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2026-05-01•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has proposed a draft partial amendment to the list of countries and regions designated under the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Proceeds of Crime. The revision would adjust designated jurisdictions based on whether their local laws provide notification obligations corresponding to Articles 10-3 and 10-5 of the Act, with accompanying materials identifying the affected jurisdictions and outlining the travel rule background.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsNew sanctions designations
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2026-05-01•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has revised its comprehensive supervision guidelines for financial instruments business operators and related sectors to align with cabinet orders implementing amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations, and to reflect changes in administrative procedures. The technical and procedural updates apply to guidelines for financial instruments business operators, trust companies, money lenders and financial services intermediaries, and were treated as consequential legal adjustments not requiring a public comment process.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-01•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency released an English summary of a post-Cabinet press conference where the minister detailed a joint request with other ministries and the National Police Agency on real estate transactions using crypto assets, warning such deals may be abused for money laundering and could constitute unregistered crypto asset exchange business under the Funds Settlement Act. The request, sent via industry associations, urges full anti-money laundering controls, clearer visibility of these transactions, and wider communication of Foreign Exchange Act reporting obligations for non-resident real estate acquisitions.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-05-01•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has established the Management Guarantee Information Network at the Time of M&A and Business Succession to facilitate consultation and information sharing where management guarantee agreements may hinder business sales or succession. The network connects managers, successors, financial institutions and credit guarantee associations to discuss the necessity and handling of guarantee agreements, but will not mediate individual cases or guarantee outcomes.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMandate change
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2026-05-01•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a summit with Liberty University on artificial intelligence, energy and emerging technologies, focusing on their impact on the economy and public sector delivery, without announcing new policy measures. Four panels addressed frontier AI, energy, workforce productivity and financial literacy, with participation from senior U.S. government officials and industry representatives.
Financial literacy & educationArtificial intelligenceFinancial literacy and education
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2026-05-01•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig, in a Wall Street Journal letter, defended the agency’s authority over prediction markets under the Commodity Exchange Act and rejected calls to classify them as gambling, warning this could push activity offshore. He disputed claims of widespread insider trading and weak controls, stating the agency will prosecute misconduct and has strengthened enforcement, and emphasized that prediction market platforms operate as federally regulated exchanges with clearinghouses and investor protections comparable to other derivatives markets.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published a research note arguing that banks typically respond to disintermediation threats from financial innovation by adapting products and funding structures rather than ceding market share, with stablecoins likely to alter the composition and pricing of bank funding rather than cause a one-for-one loss of deposits. Drawing on money market funds, online payment platforms and stablecoin activity, it highlights banks’ defensive responses, including bank-backed stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and reserve, custody and wallet services, and reports that roughly half of banks in the September 2025 Senior Financial Officer Survey plan growth in at least one stablecoin or digital asset area. It also flags run-risk concerns from 24/7 redemptions and notes that the GENIUS Act created a federal framework for payment stablecoins.
ResearchStablecoinsPayments and payment systems
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board analyzed commercial real estate lending at regional and small banks, finding that a subset of high-growth institutions with assets below USD 100 billion has become a major source of new CRE credit and relies heavily on deposits raised in the same local markets as the financed properties, increasing vulnerability to region-specific deposit shocks. Using 2015–2024 loan-level data, the note shows CRE originations by banks under USD 100 billion rose seven-fold to a 2022 peak, with high-growth banks accounting for almost 40 percent of sample originations by 2024 and shifting strongly into construction lending. These banks exhibited slightly lower Tier 1 capital ratios and net interest margins but lower delinquency ratios than peers; the relationships are correlational, not necessarily causal.
ResearchLendingPrudential risks
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas projects Texas employment will grow 1.8 percent in 2026, implying about 260,100 jobs added and total employment of 14.6 million by December, with an 80 percent confidence band of 1.2 percent to 2.4 percent. The forecast, based on four models using national GDP, oil futures and leading indexes, is tempered by headwinds including declining immigration, higher productivity, weak survey signals, geopolitical uncertainty and dependence on high oil prices, while unemployment held at 4.3 percent in March.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-01•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent order against Andrew Middlebrooks and EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partners LLC for operating a fraudulent commodity pool in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The order permanently bars them from trading for others, soliciting or accepting funds for trading, and registering with the CFTC, and resolves all CFTC claims brought in August 2022. The court also recognized Middlebrooks’ related criminal sentence of eight years and four months in prison and USD 34,346,948 in restitution for wire fraud.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•United States•The White House
The White House announced that President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act broadening sanctions on Cuba and adding new restrictions. The order targets entities, persons and affiliates that support the Cuban regime’s security apparatus, are complicit in corruption or serious human rights violations, or act as agents, officials or material supporters of the government, and authorizes sanctions on covered persons, entities and financial institutions that conduct or facilitate transactions with sanctioned parties. The measure responds to national security threats linked to Cuba’s support for hostile actors, terrorism and regional instability, including foreign adversary facilities, ties with Iran and Hezbollah, and migration pressures.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsNew sanctions designations
