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2026-04-13•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan released preliminary money stock statistics for March 2026, reporting year-on-year growth of 2.0% in M2, 1.4% in M3 and 2.8% in broadly defined liquidity, while M1 contracted 0.4%. Currency in circulation and deposit money declined, offset by gains in quasi-money and certificates of deposit, with notable shifts in broadly defined liquidity including a sharp rise in commercial paper and a fall in straight bonds. Figures for February 2026 and data from January 2024 onward were revised.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-13•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has announced SubmIT, a new platform for regulatory and supervisory submissions for investment funds under the Investment Funds Act 2006, which will replace the existing INTEGRA application. The Authority describes SubmIT as a more intuitive and user-friendly system intended to streamline filings and strengthen supervisory effectiveness, with a phased rollout and further details on functionality, timelines, guidance and transition arrangements to follow.
SupervisionRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-13•Turks & Caicos Islands•Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission
The Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission has updated its supervisory analytical toolkit following a Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre-led programme that redesigned its liquidity stress testing framework and enhanced contagion risk analysis. Liquidity stress testing now uses a cash-flow-based methodology to better assess funding resilience under multiple stress scenarios, while contagion analysis has been upgraded to improve identification and monitoring of spillovers across the domestic financial system and the wider Caribbean region, with planned integration into risk-based supervision.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitLiquidity riskStress testing
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2026-04-13•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services published fourth quarter 2025 results of the User Service Performance Index for insurance and health insurance institutions, with a sector score of 9.27 out of 10, up 0.17 points from the prior quarter. The index evaluates timeliness, quality of responses and process improvements in handling complaints, focusing on equitable treatment of users, particularly vulnerable groups such as older adults, and highlights wide dispersion in scores.
Data & statisticsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-13•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services released fourth quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index for retirement fund administrators, showing a sector score of 9.1 out of 10, up 0.1 points from the previous quarter. Afore XXI Banorte ranked highest with 10 points and Invercap lowest with 6.80, with the index positioned as a transparency tool to help users compare performance and assert their rights.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-13•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) reported 1,533 financial-services complaints in Morelos in the first quarter of 2026, equal to 2.1% of national complaints and up 22.4% year on year, with MXN 7.4 million recovered. Multiple banking generated 57.5% of complaints, with unrecognised purchases, electronic transfers and ATM withdrawals prominent and 32.9% of cases linked to potential fraud, while CONDUSEF reiterated that its procedures are free and warned against paying intermediaries.
Data & statisticsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-13•Puerto Rico•Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico
The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico has proposed a uniform application and fee framework for administrative determinations. Requests would require specified facts, legal analysis, supporting documents and payment, with separate fees for distinct issues. Determinations would be fact-specific, nonprecedential and subject to later revision or revocation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCompliance
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2026-04-13•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced senior leadership appointments, naming Benjamin Olson as Director of the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, Shawn Khani as Director of the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, Trey Maust as Chief Innovation Officer, and Sam Lupas as Deputy Chief of Staff. Olson, Khani, Maust and Lupas bring experience from the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC, Lewis & Clark Bank and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development respectively.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to enhance information sharing on credit operations, aiming to improve credit market monitoring, supervisory capabilities and financial stability policy. The agreement consolidates and extends data-sharing arrangements, standardising and broadening datasets reported to the Credit Information System to include additional entities such as securitisation companies, to provide a more comprehensive view of household and corporate indebtedness and support both authorities’ credit risk and macroprudential analysis.
SupervisionCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-13•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba hosted a high-level seminar with supervisory authorities and financial sector stakeholders from across the Kingdom of the Netherlands on detecting human trafficking-related exploitation in financial flows. Discussions focused on trafficking patterns in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, risk indicators in financial data, supervisory approaches and cooperation mechanisms, with participants underscoring the importance of pattern recognition and close cross-authority information sharing within existing integrity supervision frameworks.
SupervisionCooperationAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) reported the first criminal rulings in an insider dealing network case, with the Paris criminal court convicting three individuals for insider dealing and aiding and abetting, imposing prison sentences of up to three years and fines of up to EUR 30 million. The case concerned misuse of inside information on Air Liquide’s planned 2015 takeover offer for US-listed Airgas, followed AMF referrals to the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office, and included recognition of the AMF as a civil party. The AMF chair reiterated the need to strengthen the authority’s legal tools and urged parliamentary scheduling of a related legislative proposal.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-13•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has fined Abdullatif Mohammed Al-Aiban of Grant Thornton KD 10,000 for breaching the Rules of Securities Activities and Registered Persons as company auditor. The authority found that his audit report on financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2025 failed to flag non-compliance with IFRS 9 over the absence of a provision for a related-party balance of KD 14,582,148 outstanding since 2015, breaching specified provisions of Module Five of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAuditing
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2026-04-13•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority’s Disciplinary Board fined Warba Capital Holding Company KD 10,000 for breaching disclosure and transparency requirements. The authority found that the company failed to disclose in advance that its board meeting on 7 January 2026 would consider a capital increase, contrary to Article 4-1-1 and Appendix 9 of Module Ten of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010 and its amendments.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsDisclosures
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2026-04-13•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority’s Disciplinary Board fined the former vice chairman and a former board member of International Company for Real Estate Cities KD 10,000 each for breaches of corporate governance rules under Article 3-1 of Module Fifteen of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010. The authority found failures in investment oversight, including loss-making investments without feasibility studies or mitigation measures, and major deficiencies in the company’s administrative, compliance, risk management and internal audit functions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCorporate governance
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2026-04-13•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority issued a regulatory alert warning about misleading claims by MaskEx, which advertises crypto wallet and trading platform services and falsely suggests it is registered and licensed in ADGM. The authority clarified that MaskEx has never been granted Financial Services Permission, is not incorporated or licensed in ADGM, and reminded investors to verify firms via the FSRA and ADGM Registration Authority public registers.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-13•Canada•Canadian Public Accountability Board
The Canadian Public Accountability Board announced the appointment of Charlene Ripley to its Board of Directors and the retirement of long-serving director Julie Dickson. Ripley, a Vancouver-based lawyer and corporate director, joined the Board on 13 March 2026, while Dickson retired on 2 April 2026 after nine years of service, including on the Risk and Audit Committee. CPAB noted that its Board oversees its mandate to support public confidence in the integrity of financial reporting for reporting issuers in Canada.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•Canada•Canadian Public Accountability Board
The Canadian Public Accountability Board announced the appointment of Charlene Ripley to its Board of Directors effective 13 March 2026 and the retirement of Julie Dickson effective 2 April 2026. CPAB noted that its board, whose members are appointed by the Council of Governors, oversees its mandate to support public confidence in the integrity of financial reporting of reporting issuers in Canada.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•United States•The White House
The White House Council of Economic Advisers has released the 2026 Economic Report of the President, reviewing the prior year’s economic policies and their implications across fiscal policy, regulation, trade, energy, artificial intelligence, housing, labour markets, healthcare, retirement investing, and the macroeconomic outlook. The report estimates the economic and fiscal effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, assesses regulatory costs and deregulatory savings, analyses expanding access to private equity in defined contribution retirement plans, and quantifies GDP impacts it attributes to diversity, equity and inclusion hiring and to capital misallocation toward environmentally focused ESG investments.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•Global•Global Financial Markets Association
The Global Financial Markets Association, with Arktouros and Ashurst as technical advisors, has published a report on emerging digital money in capital markets, focusing on securities settlement, repos, securities finance and derivatives margining, and giving recommendations for regulators, policymakers and industry to enable safe, scalable implementation. It identifies tokenized deposits and deposit tokens as the preferred near-term instrument for intrabank settlement, envisages wholesale CBDCs as the lowest-risk settlement asset but with uncertain timelines, and notes that stablecoin use in settlement, repo, securities lending and margin is constrained by legal and regulatory uncertainty, including capital treatment and cross-border recognition.
Policy & regulationOtherCBDCStablecoins
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2026-04-13•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a staff statement on when interface providers facilitating onchain crypto asset securities transactions for self-custody wallets may operate without registering as broker-dealers under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. The statement clarifies that wallets and interfaces are not “brokers” solely because they enable self-custody, transmit blockchain instructions, display onchain data, or format messages for user approval, while Commissioner Hester M. Peirce welcomed the guidance but urged a more permanent reassessment of the broker definition in light of new technologies and invited public feedback.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTrading
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2026-04-13•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The SEC Division of Trading and Markets staff issued a statement on when providers of certain crypto asset securities user interfaces may operate without registering as broker-dealers under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act. Staff will not object to “Covered User Interface Providers” operating “Covered User Interfaces” for self-custodial wallet users if conditions on user control, non-solicitation, objective routing, fees, governance, and disclosures are met, and providers do not recommend, negotiate, finance, custody, execute, or route orders. The statement reflects only Staff views, has no legal force, and will be withdrawn five years from April 13, 2026 absent Commission action.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTrading
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2026-04-13•Canada•New Brunswick Financial & Consumer Services Commission
The New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission issued a consumer advisory on door-to-door direct selling, warning that some sellers may be operating without the required licence and urging residents to verify licensing before agreeing to services. The advisory reminds consumers that direct sellers must be licensed with the Commission and highlights protections under the Direct Sellers Act, including a 10-day cooling-off period and avenues to report high-pressure tactics or suspicious behaviour.
