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Fintech / Regtech
Regulatory Coordination Needed to Mitigate BigTech Risks: BIS
By Editors | 25/06/2019
An element of risk is BigTechs’ access to data from existing social media, search engines and ecommerce platforms, which raises competition and data privacy issues.
Market Infrastructure
Banks Making Progress on Compensation Practices: FSB
By Editors | 18/06/2019
Most banks now have compensation policies in place that reduce the potential for inappropriate risk-taking. The challenge now is to develop frameworks for assessing their effectiveness.
Market Infrastructure
GLEIF Welcomes FSB Recommendations to Improve LEI Adoption
By Editors | 18/06/2019
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation will assess how to best align itself to respond and support the FSB’s aim of broader LEI adoption globally.
Market Infrastructure
Singapore, UK to Enhance Cooperation on Cyber Security
By Editors | 14/06/2019
Authorities in Singapore and the UK have agreed to enhance cooperation in cyber security, data connectivity, talent development and green finance.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Examines Effects of Post-Crisis Reforms on SME Financing
By Editors | 11/06/2019
SME lending growth has resumed in recent years, and access to external finance for SMEs appears to have improved, particularly in advanced economies.
Fintech / Regtech
FSB: Decentralisation Could Benefit Financial Stability
By Manesh Samtani | 08/06/2019
While decentralised financial technologies do pose risks, they may increase competition and diversity in the financial system and reduce existing entities’ systemic importance.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Publishes User Guide to Overnight Risk Free Rates
By Editors | 07/06/2019
The user guide provides an overview of RFRs, details on how they are calculated, and options on how they can be used in cash products.
Market Infrastructure
FSB TCFD: Not Enough Companies Disclosing Climate Risk Information
By Editors | 07/06/2019
The Task Force said some of the results of its disclosure review and survey are encouraging, but not enough companies are disclosing decision-useful climate-related financial information.
Market Infrastructure
FSB, IOSCO Issue Complementary Reports on Market Fragmentation
By Manesh Samtani | 06/06/2019
The FSB and IOSCO have separately published reports on market fragmentation as they seek to minimise its adverse effects on financial stability and market efficiency.
Market Infrastructure
FSB Consults on Measures to Improve G-SIB Resolvability
By Editors | 05/06/2019
Two discussion paper have been issued, one on public disclosures of information on resolution planning and resolvability, the other on winding down large derivatives portfolios.
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