Financial Regulation and Supervision

High-Level Principles on SME Financing

These Principles provide broad guidelines for the development of cross-cutting policy strategies for SME finance, efforts to benchmark policies and the assessment of current initiatives at the local, national and international levels.

Higher Loss Absorbency requirements for Global Systemically Important Insurers (G-SIIs)

The HLA requirements adopted by the IAIS and endorsed by the FSB, will apply to G-SIIs from January 2019. The regulatory capital requirements for Global Systemically Important Insurers (G-SIIs) are expected to be higher than if a group has not been designated as a G-SII. The HLA requirements build on the foundation of the Basic Capital Requirement (BCR), so apply to all group activities and reflect major categories of risk.

Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach: Effective Supervision and Enforcement by AML/CFT Supervisors of the Financial Sector and Law Enforcement

This Guidance describes the features of effective supervision by regulators and supervisors, and also clarifies the interplay with the role of law enforcement agencies.

Meeting of the Financial Stability Board in London on 25 September

FSB plenary meets to discuss policy measures to end too-big-to-fail, concerns on market liquidity, shadow banking, derivatives, misconduct risks, audit and climate change.

Post-Trade Transparency in the Credit Default Swaps Market

This report seeks to analyze the potential impact of post-trade transparency in one particular OTC derivatives market: the CDS market.

Supervisory Guidance on Dealing with Weak Banks

This document discusses the underlying supervisory preconditions for dealing with weak banks and techniques that will allow the supervisor to identify problems. These phases include preparatory work on recovery and resolution issues. The document also discusses the corrective measures available to turn around a weak bank and, for resolution authorities, tools for dealing with failing or failed banks.

Corporate governance principles for banks

This document contains a set of principles for enhancing sound corporate governance practices at banking organisations. The Basel Committee's revised principles provide a framework within which banks and supervisors should operate to achieve robust and transparent risk management and decision-making and, in doing so, promote public confidence and uphold the safety and soundness of the banking system.

Developments in credit risk management across sectors: current practices and recommendations

The report provides insight into the current supervisory framework around credit risk, the state of credit risk management at firms and implications for the supervisory and regulatory treatments of credit risk.

Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to Virtual Currencies

The FATF developed this Guidance focusing on the points of intersection that provide gateways to the regulated financial system, in particular convertible virtual currency exchangers, and will continue to monitor developments in VCPPS, emerging risks and mitigating factors to update this Guidance, to include - where appropriate - emerging best practices to address regulatory issues arising in respect of ML/TF risks associated with VCPPS.

Best Practices on Combating the Abuse of Non-Profit Organisations

The FATF Best Practices Paper is aimed at preventing the misuse of NPOs for the financing of terrorism while, at the same time, respecting legitimate actions of NPOs.

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