18 October 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a speech by its chair, Randal K Quarles, titled ‘Financial Stability and Coordination in Times of Crisis’. In his speech, Mr Quarles focuses on four areas: Reacting and responding to crisis: Leveraging cooperation to ensure stability and contain spill- During the decade between the global … Continue Reading
On 13 October 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a press release announcing the publication of its first consolidated progress report covering the progress made during the first year of the G20’s Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments. The report highlights that most of the milestones set by the Roadmap for 2021 have been completed … Continue Reading
On 30 July 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) and the World Bank (WB) published a report on an earlier joint global survey that focussed on proportionality in bank regulation and supervision. The survey involved 90 authorities, with a broad distribution across geographical regions and income groups. The concept of proportionality is … Continue Reading
On 7 June 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) issued a press release following its meeting on 4 June 2021. During this meeting the Basel Committee took stock of COVID-19 risks to the banking system and discussed policy and supervisory initiatives. In terms of crypto-assets the press release notes that the Basel … Continue Reading
On 31 May 2021, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a consultative document regarding targets for addressing the four challenges of cross-border payments – cost, speed, transparency and access. The FSB explains that these targets are a foundational step in the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments. The consultative document: (i) describes the principles, and … Continue Reading
On 16 April 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published its work programme for 2021-22. The work programme focuses on three key themes: COVID-19 resilience and recovery. This includes ongoing monitoring and assessment of risks and vulnerabilities to the global banking system. Horizon scanning and mitigation of medium-term risks and trends. This … Continue Reading