SupervisionAlertsLicence approval
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2026-04-13•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority’s multi-firm analysis found that market soundings around UK equity capital market transactions are associated with an average 13% fall in trading volumes but no material impact on spreads, depth or market cleanliness. Reviewing 63 transactions over GBP 50 million, mainly 50 accelerated bookbuilds worth about GBP 32 billion, it also found that sounding more investors did not meaningfully increase demand and highlighted greater leakage risks as soundings scale. The FCA will continue supervisory engagement and consider feedback on possible changes to Article 11 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, including closer EU alignment and reduced record-keeping.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsMarket development
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2026-04-13•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
The Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) has formalised a cooperation protocol with the Macau Monetary Authority to support training of technical staff from the Association of Portuguese-Speaking Insurance Supervisors, including plans for an ASEL Advanced Training Centre in Macau. ASF President Gabriel Bernardino said the initiative aims to deepen supervisory cooperation among Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions through systematic sharing of knowledge, experience and regulatory best practices and by adapting supervisory models to local circumstances.
SupervisionCooperationCapacity buildingCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-13•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan plans a proportional, two-tier banking licensing framework, introducing a basic licence with KZT 10bn minimum capital, a KZT 500bn asset cap, simplified prudential and reporting requirements, and restrictions on higher-risk and cross-border activities, alongside a universal licence. Recent liberalisation measures include reduced licensing documentation, conversion of microfinance organisations into banks, a unified major-shareholder approval regime, and authorisation of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC, which will operate under a universal licence and develop Islamic finance via an “Islamic window.”
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-13•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia's Ministry of Economy and Public Finance convened the first 2026 meeting of the Interinstitutional Governance Committee for the EU-supported project to implement Financial Action Task Force standards, approving its rules and confirming it as the top decision-making body. The committee endorsed the 2025 management report, a first-quarter 2026 progress report and the 2026 work plan focused on institutional capacity building, strengthening supervisory mechanisms and updating the National Risk Assessment, supported by EUR 1 million in cooperation for 2025–2027.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsAML and CFTCorporate governance
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2026-04-13•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Ministry of Economy and Public Finance has created the Broad Guarantee and Credit Fund to expand financial inclusion by providing guarantees for first-home mortgages and micro and small enterprise credit. Multiple Banks and SME Banks must allocate 6% of their 2025 net profits to capitalise the fund, which will guarantee up to 20% of a property’s value for first homes and 50% of credit for productive, commerce and services activities, administered by financial institutions under the supervision of the Financial System Supervision Authority.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-13•Croatia•Ministry of Finance (Croatia)
At Lider’s 2nd Financial Forum, Croatia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tomislav Ćorić outlined fiscal priorities for responding to exogenous shocks, emphasising economic resilience, defence and energy security investment, and preserving budgetary space. He highlighted favourable domestic financing conditions but urged diversification away from a bank-centric model through deeper capital markets, and identified digitalisation and artificial intelligence as key investment themes. The Ministry of Finance signalled a stronger near-term focus on capital market development and said the 2028–2034 financial envelope will prioritise entities advancing AI and digitalisation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•India•Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Securities and Exchange Board of India specified that Social Impact Assessors under the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 must obtain the “NISM Series XXIII – Social Impact Assessors Certification Examination.” For renewal, assessors must either re-obtain this certification or complete the “NISM Series XXIII – Social Impact Assessors Certification eCPE Program,” with the requirements effective immediately.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-13•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia identified market manipulation on the Moscow Exchange involving coordinated trading in multiple issuers’ securities, driven by signals disseminated via several Telegram channels linked to PFL Advisors. It issued binding cease-and-desist orders, suspended transactions on the individuals’ trading accounts, and referred the case to law enforcement, classifying the conduct as market manipulation under Clause 2 of Part 1 of Article 5 of Federal Law No. 224-FZ.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-13•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia issued clarifications on how financial institutions should consider and respond to consumers’ applications, including expectations on response timelines, deadline extensions and communication channels. Firms must generally respond within 15 business days, notify customers within that period if more time is needed, may consolidate responses to multiple applications from the same person, and are recommended to use the communication channel specified in the application.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor's opening Washington meeting with the IMF Statistics Department focused on improving Libya's core economic data, including CPI, inflation and GDP statistics. The talks resulted in IMF technical support for the bank's transition to the seventh edition of the Balance of Payments Manual and broader support for Libya's macroeconomic data system through the Ministry of Planning.
