Category

Finance Law

Banking, securities, insurance, financial derivatives, wealth management, trade finance, and international finance law across jurisdictions worldwide.

32entries

14subcategories

Subcategories

Banking12 entries Securities2 entries Insurance6 entries Financial Derivatives2 entries Wealth Management3 entries Trade Finance2 entries International FX2 entries International Finance0 entries International Bond Finance3 entries International Note Finance0 entries International Loan Finance0 entries International Project Finance0 entries International Securitisation Finance0 entries International Structured Finance0 entries

All Finance Law Entries (32)

SecuritiesLaw / Act

Dodd-Frank Act — Securities Regulation Framework

Comprehensive financial reform establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and strengthening SEC authority.

2021-07-19SECCFPBderivativesVolcker Rule

BankingGuidance

OCC Interpretive Letter on Crypto Custody

OCC confirmed that national banks may provide cryptocurrency custody services.

2020-02-27OCCcustodynational banksfiduciary

Financial DerivativesLaw / Act

Commodity Exchange Act — International Derivatives Framework

Foundational US law governing futures and options markets, establishing CFTC authority.

2023-06-16CFTCderivativesfuturesoptions

SecuritiesRegulation

SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

SEC requires public companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions.

2019-03-27ESGclimatedisclosureSEC

Federal Reserve Instant Payment System FedNow

Federal Reserve launched FedNow instant payment infrastructure for banks nationwide.

2020-06-23FedNowinstant paymentsFedbanking

BankingFramework

Office of the Comptroller Crypto Asset Framework

OCC framework for national banks and federal savings associations engaging in crypto asset activities.

2024-11-21OCCcrypto assetsbankingframework

BankingRegulation

Prudential Regulation Authority Crypto Asset Rules

PRA sets capital and prudential requirements for banks exposed to crypto assets.

2019-04-13PRAcapitalcryptobanking

InsuranceRegulation

Financial Services Compensation Scheme Crypto Exclusion

FSCS payout exclusions confirmed for unregulated cryptoasset activities.

2021-12-05FSCScompensationcryptoexclusion

BoE and FCA Crypto Financial Stability Assessment

BoE and FCA jointly assess financial stability risks from crypto asset exposure.

2018-11-21BoEFCAfinancial stabilitycrypto

BankingLaw / Act

German Banking Act — Crypto Banking Permissions

KAGB amendments allow investment funds to allocate to crypto assets.

2023-09-02KAGBinvestment fundscryptobanking

Wealth ManagementLaw / Act

KAGb Amendment Tokenized Securities Fund

German law allows special AIFs to invest in tokenized securities and crypto assets.

2024-07-26KAGBAIFtokenized securitiesfunds

International Bond FinanceLaw / Act

German Debt Securities Act DLT Amendments

Schuldverschreibungsgesetz updated to cover DLT-based bond issuance.

2022-08-05DLTbondsSchuldverschreibungsgesetzGermany

InsuranceGuidance

ACPR Insurance Crypto Asset Guidelines

ACPR issues guidelines for insurance companies investing in crypto assets.

2023-07-02ACPRinsurancecryptoinvestment

Financial DerivativesRegulation

CONSOB Derivative Exposure to Crypto Rules

CONSOB sets rules for investment firms on derivative exposure to crypto assets.

2018-10-04CONSOBderivativescrypto exposureItaly

InsuranceRegulation

IVASS Insurance Crypto Investment Limits

IVASS sets investment limits for insurance companies in crypto assets.

2018-06-29IVASSinsurancecrypto investmentlimits

InsuranceGuidance

FSS Insurance Crypto Investment Guidelines

FSS guidelines for insurance companies regarding crypto asset investments.

2019-12-23FSSinsurancecryptoinvestment

BankingRegulation

BCB Open Finance Regulation

BCB mandates open banking API standards and data sharing requirements.

2019-07-07open bankingAPIBCBdata sharing

Banxico Instant Payment System CoDi

Banxico launches CoDi instant payment system based on blockchain technology.

2024-12-03BanxicoCoDiinstant paymentsblockchain

Wealth ManagementGuidance

AFM Investment Firms Crypto Asset Guidance

AFM guidance on crypto asset investment services under MiFID framework.

2023-04-24AFMMiFIDinvestmentcrypto

BankingGuidance

Swiss Banking Commission Crypto Custody

FINMA/BBK guidance on crypto custody licensing for Swiss banks.

2018-07-01FINMAcustodybanklicense

InsuranceRegulation

Swiss Insurance Supervisory Act Crypto

FINMA updates insurance supervision to include crypto asset exposures.

2019-08-28FINMAinsurancesupervisioncrypto

Wealth ManagementRegulation

KNF Investment Fund Crypto Allocation

KNF sets rules for investment fund allocation to crypto assets.

2021-11-20KNFinvestment fundcryptoPoland

Bank of Canada Interac Digital CAD Initiative

Bank of Canada and Interac explore instant payment digitization.

2019-08-21Interacinstant paymentsCADBank of Canada

BankingRegulation

APRA Prudential Standard for Crypto Assets

APRA introduces prudential requirements for authorized deposit-taking institutions.

2024-02-14APRAprudentialcryptoADI

BOT Thailand PromptPay FX Digital Payments

Bank of Thailand expands PromptPay for cross-border digital payments.

2020-04-04BOTPromptPaydigital paymentsThailand

International FXPolicy

Bank Negara Malaysia RippleNet Integration

BNM collaborates with RippleNet for cross-border payment modernization.

2022-10-15BNMRippleNetcross-borderpayments

InsuranceRegulation

FI Sweden Insurance Crypto Investment Rules

FI Sweden sets investment rules for insurance companies regarding crypto.

2021-09-25FI Swedeninsurancecrypto investmentSweden

International Bond FinancePolicy

LITHUANIA CBDC Tokenized Bond Initiative

Lithuania explores tokenized bond issuance on blockchain.

2021-10-28Lithuaniatokenized bondsblockchaininitiative

Trade FinanceFramework

EU Digital Finance Platform

EU platform for coordination on digital finance policy including DLT and blockchain.

2023-02-06digital financeDLTblockchaincoordination

International Bond FinanceRegulation

European Green Bond Standard

EU creates voluntary standard for green bonds aligned with taxonomy.

2019-10-08green bondsESGtaxonomysustainability

International FXPolicy

SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Scheme

EPC mandates instant euro payments across Europe under SEPA scheme.

2022-03-09SEPAinstant paymentseuroEPC

Trade FinanceFramework

Belt and Road Trade Finance Blockchain

Blockchain platforms deployed for BRI trade finance documentation.

2021-06-10BRItrade financeblockchaindocumentation