The pending launch of Facebook’s digital currency threatens to disrupt some regulatory frameworks and if it succeeds it could even pose systemic questions creating even more challenges for regulators

Cyber has rapidly soared in importance as a risk to the financial system as banks become more digital. This has forced banks into an arms race against hordes of shady characters and organisations determined to steal from them or to disrupt their operations. By Justin Pugsley. 

Entire countries are at risk of being cut out of the global financial system due to de-risking, which is also holding back economic growth, leaving global standard-setters, banks and fintechs struggling to find a solution. By Farah Khalique.

The TCFD is one of the most high profile voluntary climate initiatives impacting the financial sector. However, moves are afoot to start mandating some aspects of climate change reporting contained in the framework

Some market participants appear to be overconfident in their ability to meet their SFTR obligations. They could be in for a shock as the new rules continue to be phased in. By Justin Pugsley.

Basel III and Emir have unleashed a series of unintended consequences on repo markets, which are distorting monetary policy transfer mechanisms

UPIs are moving closer to industry adoption after the FSB designated the Derivatives Service Bureau as the service provider for these identifiers.

Starting with a consultation and discussion paper, the FSB appears to be attempting to harmonise regulatory regimes across jurisdictions for the solvent and orderly wind-down of a derivatives portfolio of a failing G-SIB. By Justin Pugsley.

Some high profile collapses have prompted regulatory improvements in the Middle East, but there is still some work to be done around governance. By Christian Tuddenham, partner at Jenner & Block.