Data & statistics
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor met the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department on the sidelines of the 2026 Spring Meetings to discuss deeper technical assistance. The talks covered reserves, foreign exchange operations, exchange-rate assessment against the Special Drawing Rights basket, banking supervision, stress testing, and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance. The IMF team also praised progress on the Central Bank Transparency Code and both sides backed continued technical support.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity buildingAML and CFT
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor met IMF officials to review recent Article IV consultation outcomes and discuss economic developments in Libya and the region, highlighting tighter spending control and higher oil revenues as factors expected to support the official exchange rate.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor discussed a broad economic reform package with the IMF, including measures to address structural imbalances and unify public expenditure. The IMF also reviewed Article IV outcomes, acknowledged improved transparency, and offered technical assistance focused in particular on exchange rate policy and support for the Libyan dinar.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-13•Slovakia•National Bank of Slovakia
The National Bank of Slovakia’s Bank Board has approved the issuance of a EUR 2 commemorative coin marking the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s victory in the European Football Championship. The coin, designed by Matej Hanuš and minted by the Kremnica Mint in a mintage of one million, will have the same technical parameters as standard EUR 2 coins and be legal tender in Slovakia and across the euro area.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-13•Poland•Central Bank of Poland
The Central Bank of Poland reported that Poland’s current account moved to a PLN 4.2bn deficit in February 2026 from a PLN 1.0bn surplus a year earlier, reflecting a services surplus of PLN 12.8bn offset by deficits in primary income, trade in goods and secondary income. Goods exports rose 2.9% year on year to PLN 121.3bn versus a 4.3% increase in imports to PLN 125.7bn, while services exports grew 4.2% and services expenditure 6.6%.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-13•Poland•Polish Financial Supervision Commission (KNF)
The Polish Financial Supervision Commission published the National Working Group on Benchmark Reform’s public consultation on a draft recommendation for determining interest rates for new agreements and replacing the WIBOR reference rate in existing PLN-denominated discount product agreements. The consultation focuses on benchmark transition arrangements for PLN-denominated products.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFinancial benchmarks
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2026-04-13•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia announced that a Serbian delegation will attend the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, focusing on global economic stabilisation, debt sustainability, the economic outlook and macro-financial stability. The delegation will hold bilateral talks with IMF and World Bank management on cooperation and support for Serbia’s macroeconomic and financial stability, meet financial institutions and investors to present Serbia’s economic potential, and participate in regional and constituency meetings on Europe’s economic outlook.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-04-13•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority announced that Fujitsu Services (Insurance Services) Limited has surrendered its authorisation as an authorised insurer under section 8 of the Insurance Act 2008. The surrender took effect on 10 April 2026.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-13•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published a research note finding that U.S. consumers’ wage and income growth expectations remained relatively stable before, during, and after Covid-19, unlike inflation expectations, which moved broadly with actual inflation. Using data from the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations, the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, and realized wage growth from the Current Population Survey, the authors find weak links between expected and realized wage growth, with expectations mainly aligning with unusually large pay changes. The note concludes that this disconnect raises questions about how inflation expectations transmit to inflation through wages and when wage‑price dynamics could emerge.