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman outlining a supervisory approach to banks’ use of artificial intelligence that focuses on material financial risk while avoiding unnecessary impediments to innovation. She noted that the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have amended model risk management guidance to exclude generative and agentic AI, with these tools instead covered by broader governance and risk-management expectations. Bowman also said the Financial Stability Board’s Standing Committee on Supervisory and Regulatory Cooperation is preparing a consultation report on sound practices for AI adoption, including potential needs for greater international consistency in expectations for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitArtificial intelligenceSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-01•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
The Central Bank of Peru reported that private sector liquidity grew 15.7 percent year on year in March 2026, up from 13.7 percent in February, reaching PEN 563,847 million, driven by faster growth in both PEN- and USD-denominated liquidity. Currency in circulation increased 19.2 percent to PEN 97,951 million, while private sector deposits rose 15.7 percent, led by demand deposits and savings deposits at 22.9 percent and 19.6 percent respectively, with time deposits up 4.7 percent and compensation for time of service deposits up 1.1 percent.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-05-01•Panama•Panama Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores
The Panama Superintendency of the Securities Market reminded issuers of registered securities that the annual 2025 supervision fee must be paid in accordance with Agreement 3-2017, and that the obligation to submit the RP form for fee payment has been repealed under Agreement 2-2025. Supervision fees are billed based on 2025 financial statements submitted through SERI, and may be paid by certified or cashier’s check, bank transfer, or via the point of sale terminal at the authority’s offices.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-05-01•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter providing relief to Gemini Titan, LLC and Gemini Olympus, LLC, and their participants, for certain swap-related recordkeeping and swap data reporting failures. The relief applies to data for binary and variable payout contracts executed on or subject to Titan’s rules and cleared through Olympus, and supplements CFTC Letter No. 25-44 by extending coverage to transactions cleared through Olympus.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsRegulatory reporting
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2026-05-01•Georgia•Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia
The Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia outlined priorities for raising insurance awareness, expanding insurance use and improving citizens’ understanding of their rights, and signed a cooperation memorandum with the Georgian Bar Association. It reported premium volume of GEL 1.4 billion in 2025, with the market more than tripling over the past decade and medical insurance accounting for 43% of premiums, followed by motor (21%), property (11%) and life (9%). The authority highlighted further growth potential from forthcoming compulsory motor third-party liability insurance and rising demand for property, cargo, marine, aviation and life insurance linked to large projects.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-05-01•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan said the Effective Governance and Macroeconomic Indicators working group reviewed implementation of its 2026 action plan and discussed further measures to improve governance and macroeconomic indicators. Reports covered budget transparency, public debt sustainability, regulatory burden, monetary freedom, innovation, inflation, regulatory quality, the investment environment, and natural resource management, with participation from key state bodies and a non-governmental organization. The working group’s head stressed the need to continue implementing agreed measures.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-05-01•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has arrested three individuals as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected unlawful financial promotions, conducted with the Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit and involving searches of homes in Chelmsford and Romford. The authority highlighted its powers under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the Financial Services Act 2012 to investigate and prosecute unauthorised business and false or misleading statements, which can attract fines and custodial sentences of up to 10 years.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses, five individuals and 15 companies for operating in Iran’s shadow banking network that converts oil-sale proceeds, often received in CNY, into other currencies for sanctioned Iranian banks, the Central Bank of Iran, exporters and the Iranian military and its partners and proxies. The designations, under Executive Order 13902, block all U.S.-linked property, generally prohibit U.S. persons from dealings with the listed parties, and extend to entities 50 percent or more owned by blocked persons.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-05-01•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to expand health care fraud prosecutions in California, Arizona, and Nevada, deploying at least 10 additional federal prosecutors with other federal agencies. The department also reported a guilty plea in a USD 5.6 million pharmacy fraud case, seizure of about USD 2 million from a California clinic accused of USD 46.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, a scam center takedown with at least 276 arrests, and multiple cases involving SNAP fraud, Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud, payroll tax violations, and embezzlement from a nonprofit medical organization.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s State Liaison Committee has re-elected Charles G. Cooper, Commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, as its chair for a one-year term beginning May 1. Cooper, who has chaired the committee since 2023, leads the five-member body representing state banking and credit union agencies and serves as one of the FFIEC’s six voting members.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has reselected Greg Gonzales, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, to its five-member State Liaison Committee for a second consecutive two-year term from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028. The committee, representing state banking and credit union supervisors and whose chair is one of the council’s six voting members, is currently chaired by Charles G. Cooper and also includes Katherine M.R. Bosken, Polly Klyce Pennoyer, and Aaron Luetzow.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-01•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission announced that Jimmy Delinis pleaded guilty to fraud under Ontario securities law in relation to Azura Futures and Currencies, after raising about CAD 1.3 million from 15 investors in Canada and the United States between October 2021 and July 2024, most of whom lost their entire investment. Investor statements falsely portrayed the fund as significantly outperforming major stock market indexes, while about 81% of deposited funds were lost through option trading and some investor money was used to repay others.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•Barbados•Central Bank of Barbados
