The National Futures Association’s (NFA’s) swap dealer capital model has been deemed comparable with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) own swap dealer capital model requirements and review programme.

The Operational Riskdata Exchange Association (ORX) is attempting to foster greater understanding and collaboration among financial firms to safeguard against the growing array of cyber threats.

Hester Peirce, a Republican commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) paid tribute to the agency’s former chair, Jay Clayton, an independent, praising his handling of market volatility triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and his style of leadership. 

Establishing a Sustainability Standards Board (SSB) has won the support of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to help promote consistency and comparability across capital markets and to reduce the risk of fragmentation around sustainability disclosures.

A joint framework proposed by market regulators in France and the Netherlands, aimed at greening the EU economy, could become a core part of the European Commission’s sustainable finance strategy.

The UK’s £47bn ($64bn) money market fund sector could be at risk should the Bank of England pursue negative interest rates, according to AXA Investment Managers.

The European Banking Authority is concerned about the quality and structurally low profitability of European banks’ assets, despite their solid capital and liquidity positions.