Topic: Bank regulation
Singapore regulator gets new powers over crypto payments
Singapore has granted its banking regulator increased powers to monitor a wider range of companies offering cryptocurrency services, in a bid to counter money laundering and terrorist financing through digital service providers.
11 January 2021
“This is a bad idea”: RBI faces pushback from ex-governor over bank ownership overhaul
The Reserve Bank of India has proposed allowing large conglomerates to obtain banking licences, a move its former governor has said would allow for self-lending and conflicted ownership structures.
25 November 2020
US regulators approve new-look liquidity rule despite opposition
US financial regulators have approved measures requiring major banks to prove their funding can endure one year of stress, amid objections from minority members of the Federal Reserve and FDIC boards that the revamped rule “defeats the purpose” of the original proposal.
22 October 2020
FATF and Hong Kong regulators target crypto and anonymity “red flags”
Reports released from the Financial Action Task Force and Hong Kong’s securities regulator have pointed to money laundering and terrorism financing “red flags” arising from the use of crypto asset exchanges.
28 September 2020
EU Commission gives UK CCPs 18-month equivalence post-Brexit
The European Commission has confirmed an 18-month equivalence for UK-based central clearing counterparties, giving EU banks a set timeframe to reduce their overexposure to derivatives clearing houses in Britain after the Brexit transition period ends.
24 September 2020
Brazilian and Colombian regulators step up green bond efforts
Colombia’s banking regulator has become the first in Latin America to issue a regulatory framework for green bonds, as Brazil’s central bank has also pledged its backing.
17 September 2020
US regulators pave way for higher capital distributions despite dissent
US banking regulators have finalised a measure allowing banks to make higher capital distributions under stressed financial conditions, over the objections of the minority members of the Federal Reserve and FDIC boards.
28 August 2020
Latvia ramps up AML push with fresh guidance
Latvia’s banking regulator has announced new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing guidance, after fining local outfit Signet Bank €906,000 for AML failings.
26 August 2020
FSB guidance on CCP resolution risks uneven playing field, banks say
Financial institutions and industry groups have told the Financial Stability Board they need more detailed guidance on resolution for central counterparties (CCPs), warning that a lack of specific guidance could lead to “significant differences in CCP resolution regimes across jurisdictions”.
24 August 2020
Mexican regulator “overwhelmed” as Banco Famsa collapses
Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) has been “alarmingly” slow in responding to applications from new financial institutions and “lacks senior technocrats to answer the more complex questions”, as it takes heat over the collapse of domestic lender Banco Famsa.
21 August 2020
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