Press Releases

• 14 July 2022 FSB outlines progress made on addressing financial risks from climate change

  First annual progress report takes stock of progress made by standard-setting bodies and other international organisations on the actions coordinated through the FSB Roadmap, outlines areas for further attention, and provides updates where needed to the detailed Roadmap actions.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB Policy Area(s): Climate-related Risks

• 13 July 2022 FSB Chair flags to G20 growing challenges to financial stability

  FSB Chair’s letter presents the FSB’s report on exit strategies to support equitable recovery and address effects from COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector; discusses the FSB’s role coordinating the international regulation of crypto-assets; and reviews progress under the FSB roadmap for addressing climate-related financial risks.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB Policy Area(s): Climate-related Risks, COVID-19, Crypto Assets

• 11 July 2022 FSB issues statement on the international regulation and supervision of crypto-asset activities

  Statement reaffirms FSB’s commitment to promote international consistency of regulatory and supervisory approaches and facilitate cross-border and cross-sector cooperation amongst national authorities and international standard-setters as they work towards developing risk-based and technology-neutral policy for the wide spectrum of crypto-assets, grounded in the principle of “same, activity, same risk, same regulation”.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB Policy Area(s): Crypto Assets

• 7 July 2022 FSB explores options to promote broader adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) in cross-border payments

  Report outlines the benefits that could accrue from the use of the Legal Entity Identifier in cross-border payment transactions and sets out recommendations and options to promote the use of the LEI.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB Policy Area(s): Cross Border Payments, LEI, OTC Derivatives

• 6 July 2022 FSB proposes key performance indicators for measuring progress toward the G20 cross-border payments targets

  FSB proposes key performance indicators for measuring progress toward the G20 cross-border payments targets.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB Policy Area(s): Cross Border Payments

• 30 June 2022 FSB Plenary meets in Amsterdam

  FSB members discussed the outlook for global financial stability against the backdrop of the continuing war against Ukraine, as well as the FSB’s planned contributions to the July G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Indonesia.

  Content Type(s): Plenary Meetings, Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB Policy Area(s): Climate-related Risks, COVID-19, Cross Border Payments, Crypto Assets, Cyber Resilience, Macroprudential, Non-bank financial intermediation

• 16 June 2022 FSB Sub-Saharan Africa group discusses climate-related risks, cross-border payments and crypto-assets

  FSB holds meeting of the Regional Consultative Group for Sub-Saharan Africa in Accra.

  Content Type(s): Other Meetings, Press, Press Releases Source(s): RCGs Policy Area(s): Climate-related Risks, Cross Border Payments, Crypto Assets, EMDEs, Vulnerabilities Assessments

• 14 June 2022 FSB Middle East and North Africa group discusses financial stability outlook and risks from crypto-assets

  FSB holds virtual meeting of the Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa.

  Content Type(s): Other Meetings, Press, Press Releases Source(s): RCGs Policy Area(s): Climate-related Risks, COVID-19, EMDEs, Vulnerabilities Assessments

• 9 June 2022 FSB and IMF announce completion of the G20 Initiative to close Data Gaps identified in the Global Financial Crisis

  Concluding report marks progress in closing the identified gaps under the second phase of the G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI-2), highlights remaining challenges and lays out priorities for a new initiative to address emerging policy-relevant data gaps for consideration by the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press Releases Source(s): FSB, IMF Policy Area(s): Data Gaps, LEI, Non-bank financial intermediation, OTC Derivatives, SIFIs

• 7 June 2022 FSB Americas Group discusses global and regional vulnerabilities and climate-related financial risks

  FSB holds virtual meeting of its Regional Consultative Group for Americas.

  Content Type(s): Other Meetings, Press, Press Releases Source(s): RCGs Policy Area(s): Climate-related Risks, Vulnerabilities Assessments