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ESG / Sustainability
NGFS Issues Guidance for Central Banks on Climate Disclosure
By Editors | 17/12/2021
The ‘how-to’ guide allows central banks to take their own specificities into account and to flexibly decide on the scope and depth of their disclosure, the NGFS said.
Market Infrastructure
ISDA Publishes New Set of Fallbacks for IBOR Derivatives
By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2021
The new fallbacks cover IBORs in India (MIFOR), Malaysia (KLIBOR), New Zealand (BKBM), Norway (NIBOR), the Philippines (PHIREF) and Sweden (STIBOR).
Big Picture
ESG Data, Regulation and the APAC Fragmentation Challenge
By Manesh Samtani | 16/12/2021
Panellists at Regulation Asia’s ESG Tech & Data event discussed the need for methodology transparency and better company reporting.
Fintech / Regtech
ISDA Advances Work to Develop Standards for Crypto Derivatives
By Editors | 15/12/2021
Contractual standards for digital asset derivatives will provide a foundation for the market and help enhance transparency, liquidity and price discovery.
Big Picture
CPMI Reviews Developments in Retail Fast Payment Systems
By Editors | 14/12/2021
The implementation of retail FPS across the globe has risen from under a dozen jurisdictions in 2010 to around 60 in 2021.
AML / KYC
IMF, WB Propose Framework for Assessing Remittance Corridor Risk
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/12/2021
Corridor risk assessments will help to simplify AML/CFT and CDD measures in lower-risk remittance transactions.
Market Infrastructure
SWIFT Message Translation to Facilitate ISO 20022 Migration
By Editors | 14/12/2021
New service translates ISO 20022 messages to MT for banks that are not ready to process ISO 20022, which goes live in November 2022.
Capital / Liquidity
FSB Takes Stock of Approaches to Operationalising Bail-in
By Editors | 14/12/2021
In a new paper, the FSB provides an overview of practices, operational processes and arrangements as part of the bail-in process.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Explores Impact of Data Regulation on Cross-border Payments
By Editors | 14/12/2021
The FSB seeks to better understand how data requirements relating to privacy, security, storage, sharing and retention impact cross-border payments.
Big Picture
BIS Calls for Interoperability in Global Payment Systems
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/12/2021
Failure to achieve interoperability between payment systems has material costs and risks fragmenting the global financial system.
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