News/Regulation
Basel Committee prepares crackdown on bank ‘window dressing’
Study says lenders have obscured their true systemic importance at reporting dates
MAS bolsters efforts on transition finance
Central bank issues new taxonomy and will work on phasing out coal
SEC criticised for belt-and-braces ban on volume-based pricing
Legal experts question need for rules to prevent firms disguising agency trades as proprietary
Basel Committee mulls mandatory climate disclosures
Proposals envisage "iterative process" of adding climate risks to Basel framework
Cyprus central bank defends supervision after sanctions-busting claims
Prime minister pledges report after media investigation says Russians used local firms to dodge sanctions
FDIC to review sexual misconduct and discrimination allegations
Agency promises ‘independent review’ as chair faces charges of improper behaviour
RBNZ to ban foreign bank branches from retail deposits
Central bank plans to change regulatory policy for branches of overseas banks in 2028
BoE promises new ‘rulebook’ for clearing houses and CSDs
Official says post-Brexit arrangements will be ‘more adaptable and dynamic’
CFPB proposes supervising large non-bank payment firms
Regulator says this is a part of a larger programme to monitor big tech
CCPs’ stress-test results have improved, BoE says
UK institutions can absorb default losses and maintain liquidity better than in 2021–22, regulator says
China vows long-term strategy to resolve local debt risks
Officials stress need to strengthen Communist party control over China’s financial sector
Former executives of troubled lender wanted by Vietnam police
Central bank is looking for investors to acquire failed Saigon Commercial Bank
US sanctions Russia-linked investment bank in Hungary
Orbán government withdraws from lender called “spy bank” by opponent
US regulators issue new climate guidance, despite opposition
Governors Waller and Bowman voice strong disapproval
Carstens: Regulatory performance during banking crises was ‘mixed’
BIS general manager emphasises role of supervision in preventing bank failure
FCA fines former Barclays CEO and bans him from senior roles
UK regulator says Staley lied about relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Fed watchdog says supervisors could have stopped Silvergate
Failed California bank should have required permission for switch into cryptocurrency
FSB proposes global standard to tackle failed CCPs
Report warns authorities not to rely on any single tool but adopt a “toolbox approach”
Basel Committee will look at interest rate risk and liquidity reforms
Pablo Hernández de Cos says more analysis needed on minimum capital for interest rate risk