The Central Bank of Barbados’ 2026 outlook projects real GDP growth of 2–3%, inflation of 2–2.6%, a stable external position and continued financial stability, driven by tourism, construction, services and investment. It expects infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy and tourism projects, plus FY2026/27 Budget measures, to boost jobs, private investment, finance access and activity in green tech, digital services and advanced manufacturing. Risks include weaker global growth, geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and trade uncertainty, but reserves should stay above the 12‑week import benchmark, with fiscal policy anchored by a 4.1% of GDP primary surplus target and a 60% debt‑to‑GDP goal by FY2035/36.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-01•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported that Governor Natia Turnava met BNY’s Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Eurasia Sergei Kotov to discuss expanding cooperation with the Georgian financial sector, including foreign exchange reserve management, custody services, and liquidity management solutions. The meeting also covered broader collaboration with major Georgian banks, Georgia’s macroeconomic outlook and financial sector developments, with both sides agreeing to continue cooperation and explore further integration with global markets.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-01•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund announced that Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas will step down as Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department and return to the University of California, Berkeley, effective 1 July 2026. Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva highlighted his leadership of the Fund’s analytical work during the post-pandemic period, including on global inflation, geo-economic fragmentation, global imbalances and tools such as the AI Preparedness Index, Structural Reforms Impact Tool, RES DataHub and next-generation macroeconomic models.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-01•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund published a technical assistance report on Georgia’s state-owned enterprise reform, noting substantial progress in financial oversight, transparency, and fiscal risk management but highlighting the need for further reforms to strengthen ownership, governance, and accountability. The report credits reforms led by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and identifies remaining priorities including more consistent oversight, formalization of public service obligations, professionalization of boards, and completion of the legislative framework to reduce fiscal risks and political interference and improve performance.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCorporate governance
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have jointly issued updated host state loan-to-deposit ratios, replacing the ratios published in May 2025. The ratios are used to assess compliance with statutory restrictions on establishing or acquiring interstate branches primarily for deposit gathering, and the agencies also released additional information on how the ratios are applied in that assessment.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLiquidity risk
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2026-05-01•Europe•Single Resolution Board
The Single Resolution Board will hold a technical meeting on 12 June 2026 to present and clarify its draft operational guidance for banks on liquidity and funding in resolution, currently under public consultation. The non-binding draft consolidates and replaces previous guidance on three liquidity-related resolvability principles, setting expectations for identifying key liquidity entities, estimating liquidity and funding needs, measuring and reporting liquidity, and mobilising collateral, including less liquid and cross-border assets.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s weekly balance sheet data show total assets and liabilities at EUR 6,196,001 million, down EUR 19,650 million week-on-week, mainly reflecting a EUR 25,335 million decline in securities of euro area residents in euro, including a EUR 24,709 million fall in monetary policy portfolios. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations in euro increased by EUR 6,049 million, while euro-denominated liabilities to euro area credit institutions fell by EUR 59,373 million, driven by a sharp drop in the deposit facility partly offset by higher current accounts.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-05-01•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported on a financial literacy festival in Dushanbe held with local authorities, financial institutions, insurers and development partners as part of efforts to expand access to financial and insurance services and improve public financial literacy. Since 2022, similar festivals and over 5,600 educational events have reached more than 400,000 people nationwide, supported by digital initiatives, non-cash payment expansion and a government financial literacy programme for 2026–2030.
Financial literacy & educationOther
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2026-05-01•Canada•Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario has imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 1,750 on Hardeep Minhas for engaging in an unfair or deceptive act or practice contrary to section 439 of the Insurance Act and paragraph (v) of subsection 7(1) of the Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices rule. The order was issued as part of a settlement.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-01•Africa•Inter Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA)
GIABA’s fifth enhanced follow-up report for Benin re-rates Recommendations 16, 24 and 25 to Largely Compliant after reforms on wire transfers and beneficial ownership transparency. The report says Benin has exited enhanced follow-up and now has seven recommendations still rated Non-Compliant or Partially Compliant, with no fundamental recommendations. Remaining gaps include cross-border suspicious transaction reporting by money transfer providers and limited sanctions for beneficial ownership breaches.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFTBeneficial ownership
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2026-05-01•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has published research showing that around one in three Dutch households with liquid assets above the Nibud reference buffer did not invest in 2024, with more than 800,000 households having room to invest yet still potentially facing a retirement income shortfall. Many of these households, including retirees and non-retired individuals, hold at least EUR 30,000 above the buffer but cite lack of knowledge, perceived risk and personal preference as reasons not to invest. The authority will work to lower barriers for first-time investors, including through proposals at national and European level, while maintaining investor protection.
ResearchFinancial literacy and education
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2026-05-01•Brazil•Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC)
The Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC) said closed pension funds’ lack of exposure to Banco Master at its 2025 liquidation reflects a more mature, risk-based governance and supervision framework, not a new supervisory measure. PREVIC detailed its segmented oversight of 264 closed pension funds, including manager certification, risk-matrix-based inspections and data cross-checks with the Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission. Superintendent Ricardo Pena added that a revision of the 2003 sanctions decree is under review, proposing preventive prudential measures, more granular classification of irregularities and raising the maximum fine per manager from BRL 87,000 to BRL 4.3 million.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-01•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that electronic money institutions Mpay and Goldenpay (Pulz) have joined the country’s open banking ecosystem, extending a framework previously limited to commercial banks. The move is part of the central bank’s digital financial services initiatives, broadening user access to consolidated account management and financial data, and enabling these institutions to develop new products, enhance cooperation and increase competition, with further participants expected to join.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOpen banking and finance
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2026-05-01•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission reported first quarter 2026 statistics showing over 150,000 uses of its pre-investment checking tools and 3,473 reports to the SEC Investment Scam Hotline, with investment scams remaining the highest-loss fraud category in Royal Thai Police data at about THB 602 million. Hotline advice cases rose to 3,149, around four times the first quarter of 2025, while the SEC blocked 279 scam-related channels and is enhancing tools and cooperation under its 3Cs framework.
