
Illegal wildlife trade & money laundering - prevention measures for the financial sector
Anti-Financial Crime, Sustainable Banking23 March 2022
On an international level, illegal wildlife trade is becoming increasingly important. In most cases, these activities are not prosecuted. Organised networks are expanding and profiting from the...

ECB criticises too little progress by banks on climate risks
Sustainable Banking22 March 2022 In a keynote speech on 14 March, Dutch banking supervisor Frank Elderson (ECB Director and Deputy Head of ECB Banking Supervision) criticised what he sees as the inadequate information policy of major European...

Cryptocurrencies - commodity or security?
General15 March 2022 Although the digital currency Bitcoin was already introduced in 2009, central questions of classification are still under discussion and are of particular concern to the supervisory authorities. In the USA, for example, there is a distinction between commodity...

EBA publishes final draft of technical implementation standard on supervisory disclosures on ESG risks
Sustainable Banking09 March 2022 The EBA has published the final draft of the technical implementation standard for Pillar 3. This includes extensive disclosure requirements in the areas of climate risks, mitigating measures, ESG metrics (Green...

Update Ukraine crisis: What does the partial exclusion of Russian banks from SWIFTNet mean for Germany?
General08 March 2022 On 15/02/2022 CURENTIS described the far-reaching consequences of a SWIFT exclusion for Russia and Europe. In the meantime, Russian aggression is in full swing and events have unfolded in absolutely terrifying...

CSSF white paper on DLT & Blockchain
General08 March 2022 CSSF, the financial regulator in Luxembourg published a white paper on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) & Blockchain - Technological Risks and Recommendations in January 2022. The aim of the paper is to provide in...