International

    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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