Research
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2026-04-13•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo announced that a delegation led by Governor Ahmet Ismaili is participating in the IMF and World Bank 2026 Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, focusing on macroeconomic and financial developments, the economic outlook, and implications for financial stability and policymaking. Governor Ismaili will present developments in Kosovo’s financial sector, institutional priorities, reform progress, and planned projects, and the delegation will hold bilateral meetings with the US Treasury, the International Finance Corporation, and partner institutions to strengthen cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-13•Global•G30
The Group of Thirty announced the appointment of Yiping Huang, Boya Distinguished Professor and Dean of the National School of Development at Peking University, as a new member. Huang is a specialist in macroeconomics, the international financial system, and digital finance, and has previously served on the People’s Bank of China’s Monetary Policy Committee and as Chief Asia Economist at Citigroup and Barclays.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-13•Malta•Malta Financial Services Authority
The Malta Financial Services Authority has issued a Dear CEO letter summarising findings from its first Outcomes-Based Supervision thematic review of corporate Tied Insurance Intermediaries distributing long-term life insurance products, highlighting good practices and gaps in sales processes, disclosures, remuneration and client interactions. It clarifies expectations on commission and fee transparency, conflicts of interest, cold calling and pension switching, suitability and appropriateness testing, sustainability preferences and complaints handling. All reviewed TIIs must remediate gaps in 2026, with a follow-up assessment in 2027, and the letter serves as market-wide guidance.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has invited industry proposals on areas where additional regulatory or supervisory guidance is needed for the second project under its Innovation Compass initiative. Proposals should address current, innovative questions related to new business models or technical solutions within the authority’s remit, and will be analysed and prioritised before a project is selected.
SupervisionInnovation & testingFintech and insurtechRegulatory burden
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2026-04-13•Spain•Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV)
The Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV) has published a research paper finding that advanced large language models used for stock investment predictions pose significant operational risks and potential investor losses without human oversight. Comparing outputs from ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek and Perplexity, the CNMV highlights recurring reasoning failures, especially with simple, unstructured queries, and concludes that robust governance, systematic human validation and grounding models in official, regulated data are essential to improve reliability and reduce errors.
ResearchArtificial intelligenceSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has published a benchmarking report on how banks test their recovery plans through “dry run” exercises, based on submissions from 16 cross-border banking groups in 10 EU countries. The report finds that dry runs can materially enhance crisis readiness when used as genuine management tools with clear objectives, senior engagement and structured follow-up, but are less effective when treated mainly as compliance checks. It provides non-prescriptive benchmarks, encourages regular, high-quality testing and better integration of recovery and resolution exercises, and links this work to the EBA Handbook on Simulation Exercises.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-13•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia has taken immediate possession of the assets, rights and business of BLOOM CROWDFUNDING S.A. SOCIEDAD DE FINANCIACIÓN COLABORATIVA to determine whether it can be restored, restructured for investor recovery, or must be liquidated. The action is based on reduced net worth, serious inconsistencies in supervisory information and repeated non-compliance with supervisory orders, and does not directly affect other supervised collaborative financing entities. The Financial Institutions Guarantee Fund will appoint a special agent to assume administration, with a decision on Bloom Crowdfunding’s future to follow its opinion.
SupervisionInterventionsCrowdfunding
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2026-04-13•Colombia•Central Bank of Colombia
The Central Bank of Colombia published a six‑month operational update on Bre-B, reporting more than 670 million instant payment transactions worth over COP 105 trillion, 34 million registered users and over 103 million payment keys since launch. Recent enhancements include interoperable QR codes for merchant payments and new obligations on financial institutions to notify users of transaction intermittencies, with further QR functionality for individuals and a regulatory package to support business payments expected in 2026.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-13•United Kingdom•Bank of England
The Bank of England has issued updated operational guidance on the UK bank resolution regime, covering transfer resolution, bail-in, and additional detail for building societies. The revised bail-in guidance incorporates lessons from the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse and introduces non-transferable contingent beneficial interests for affected creditors pending final share allocation. The Bank also obtained a No-Action Letter from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to support cross-border operability of these instruments without US securities registration.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-13•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil published its 2025 Financial Citizenship Report (Relatório de Cidadania Financeira, RCF 2025). The report outlines the authority’s latest analysis and initiatives related to financial citizenship.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-13•Indonesia•OJK
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) announced measures to support the government’s 3 million homes programme by strengthening the Financial Information Service System (SLIK) for housing finance. Steps include limiting SLIK report content to credit above IDR 1 million, accelerating paid-off status updates to within three business days, granting BP Tapera access to SLIK data, clarifying subsidised mortgages as a government priority, and confirming SLIK data does not automatically determine credit approval. OJK and the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas will form a multi-stakeholder task force to coordinate implementation and address housing finance issues.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSME financing
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2026-04-13•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil’s 2025 Financial Citizenship Report shifts its financial inclusion agenda from access to financial well-being, highlighting near-universal inclusion and rapid digitalisation. By end-2024, 175.2 million adults (96.4%) had a relationship with the financial system, 160.8 million (88.4%) were active users and mobile transactions reached 273 billion. Credit exposure covered 129.2 million people amid sharp growth in personal loans and interest-bearing credit card balances, with average annual revolving card rates at 430%. The report notes high complaint volumes on payroll-deducted credit and credit cards, increased attention to scams and digital fraud, and continued scaling of Pix and Open Finance, which reached about 62 million active consents.