Data & statisticsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine’s April 2026 business survey shows firms remained modestly optimistic for a second month, with the composite business activity expectations index at 51.7, down from 52.7 in March but above 49.4 a year earlier. Construction was the most upbeat sector, while trade sentiment moderated amid higher fuel and other costs, and most sectors planned further selling price increases as input costs rose, with a slight overall improvement in labour market conditions.
Data & statistics
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2026-05-01•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority’s Financial Services Institute completed a seven-day Executive Leadership Programme in London hosted by the Chartered Insurance Institute with Bayes Business School, University of London, to build international partnerships and develop human capital in Egypt’s non-banking financial sector. The programme trained 23 participants from Egyptian insurance companies and the authority on executive leadership, strategic planning, institutional transformation and commercial insurance cycle management, and included a visit to Lloyd’s of London, with Bayes planning to expand training offerings for the Egyptian insurance sector.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCapacity buildingDomestic cooperation
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2026-05-01•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has published new data showing marked generational differences in fund investing, with savers aged 35–44 holding 50 percent of their equity fund capital in passive funds and paying an average fee of 0.6 percent, compared with about 20 percent and 1.1 percent respectively for savers over 64. Median fees in Q1 2026 were 0.20 percent for passive and 1.30 percent for active Sweden funds, while median fees for global funds were 0.35 percent for passive and 1.25 percent for active strategies, with Swedish equity funds still accounting for just under 60 percent of household fund assets.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-01•India•India International Financial Services Centres Authority
The India International Financial Services Centres Authority recapped its Corporate Treasury Conference 2026, highlighting GIFT IFSC’s positioning as a global treasury hub under a revised 2025 Treasury Centre framework that permits a wide range of activities, transactions in 15 freely convertible foreign currencies, and offers tax and ecosystem advantages. Chairperson K. Rajaraman noted a Finance Bill 2026 amendment extending the tax holiday for IFSC units to 20 consecutive years within a 25-year block, with 15 percent tax thereafter, and said the authority is exploring adding commodity trading as a permissible activity. Sessions also covered treasury governance, cross-border payments, cash concentration, virtual accounts, centralisation and treasury technology, including the Foreign Currency Settlement System, an RTGS-style mechanism settling USD obligations among IBUs in about six seconds using ISO 20022.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-05-01•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission reported that former Berndale Capital Securities director Stavro D’Amore has pleaded guilty in the Federal Court of Australia to three rolled-up dishonesty charges involving the illegal transfer of AUD 681,496.98 in company funds, mainly from retail client deposits, between 2017 and 2018. Former Berndale clients are owed more than AUD 8.9 million, and ASIC previously banned D’Amore from providing financial services for six years and cancelled Berndale’s Australian financial services licence in November 2018.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•Bermuda•Ministry of Finance (Bermuda)
The Bermuda Ministry of Finance announced the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum: Digital Payments Workshop & Market, a beginner-focused event on accessing and using digital assets that will also provide a live environment for local merchants to gain experience accepting digital payments. Local businesses can apply for vendor spaces, while Bermudians can apply for complimentary tickets that include up to USD 100 in digital assets to spend onsite, with onboarding sessions offered to participating businesses.
Financial literacy & educationMarket development
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2026-05-01•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark has published updated securities statistics showing Danish listed companies paid DKK 70 billion in dividends in the first quarter of 2026, broadly unchanged year-on-year. The main reporting change is an updated table on dividends on Danish shares and investment fund shares that now also shows the recipients of dividend payments, with foreign investors receiving 55 per cent of total dividends, up from 52 per cent a year earlier.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-05-01•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark published first quarter 2026 payments statistics showing that the average value of a card payment in Denmark is around DKK 273 and has remained broadly stable, reflecting offsetting effects from inflation and the shift from cash to digital payments. The statistics cover card transactions across physical and e-commerce channels, including wallet-based payments but excluding cash withdrawals, and reveal significant variation in average payment size by industry and over time, particularly for petrol stations and around major holidays.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-05-01•Lithuania•Ministry of Finance (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Finance of Lithuania announced that the 2024 Law on Mandatory Property and Businesses Valuation has entered into force, introducing mandatory digital filing of valuation reports in the Valuation Reports Information System and rules for collecting and publishing data. The law creates a central source of valuation data for access, analysis and decision-making, while scaling back state supervision by ending regular inspections and limiting the Office of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management to complaint handling and public-interest examinations for possible legal breaches.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsValuation
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2026-05-01•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy has highlighted a three-year EU-funded programme to support central banks and banking supervisors in Western Balkan EU candidate and potential candidate countries as they move closer to the European System of Central Banks. Coordinated by the Deutsche Bundesbank with contributions from 19 ESCB members and the ECB, the EUR 3 million programme will deliver training, policy workshops and bilateral measures, with the Bank of Italy leading work on payment systems, Suptech and bilateral activities with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCapacity building
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2026-05-01•Uzbekistan•Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
At the Global Currency Forum, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan met with the International Association of Currency Affairs chairman to discuss the association’s activities and membership benefits. The central bank indicated interest in further exploring the possibility of joining the association to access expert knowledge, specialized webinars and an international platform for experience sharing among central banks and cash industry participants.
