The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its 2025 Work Program, setting out its ongoing and planned initiatives for 2025. These include: (i) prioritising issues related to non-bank...more
In May 2023, the board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published its Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets Consultation Report, which proposes 18 policies it plans to...more
Crypto Firms Announce New Product Launches in Custody, Stablecoins, Wallets - According to a recent press release, Prometheum Capital has received the first-ever approval from the Financial Industry Regulation Authority...more
Stepping into a breach that finds the United States without a comprehensive cryptocurrency framework while the EU is about to implement its own cryptocurrency framework this July (called Markets in Crypto Assets or MiCA,...more
Earlier this month, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released draft policy recommendations to support greater regulatory and oversight consistency within the crypto and digital assets markets....more
The last week has seen a number of announcements or statements from financial regulators calling for more oversight of crypto-assets, particularly stablecoins. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard gave a speech,...more
Recent regulatory developments of interest to all financial institutions. Includes COVID-19 and Brexit-related updates, amendments to the list of high-risk third countries in MLD4, and more....more
U.S. Developments – Regulatory - U.S. Treasury Foreshadows “Significant New Requirements” - In testimony before the Senate on Wednesday, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin eluded to new regulation. Mnuchin said...more
The G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have published a Communiqué from the most recent G20 Summit held in Japan. Key areas of discussion in respect of financial services included...more