Victor Smart
February 29, 2024
UK pitches for looser framework than EU on AI regs
EU aims for gold regulatory standard, while UK takes pragmatic approach
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EU bets the bank on digital finance with blockchain sandbox
European central banks and Dutch institutions first movers on blockchain sandbox
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January 3, 2024
FCA to impose ‘targeted and intrusive’ sanctions on banks that fail to comply with Consumer Duty
Regulator cautions against relying on second line of defence to spot problems
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Can crime-ridden DeFi be rehabilitated?
More than 80% of cryptoassets stolen in 2022 were in DeFi products
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Policymakers get the heebie-jeebies on CBDCs
Central bank digital currencies have lost their lustre. What now?
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October 2, 2023
Is COP28 a cop out?
Ahead of Cop28 in November, a clear rift has opened up among central banks on the climate crisis.
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August 29, 2023
EU fires warning shot at ‘forum shopping’ crypto firms
The EU is pushing through laws against cryptocurrency ‘forum shopping’ to ward off fast-growing risky crypto firms from gaining a...
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US banks eye up ISSB ‘green guidelines’ amid SEC delays
New voluntary sustainability standards could become the default option for purpose-led US banks – in the teeth of ongoing delays...
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July 18, 2023
SEC’S Hester Peirce floats UK-US crypto sandbox idea
The senior Republican commissioner has proposed a joint UK-US crypto sandbox to boost innovation, as she steps up her criticisms...
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July 10, 2023
SEC’s Hester Peirce accuses agency of sowing ESG ‘seeds of chaos’
Republican commissioner Hester Peirce launches her most scathing attack yet on the agency’s crowded policy agenda, at a time of...
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July 5, 2023
ISSB’s Sue Lloyd: ‘No reason for anti-ESG movement to oppose new disclosure standards’
The vice-chair of the influential standard-setter is pushing for more banks to adopt new sustainability disclosure standards, in the face...
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