Data & statisticsFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-13•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, in a speech on modern international financial regulation, warned of structural fractures in the global framework and advocated a two-layer approach combining strict adherence to core standards with room for adaptive national adjustments. It highlighted concerns over inconsistent Basel III Pillar 3 implementation, limited use of system-wide countercyclical capital buffers, and weaknesses in risk governance, and called for stronger “three lines of defence” and market discipline. The Commission also urged more systematic, enforceable oversight of rapidly growing non-bank financial institutions and enhanced operational resilience to digital, crypto, artificial intelligence, outsourcing, cyber and climate-related risks.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-13•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered a consent order against Emir Jesus Matos Camargo for futures fraud, fraud as an associated person of a commodity pool operator, related regulatory violations, and controlling person liability tied to Aureus Revenue Group LLC. The court found that Matos misrepresented Aureus’s status, used a counterfeit CFTC seal and forged commissioner signature, and misappropriated pool participant funds. It ordered USD 666,038.67 in restitution and an equal civil monetary penalty, both jointly and severally with Aureus, plus a permanent injunction and trading and registration bans. The consent order resolves all CFTC claims against Matos; the action against Aureus remains pending.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-13•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
The Central Bank of Peru published its March 2026 Macroeconomic Expectations Survey, reporting that all business expectations indicators remained above the neutral 50-point threshold, indicating continued optimism. Short-term expectations generally improved, notably for the economy, sector activity, demand, hiring and investment over three months, while several 12‑month indicators, including firms’ own situation, demand, hiring and investment, softened slightly from February levels.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The Central Bank of the Republic of China released preliminary monetary and financing statistics for end-March and the first quarter of 2026, reporting total social financing outstanding of CNY 456.46 trillion (up 7.9% year on year) and broad money (M2) of CNY 353.86 trillion (up 8.5%). First-quarter social financing increased by CNY 14.83 trillion, driven mainly by CNY 8.9 trillion in renminbi loans to the real economy and CNY 3.54 trillion in net government bond financing; foreign exchange reserves were USD 3.34 trillion at end-March.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-13•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank published survey findings indicating that instant payments are widely available and viewed as a low-cost alternative to cards, cash and invoices, but point-of-sale QR code payment adoption among small businesses remains limited despite high satisfaction among users. The release highlighted rapid growth in instant payment usage, with 2.02 million transactions per day in December 2025 and a 45.5% share of interbank transfers as of March 2026, and noted that the central bank is preparing bulk instant payments alongside requirements for domestic banks to process instant euro payments from 2027.
ResearchPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has published a working paper analysing monetary policy when households and firms are imperfectly informed about the central bank’s objectives and learn from its policy choices, generating a “reputation channel” that induces more aggressive tightening after adverse supply shocks. Using high-frequency identification, the paper finds especially strong sensitivity of long-horizon inflation expectations to interest-rate surprises in Brazil and, when calibrating the model to Brazilian data, shows that reputation-driven incentives can replicate observed inflation-output trade-offs that would otherwise require a much steeper Phillips curve.
Research
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2026-04-13•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a public alert on scams involving fraudulent websites, internet banking login screens, phishing activity and, in one case, fraudulent mobile applications targeting customers of five banks. It reiterated that banks do not send embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information such as login passwords or One-Time Passwords by phone, email or SMS, and advised affected individuals to contact their bank and report incidents to the Hong Kong Police Force.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-13•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets published its 2025 annual report with studies on financing housing foundation repairs and AI’s impact on capital markets, highlighting rising, mutually reinforcing economic, technological and geopolitical risks. It calls for faster risk identification, stronger buffers and adaptable European supervision, warning that EUR 11 billion in foundation repair costs will be unaffordable or irresponsible for many homeowners. While AI can improve price formation and investment decisions, increased use of autonomous, self-learning systems may reduce transparency and heighten risks of sudden volatility and hard-to-detect market abuse, underscoring the need for human oversight and clear accountability.
ResearchRisk analysis and outlookClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-13•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has published a sector report finding that around 500,000 homeowners face vulnerable foundations, with necessary repairs for more than 120,000 properties amounting to an estimated EUR 11 billion, of which about EUR 3 billion appears not financeable. The authority calls for improved and standardised foundation-risk information, more effective use and potential strengthening of financing options, and additional measures to address the financing shortfall. It will engage with stakeholders on solutions and stresses the importance of longer-term and preventive measures, including groundwater management.