Policy & regulationCooperationCurrency and cash managementDomestic cooperation
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2026-05-01•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia reported its Index of Commodity Prices fell 0.5 per cent in April on a monthly average basis in Special Drawing Rights terms, after a 3.5 per cent March increase, and declined 0.8 per cent in Australian dollar terms. Year-on-year, the index rose 15.7 per cent in Special Drawing Rights terms and 4.6 per cent in Australian dollar terms, as higher rural and base metal prices more than offset lower liquefied natural gas and alumina prices. The bulk commodities spot price index fell 0.6 per cent in April in Special Drawing Rights terms but was 16.9 per cent higher than a year earlier.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-01•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has allowed market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue to delay publication of the volume of individual transactions in Dutch government bonds until the end of the trading day for trades between EUR 15 million and EUR 50 million. The deferral applies to bonds with at least EUR 5 billion outstanding and implements a harmonised use of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation power on extended volume publication delays for sovereign bonds agreed with other EU supervisors.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket infrastructure
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2026-05-01•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported that Chairman Firdavs Tolibzoda met an International Monetary Fund delegation to discuss the economic outlook, monetary policy, financial stability, the foreign exchange market, international reserves, and further cooperation. The parties highlighted Tajikistan’s continued positive growth, stable macroeconomic indicators, reforms to strengthen the financial system and regulatory framework, and reaffirmed readiness to deepen cooperation under IMF technical assistance and advisory programs.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-05-01•Ireland•Department of Finance (Ireland)
The Department of Finance (Ireland) announced that insurers and intermediaries covering 98% of the private motor market have begun implementing the Government’s Motor Insurance Transparency Code, bringing 2.2 million private motor policies into scope. The code introduces new premium and market overview disclosures, plain-language communications, governance and training requirements, and general reasons for declined applications, aligned with the Central Bank of Ireland’s revised Consumer Protection Code.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsDisclosures
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2026-05-01•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority has published a research note on artificial intelligence in investment decisions by French adults, finding that AI remains a minority tool used mainly for information rather than as a standalone decision maker. Eleven percent of adults use AI before investing, with higher use among those under 35, and most users combine AI with personal research or professional advice. Respondents see potential for more tailored, lower-cost advice but also highlight risks of errors and reduced transparency, and the authority will monitor these trends.
ResearchArtificial intelligence
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2026-05-01•Trinidad & Tobago•Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a World Bank Group delegation to discuss technical cooperation on Islamic banking, bank resolution frameworks and payment systems oversight to strengthen and modernise the financial sector. The Bank is seeking World Bank Group support for capacity building on Islamic banking and monetary policy tools, the framework and governance for a national fast payments system, and review and simulation of commercial bank recovery plans to enhance crisis preparedness.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity buildingRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia has been closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, with Anchor Bank assuming substantially all insured deposits and certain assets, and customers retaining access to insured funds. As of December 31, 2025, the failed bank had USD 288 million in assets and USD 268 million in deposits, of which about USD 27 million exceeded insurance limits, and the FDIC estimates a USD 97 million cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund. This is the year’s second U.S. bank failure.
SupervisionInterventionsRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-01•Fiji•Reserve Bank of Fiji
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has launched the Fiji Innovation Hub’s inaugural Activator 2026, a nine-week programme to help local founders develop tested, market-ready solutions aligned with national priorities. The hybrid programme provides coaching, mentorship, customer validation and AI-powered tools, aiming to produce ventures ready for further development, partnerships, regulatory engagement or investment, and is positioned by the Deputy Governor as a key step in strengthening Fiji’s innovation ecosystem.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtech
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2026-05-01•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia published a research discussion paper analysing how Australian firms adjusted prices after the COVID-19 pandemic, using web-scraped retail price data. The paper finds that more frequent price changes in 2022–2023 materially affect inflation modelling, with models that ignore higher price adjustment understating inflation by up to 1.2 percentage points and implying a steeper Phillips curve and more aggressive optimal interest rate responses.
