The Fed and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are mulling stronger living wills for large banks after a bank reportedly hit the skids a year ago.

The over-the-counter swaps market has taken a major step towards a new system of digital reporting that promises to vastly improve regulatory data quality and deliver big efficiencies to participants.

A draft EU document has been circulated among users of euro clearing services suggesting that the European Commission might have subtly shifted its position on moving the activity out of London and into the bloc. 

Financial regulators converge on COP15 in Montreal on December 7-19 determined to push nature loss high up the supervisory agenda. How far will they go to establish rules for biodiversity that replicate the scenario-based stress tests and disclosure regimes coming into place for climate change?

Harry Potter, wood nymphs and vapourware all featured in a complex story that saw the worst failure so far in crypto leaving many in the industry begging for more regulation.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is taking a greater interest in big tech’s foray into financial services. However, there are concerns over whether it has the capabilities to oversee an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving sector.

Too little attention is being paid to non-bank financial institutions as risks have built up in the financial system following the dramatic pivot away from ultra-low interest rates and resurgent inflation, a UK parliamentary committee was told.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published new proposals for the regulation of stablecoin issuers and intermediaries, in a move that underscores the city-state’s intent to become a global leader in the sector.  

Quantum computers could pose an existential threat to the heavily used encryption solutions that underpin the internet, including activities such as online financial services, which could see bank accounts drained in a flash.

Global regulators are cracking down on companies’ misleading environmental and sustainability claims, known as “greenwashing”, with a flurry of new initiatives to tackle the problem.