President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve and US digital asset stockpile.
The full update can be found here on our US Regulatory Intelligence platform.
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
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce filled senior positions for the new Crypto Task Force.
The full update can be found here on our US Regulatory Intelligence platform.
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
As artificial intelligence continues to drive business innovation, more companies are not only developing AI tools but also increasingly applying these technologies in their operations, including relying on third party vendors or through acquisitions. Read our alert here.
On 12 December 2024, the Bank for International Settlement’s Financial Stability Institute published a paper which explores the potential transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the financial sector. In summary, the paper notes that while AI exacerbates existing risks such as model risk and data privacy, it does not introduce fundamentally new
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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