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Crypto / Digital Assets
Mapping Out How Decentralised Exchanges Can be Regulated
By Kristi Swartz | 07/12/2021
An appropriate regulatory regime that safeguards investors and fosters innovation will allow society to benefit from DEXs and DeFi generally, says DLA Piper’s Kristi Swartz.
Big Picture
ISDA Calls for Legal Clarity on Voluntary Carbon Credits
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/12/2021
Legal clarity across jurisdictions would support the drafting of standardised documentation for a voluntary carbon credit OTC derivatives market.
Market Infrastructure
USD Cross-currency Derivatives to Use SOFR from 13 December
By Editors | 06/12/2021
Under part two of the second phase of SOFR First, interdealer brokers are asked to use SOFR instead of LIBOR in the USD leg of all newly-executed cross-currency derivatives.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Reports Further Progress on OTC Derivatives Reforms
By Editors | 05/12/2021
15 out of 24 FSB member jurisdictions have implemented higher capital requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives, compared to just 8 in 2020.
AML / KYC
Interpol Concludes Global Operation Targeting Wildlife & Timber Crime
By Editors | 05/12/2021
Customs, police, FIUs and wildlife and forestry enforcement agencies in 118 countries participated in the operation, which has led to hundreds of arrests and over 1,000 seizures.
Capital / Liquidity
FSB Offers Guidance on Enhancing G-SIB Crisis Preparedness
By Editors | 01/12/2021
The FSB identifies good practices to help authorities enhance their preparedness for the management and resolution of a crisis affecting a G-SIB.
Market Infrastructure
Refinitiv Launches USD IBOR Institutional Cash Fallbacks
By Editors | 01/12/2021
Fallbacks for institutional cash products are now production benchmarks. Prototype fallbacks for consumer cash products will be launched on 3 January 2022.
AML / KYC
Environmental Crime, A Global Security Issue
By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2021
Interpol’s Rory Corcoran says environmental crime is funding global terrorism and organised crime, while also impacting the sustainability agenda.
AML / KYC
Police Arrest 1,000 in Interpol Operation Targeting Online Fraud
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 01/12/2021
The operation was used to test a new worldwide stop-payment mechanism which Interpol plans to fully embed in police communication channels next year.
Market Infrastructure
CPMI, IOSCO Consider Client Clearing Access Models
By Editors | 29/11/2021
Improving access to client clearing is “critical” to ensuring all standardised OTC derivatives contracts are cleared through CCPs.
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