ResearchOther
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2026-04-13•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has published a sector report on how artificial intelligence is transforming capital markets trading, highlighting efficiency gains alongside heightened integrity and vulnerability risks. It flags risks from self-learning trading systems, information-based manipulation and multi-agent technology, and stresses the need for clear human responsibility, robust controls and oversight. The authority will strengthen its supervision and expertise, translate emerging risks into supervisory measures, consider further regulatory changes or interpretations, and continue engagement with market participants and other supervisors.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationArtificial intelligence
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2026-04-13•Iraq•Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq has published a guide on identifying shell companies. The guide is intended to support more effective detection of such entities.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-04-13•San Marino•Central Bank of San Marino
The Central Bank of San Marino’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Information Bulletin reports continued improvements in banking indicators, broadly stable financial sector participation, and further alignment with European standards on fit and proper rules and the financial safety net. Key developments include Regulation No. 2025-04 establishing an investor compensation fund, Regulation No. 2025-05 updating fit and proper requirements with differentiated regimes and extended independent director obligations, and COOVIG supervisory action, including refusal of a foreign group’s bid for a majority stake in Banca di San Marino.
Data & statisticsSupervisory dataFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-13•United Arab Emirates•UAE Securities & Commodities Authority
The UAE Securities & Commodities Authority has issued a dedicated regulatory framework for virtual assets, expanding regulated activities from three to eight, including dealing as principal and agent, custody, arranging investment deals, investment advice, portfolio management, and operating a multilateral trading facility. The framework comprises five modules covering general requirements, business conduct, an alternative trading system regime, AML/CFT, and prudential requirements, and applies to trading facilities for virtual assets, tokenised securities, and traditional securities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-13•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the UAE has obtained the BS 13500:2013 certification in Effective Governance Management Systems from the British Standards Institution, which it positions as validation of its corporate governance arrangements. The central bank stated that the certification confirms a comprehensive governance framework based on fairness, equality, transparency and accountability, and supports institutional performance and decision-making.
Institutional developmentGovernanceOperational excellence
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2026-04-13•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam’s Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh outlined the banking sector’s role in financing domestic corporate groups and reported that, as of 31 December 2025, the system comprised 127 credit institutions with total assets of nearly VND 28.9 quadrillion, up about 22% year-on-year. Economy-wide credit outstanding reached about VND 18.6 quadrillion, or 144% of GDP, with lending to domestic enterprises accounting for around 48% of total credit and lending to conglomerates and general corporations around 7%. He also highlighted legal and regulatory updates, digital transformation, and a commitment to flexible monetary, credit and foreign exchange policy to support macroeconomic stability.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksOther
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2026-04-13•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam met an Asian Development Bank delegation to discuss expanding ADB private sector financing in Vietnam and a proposed technical assistance programme on trade and supply chain finance. The central bank highlighted stable macro-financial conditions, encouraged broader ADB support across finance, energy, infrastructure and enterprise sectors, and requested sharing of international models and risk-benefit assessments to inform future coordination and preparations for the 2026 ADB Annual Meeting.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-13•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan has adopted Resolution No. 29 updating licensing rules, qualification requirements and evidentiary documentation for organisations conducting certain banking operations, aligning the framework with the new Law on Banks and Banking Activity of 16 January 2026. The rules set out procedures and forms for issuing and reissuing licences, review timeframes, and organisational and technical preconditions, and specify criteria and documentation to demonstrate the business reputation of senior executives and shareholders.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-13•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published an inspection report on Sparebanken Møre identifying deficiencies in credit risk modelling, including collateral recognition in loss given default, use of corporate size parameters and the SME supporting factor, and limited integration of internal ratings-based models into credit granting and pricing. The authority also found weaknesses in IFRS 9 impairment practices, large exposure limit adherence, forbearance reporting, and governance and internal control arrangements, and noted that the board has initiated remedial measures.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsCredit riskSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan has adopted Resolution No. 41 setting new rules for authorising the establishment of banks and branches of nonresident banks and for issuing, reissuing, suspending and terminating banking licences. The measures implement the new Law on Banks and Banking Activity by introducing a two-tier licensing regime with basic licences for small banks and universal licences for mid-sized and large banks, with higher capital, liquidity and risk management expectations. Universal-licensed banks and branches of nonresident banks may also conduct Islamic banking operations based on an additional licence.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicence approval
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2026-04-13•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority published an inspection report on BN Bank ASA identifying elevated credit risk from high commercial real estate concentration and weaknesses in credit assessments, property valuation, and application and validation of IFRS 9 expected credit loss and internal ratings-based models. The report highlights extensive use of interest-only structures, inadequate cash flow and downside risk analyses, governance gaps around ECL model use and overlays, and deficiencies in IRB model validation and board reporting. Finanstilsynet will follow up on remedial measures during 2026 and has requested a board report on implementation status and action plans.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsCredit riskAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-13•Jordan•Jordan Securities Commission
The Jordan Securities Commission hosted a specialised workshop for accounting students from Al-Qadisiyah College to strengthen links with academia and align education with labour market needs. The session covered International Financial Reporting Standards, disclosure management, auditing, public shareholding company offerings, basic anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks, and introduced students to the Commission’s supervisory and oversight practices in Jordan’s capital markets.
