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FSB chair Quarles says rise of stablecoins could pose regulatory challenges

October 4, 2019, The Block

Randal K. Quarles, the chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has said that the potential rise of stablecoins could cause regulatory challenges.

“Although there …

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CFTC’s equivalence plan divides clearing houses and clients

By Noah Zuss
September 25, 2019, Risk

Everyone likes having a choice – it is the essence of a free market. So Christopher Giancarlo may well have thought he was …

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Global regulators deal blow to Facebook’s Libra currency plan

By Kiran Stacey and Caroline Binham
June 25, 2019, Financial Times

Facebook’s hopes of launching a new virtual currency have suffered another blow, as two more financial regulators said on …

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Politicians need to move fast as Facebook & Co move into finance: BIS

By Huw Jones and Tom Wilson
June 23, 2019, Reuters

Politicians need to quickly coordinate regulatory responses to new risks from technology companies like Facebook moving into finance, though banks …

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Industry hails Basel decision to drop punitive clearing charges

By Louisa Chender
June 21, 2019, Global Investor Group

Participants, policy makers and trade bodies are pleased with Basel’s decision to drop the punitive capital charges on cleared derivatives.

On …

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Exchange leaders call for joined up regulation

By Luke Jeffs
June 4, 2019, Global Investor Group

The leaders of the world’s top exchanges have called for international regulators, particularly those in Europe and the U.S., to align …

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Global regulators say tougher bank rules do not curb lending

By Huw Jones
June 7, 2019, Reuters

Far higher bank capital requirements introduced after the financial crisis a decade ago dampened lending to small companies only briefly and therefore no …

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Shadow Banking Is a New Culprit in Systemic Risk: Fitch

By Elizabeth Festa
May 21, 2019, ThinkAdvisor

System-wide market risk stemming from the financial services industry hasn’t conclusively declined since the financial crisis that started more than a decade ago, …

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