Research
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2026-05-01•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has discontinued its proceeding against the executor of the estate of Alistair Hutchison in relation to CBL Corporation Limited’s 2015 initial public offering, citing that it is no longer in the public interest to pursue the case following settlements with CBL and former director Peter Harris. The remaining issues in the broader CBL matter concern pecuniary penalties for CBL and Mr Harris and a potential banning order against Mr Harris, which will be determined by the High Court.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-05-01•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded its Article IV consultation for Angola and reviewed the Financial Sector Assessment Program, noting resilient 2025 growth of 3.1 percent and easing inflation but a weakened fiscal and external position from lower oil production and structurally declining oil revenues. Directors backed expenditure adjustment under the 2026 budget, adherence to the Fiscal Sustainability Law, a tight monetary stance with greater exchange rate flexibility and a rules-based foreign exchange intervention framework, and further steps to address banking sector vulnerabilities and implement the Financial Action Task Force Action Plan.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba highlighted the upcoming fifth-round GAFILAT evaluation as a key challenge, with President Juana Lilia Delgado Portal stating the bank aims to demonstrate a defined strategy against money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Delgado Portal warned that an adverse GAFILAT outcome could be used by the United States government to portray Cuba as a sponsor of such activities.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsOther
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2026-04-30•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published materials for the 153rd Automobile Liability Insurance Council, focusing on revising the standard rate for compulsory automobile liability insurance and introducing a review process for expense calculation standards. The documents also address proposed changes to general insurance policy terms, methods for calculating premiums and liability reserves, provisions on compulsory liability mutual aid, and the FY2026 use of profits from the automobile safety special account, private insurers, and JA Mutual Aid.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-30•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission has approved the registration of the KEVE Fund, a special open securities investment fund for public subscription promoted by Prospectum Capital – Securities Brokerage Firm, S.A. The fund will invest in Angolan money and capital market instruments including treasury bonds, corporate debt, equities, and money market instruments, with Prospectum Capital – SCVM, S.A. as management company and Banco Keve, S.A. as depositary.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released final results of its annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities, reporting total holdings of USD 35,349 billion as of June 30, 2025, up from USD 30,881 billion a year earlier. The total comprised USD 19,860 billion in U.S. equities, USD 13,840 billion in long-term debt securities, and USD 1,649 billion in short-term debt securities, with long-term debt including USD 1,626 billion in asset-backed securities and USD 12,214 billion in non-asset-backed securities.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila under Executive Order 13413, as amended, for supporting the March 23 Movement and the Congo River Alliance, which Treasury says seeks to topple the DRC government. The action, which Treasury says supports the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity, blocks Kabila’s property and interests in the U.S. or under U.S. jurisdiction and generally prohibits related transactions by U.S. persons, including for entities 50 percent or more owned by blocked persons.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-04-30•Mexico•Central Bank of Mexico
The Central Bank of Mexico published its audited 2025 financial statements, reporting a loss of MXN 410,052 million, mainly due to exchange losses, and negative equity of MXN 320,123 million at year-end. The exchange rate effect reflected a 13.4% appreciation of the peso to a FIX rate of MXN 18.0012 per USD, and the audit was conducted by an independent external auditor designated by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit with legislative oversight.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-30•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a Request for Comment on potential changes to its Commitments of Traders Reports program, including more frequent publication and revised content. The request outlines the program’s history, purpose, data and evolution, highlights market structure changes affecting the reports, and poses specific questions on possible future modifications, reopening an issue last reviewed in 2006.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-30•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Côte d’Ivoire on the final reviews of its Extended Fund Facility, Extended Credit Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility, which could unlock about USD 843.9 million upon Executive Board approval. IMF staff said authorities met key objectives on reducing macroeconomic imbalances, rebuilding regional reserves, and advancing structural and climate reforms, including cutting the fiscal deficit to 3 percent of GDP by 2025 and improving governance and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures. A staff report will be prepared for Board consideration.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has restricted the securities activities licence of Al Masaleh Investment Company for collective investment scheme manager and subscription agent activities, limiting it to servicing existing clients only and prohibiting new clients or new schemes. The firm must ensure existing clients can recover their funds and assets on request, submit a remediation plan under article 1-14-1 of Book 5 of the executive regulations, and provide updated financial statements demonstrating going concern, profitability and improved cash flows.
SupervisionInterventionsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has renewed the registration of Shura for Sharia Consultations Company in its special register of external Sharia audit offices for a further three years from 19 June 2026, subject to payment of prescribed fees. The decision follows the company’s renewal application, references its existing registration certificate SA/2017/0006 issued on 19 June 2023, and provides for implementation by the competent authorities and publication in the Official Gazette.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvals
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has renewed the registration of Dar Al-Raqaba for Sharia Consultancy in its special register of external Sharia audit offices for a further three years from 19 June 2026. The renewal follows the firm’s application and will be published in the Official Gazette.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvals
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2026-04-30•Turks & Caicos Islands•Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission
The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission issued a public notice that it is closely monitoring Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Limited’s remediation of previously delayed transactions, including posting outstanding transactions and outreach to affected customers. The Commission expects the bank to address customer concerns with urgency and expedite resolution of related claims, and invited dissatisfied customers to submit complaints while it continues to monitor the situation and provide updates.
SupervisionInterventionsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-30•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba published its March 2026 statistical tables, reporting broad money of AWG 7.225 billion after a monthly increase of AWG 169.3 million and net foreign assets of AWG 4.065 billion. The consumer price index stood at 110.7, up 0.7% month on month and 1.1% year on year, while domestic credit reached AWG 4.846 billion, including AWG 4.720 billion of claims on the private sector.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong)
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong) has issued a commencement notice setting 16 November 2026 as the start date for core provisions of the uncertificated securities market regime under the Securities and Futures and Companies Legislation Amendment Ordinance 2021. The measures establish the framework for dematerialising prescribed securities to enhance market infrastructure, efficiency, investor protection and transparency, and will be accompanied by six pieces of subsidiary legislation that also take effect on the same date.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-30•Kyrgyzstan•Ministry of Finance (Kyrgyzstan)
The Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan reported that Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states and partners held a second consultative meeting in Xi'an on establishing a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Development Bank, discussing key operational parameters and agreeing to continue consultations. The initiative to create the bank was approved at the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State in September 2025, with a third consultative meeting scheduled for May 2026 in Bishkek.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-30•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has imposed a discretionary financial penalty of GBP 22,500 on Mrs Hannis for failing to meet the minimum criteria for licensing under The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Business and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020. Further details of the enforcement action will be published in due course.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-30•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission has proposed fee rule amendments that would lower fees for most regulated entities, reduce prospectus filing fees, and reshape participation fees to improve predictability and proportionality. Small issuers and registrant firms would generally see reduced fees, new tiers would increase charges for some entities whose fees have not risen for many years, and fees for crypto-asset trading platforms would be recalibrated to reflect increased oversight, with annual Consumer Price Index-based adjustments for participation fee rates and tier thresholds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-30•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission highlighted its participation in a workshop cycle on preparing 2026 integrated annual reports to reiterate that directors and executives should prepare for sustainability disclosure requirements under General Rule No. 519, which adopts IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. The Commission confirmed implementation will begin in 2027 based on fiscal year 2026 information and said it will monitor international initiatives and work with the private sector to improve sustainability reporting.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAccounting and financial reportingClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-30•Cayman Islands•Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (Cayman Islands)
The Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Development announced that the Economics and Statistics Office has commenced fieldwork for the Spring 2026 Labour Force Survey and Quality of Life Survey, covering around 2,000 randomly selected households. The surveys will collect data on employment status, life satisfaction, well-being, financial security, economic outlook, social inclusion, community belonging and health, with all responses confidential under the Statistics Act 2016 Revision and exempt from Freedom of Information requests.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Uruguay•Central Bank of Uruguay
The Central Bank of Uruguay reported that its president, Guillermo Tolosa, met local and international investors, including at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, to present recent monetary policy results and economic developments supporting Uruguay’s inflation-targeting regime. He highlighted declining and less dispersed inflation expectations, stronger central bank independence and governance, improved forecasting and communication, robust international reserves, limited external imbalances, a more diversified economy and a broader, more stable financial investor base.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-30•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission’s Superintendence of Securitization and Agribusiness has issued guidance to Real Estate Investment Fund administrators on completing quarterly report fields for Real Estate Receivables Certificates to ensure correct classification and identification. CRI must be reported only under category 1.2 and subcategory 1.2.2 with numeric Issue and Series fields, the issuing company’s correct taxpayer identification number, and the IF code in the Company field. The technical area recommends reassessing and, where necessary, refiling quarterly reports for the 12/2025 and 3/2026 periods where CRI information is missing or incorrect.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-30•Global•Financial Stability Board
The Financial Stability Board reported that its Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa met virtually on 30 April, co-chaired by the Central Bank of Egypt and the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye. The group discussed global and regional financial stability vulnerabilities in light of recent regional developments and the Financial Stability Board’s ongoing work in 2026.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial stability and systemic riskMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-30•Ethiopia•National Bank of Ethiopia
The National Bank of Ethiopia said Gov. Eyob Tekalign met British International Investment CEO Leslie Maasdorp to discuss Ethiopia's economic reforms and investment opportunities, focusing on banking and financial sector changes. The release linked those reforms to price stability, foreign exchange liberalization and greater banking competition. BII also identified financial services, inclusion, sustainable financing and energy infrastructure as priority sectors in Ethiopia.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial inclusionMarket development
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2026-04-30•Montenegro•Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro
The Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro reported on a mission by experts from the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency under the Twinning project “Support to regulation of financial services in Montenegro,” focused on European supervisory practices and strengthening supervisory capacity. The expert dialogue and technical exchanges supported a more systematic approach to risk assessment and were described as relevant for implementing the EU insurance acquis in Montenegro’s insurance sector.
SupervisionCooperationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-30•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority published its April 2026 risk dashboard for institutions for occupational retirement provision, highlighting elevated geopolitical tensions, higher inflation projections and market risks as key concerns. It notes wider bond spreads, increased equity and corporate market volatility, vulnerabilities from high asset valuations and doubts over artificial intelligence, while liquidity and funding risks remain contained and defined benefit IORPs’ financial positions have strengthened. The assessment is based on fourth quarter 2025 regulatory data from 625 IORPs in the European Economic Area, supplemented with market data to end-March 2026.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsMarket risk and volatilityGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-30•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has published its April 2026 Insurance Risk Dashboard, assessing overall risks in the European insurance sector as stable at a medium level. Market risk has increased amid higher bond and equity volatility, while other key risks remain at medium levels, supported by strong capital positions, premium growth and stable underwriting, though geopolitical, inflation, marine/aviation/trade-related and cyber risks continue to weigh on the outlook. The assessment is based on fourth quarter 2025 and end-2024 Solvency II data from 94 insurance groups and 2,092 solo undertakings.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a letter from Ranking Member Senator Elizabeth Warren to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting written details of the Trump Administration’s plans to reduce consumer costs, citing record-low April consumer sentiment. The letter highlights rising energy-driven costs for air travel, shipping and food, slowing nominal wage growth to 3.5 percent in March, and Bank of America data showing higher gasoline spending among lower-income households.
OtherEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Canada•Canadian Securities Administrators
The Canadian Securities Administrators has temporarily removed requirements to submit certain personal information deemed unnecessary for identity assessments under National Instrument 33-109. The relief takes effect May 1, 2026, pending formal amendments, with corresponding relief under commodity futures or derivatives legislation in Manitoba, Ontario and Québec.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsKYC
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott said he expects Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Federal Reserve Chair within two weeks after the Senate returns in May, framing the appointment as restoring the Fed’s independence and focus on interest rates, price stability, and full employment. Scott also said the committee is close to consensus on the CLARITY Act, seeking full Republican backing to enable a bipartisan markup, and tied the bill to bolstering U.S. leadership in digital assets and enabling faster, lower-cost consumer transactions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-30•Botswana•Bank of Botswana
Bank of Botswana lifted the Monetary Policy Rate by 200 bp to 5.5 % to improve transmission and exchange-rate signalling as inflation is expected to exceed the 3–6 % target amid weak growth. Standing Deposit and Credit Facility rates rise to 4.5 % and 6.5 % respectively, banks remain barred from raising prime lending rates, and the MPC cautioned against wider spreads while pledging further action if needed.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-30•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
National Bank of Ukraine kept the policy rate at 15 %, citing the need to support hryvnia assets, contain energy-driven inflation (7.9 % y/y in March) and stabilise its managed-float FX regime. It foresees holding 15 % through Q2 2027 yet stands ready to raise rates if price pressures intensify.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-30•India•Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Securities & Exchange Board of India has operationalised a fast-track mechanism for processing placement memorandums filed by Alternative Investment Funds. Non-leverage fund schemes may be launched and placement memorandums circulated to investors 30 days after filing with the Securities & Exchange Board of India, unless otherwise advised, with the change intended to support more efficient capital deployment by Alternative Investment Funds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-30•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig outlined a rulemaking agenda to streamline swap regulation, including changes to swap data reporting, swap execution facility rules, and finalization of 2023 uncleared margin amendments. He flagged possible revisions to ownership and control reports, Part 20 reporting, swap data error thresholds and correction duties, and codification of relief on swap execution facility order book and package transaction requirements, plus further substituted compliance determinations. Selig also proposed allowing certain money market fund shares as initial margin and noted that the CFTC and SEC plan joint May 2026 requests for comment on portfolio margining and swap data reporting.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & priorities
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2026-04-30•Luxembourg•Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)
The Luxembourg Ministry of Finance, together with other ministries and the National Credit and Investment Corporation (SNCI), has launched a National Defence Fund providing EUR 150 million over five years to support start-ups, scale-ups and innovative companies in defence and dual-use sectors. Structured via a trust agreement with contributions from the state, the Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund of Luxembourg and SNCI, the fund will target cybersecurity, space, advanced materials and automation to strengthen domestic innovation, support NATO-aligned defence spending commitments and generate economic returns.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity held a hearing on the role of derivatives such as futures and swaps in supporting U.S. Treasury market depth, liquidity, price discovery and risk transfer amid upcoming central clearing requirements for Treasury cash and repo. Witnesses stressed derivatives’ importance for end‑user hedging and said the Basel III Endgame reproposal significantly improves treatment of central clearing and Treasury holdings, potentially supporting futures commission merchants and prime brokers. They also highlighted Treasury futures, the cash‑futures basis trade and enhanced daily public trading data in improving Treasury market transparency and efficiency.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMarket developmentMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-30•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026, creating a three-category authorisation framework for entities dealing in foreign exchange under FEMA, 1999, with new authorisations processed via the PRAVAAH portal and no new Full Fledged Money Changer licences beyond those already in process. The regulations prescribe category-specific eligibility, net worth, activity and prudential conditions, introduce a Forex Correspondent Scheme for AD Category-I and II entities on a principal-agent model, and require existing franchisee arrangements to end within two years. Existing authorised persons may continue until their current authorisations expire and may seek renewal subject to revised net worth thresholds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-30•Czech Republic•Ministry of Finance (Czech Republic)
The Cyprus Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will attend the Eurogroup and chair the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels, before participating in a European Parliament high-level event representing the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Eurogroup and ECOFIN discussions will cover the banking union, financing innovative investment initiatives, the economic impact of conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, enhanced access to value added tax data for the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the European Anti-Fraud Office, and measures to further develop financial market infrastructures and capital markets supervision in the EU.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-30•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus has published its Quarterly Financial Accounts for the quarter ending December 2025. The release provides aggregated financial assets and liabilities by sector for Cyprus residents, key institutional sectors, and non-residents, and is available in Greek and English.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-30•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has published guidance on fund tokenisation, clarifying how asset managers can use distributed ledger technology within existing rules and introducing measures to improve fund dealing efficiency, including an optional Direct to Fund model for traditional and tokenised funds. Developed with industry input, the policy statement defines tokenisation and outlines potential future developments as part of the authority’s digital assets roadmap for asset management, and the authority will engage with industry on distributed ledger technology in UK wholesale markets.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTokenizationMarket development
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2026-04-30•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has charged Shaun Lawrence with operating as a mortgage broker without authorisation, alleging he arranged regulated mortgage contracts after being banned from financial services. The FCA claims he breached section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act by carrying on the regulated activity specified in article 25A of the Regulated Activities Order.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-30•North Macedonia•North Macedonia Insurance Supervision Authority
The North Macedonia Insurance Supervision Authority reported on a three-day workshop held with International Balkan University on the importance of insurance from theory to regulatory practice. The programme introduced students to basic insurance principles, the regulator’s role in ensuring a stable and transparent market, supervisory mechanisms for policyholder protection, and key topics such as risk management, financial protection, and policyholders’ rights and obligations.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education