Financial literacy & educationAccounting and financial reportingSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-13•Taiwan•Ministry of Finance (Taiwan)
Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance said the National Financial Stabilization Fund’s Management Committee approved financial statements through end-March 2026, with net income of about NTD 8.054 billion, and confirmed market stabilisation operations ended on 12 January 2026 with holdings now being disposed of. As of end-March, the Fund held equities worth NTD 3.56 billion versus an acquisition cost of NTD 2.287 billion. The Ministry said the suspension of operations had not hurt the stock market, highlighted risks from Middle East tensions, higher energy prices and tighter global monetary policy, and said the Fund will monitor developments and manage assets prudently.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsAuditing
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2026-04-13•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission reported that 1,950 of 1,951 listed companies filed 2025 annual financial reports, with Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd the sole non-filer. Domestic listed companies on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and Taipei Exchange recorded record-high 2025 operating revenue of TWD 49.62 trillion, up 13.79% year on year, and net profit before tax of TWD 5.65 trillion, up 10.99%, driven mainly by semiconductor, electronics, biotechnology and medical care sectors.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-13•Taiwan•Central Bank of Taiwan
The Central Bank of Taiwan approved Taiwan Business Bank to engage in foreign securities trading business, limited to trading that is neither an investment of proprietary funds nor conducted for hedging purposes. The authority also reported that as of end-March 2026 it had authorised 3,448 banks, comprising 3,408 domestic banks, three Mainland banks and 37 foreign banks.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-13•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol will visit New York and Washington, D.C. to brief global investors on Korea’s economic fundamentals, policy responses, foreign exchange and capital market reforms, and AI transition strategy, and to meet major asset managers including Apollo Global Management, BlackRock and PIMCO. Koo will also attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, a G7 special session, and the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting, and hold bilateral talks with the heads of the IMF, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, as well as several finance ministers.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-13•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance held a second advisory committee meeting on expanding foreign securities investment and modernizing the foreign exchange market, including longer trading hours, a 24-hour market and an offshore KRW settlement system. The ministry reported improved accessibility and expanded participation by overseas foreign exchange business institutions, with average daily spot FX volume rising 14.8% quarter-on-quarter to USD 15.91bn in Q1 2026, and requested firms to upgrade systems and staffing while coordinating with the Bank of Korea and other agencies to incorporate market feedback.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-04-13•Paraguay•Central Bank of Paraguay
The Central Bank of Paraguay has approved a Liquidity Coverage Ratio regulation aligned with Basel III to strengthen liquidity management and short-term stress resilience in the financial system. The rule requires banks to hold enough high-quality liquid assets to be converted quickly into cash during a liquidity stress period. It is framed as a minimum liquidity risk standard within the central bank’s broader risk management framework.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLiquidity riskPrudential risks
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2026-04-13•Indonesia•OJK
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) outlined a programme to strengthen governance, prudential standards and risk-based supervision across the insurance, guarantee and pension fund sectors to better support domestic long-term financing. OJK reported total PPDP assets of IDR 2,992 trillion at end-February 2026 and signalled forthcoming regulations on governance and supervision, plus a 2026–2030 Sustainable Finance Development Roadmap to align the sector with Net Zero Emission and Sustainable Development Goals targets.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCorporate governancePrudential risks
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2026-04-13•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia’s March 2026 Retail Sales Survey shows respondents expect retail sales to remain positive, with the Real Sales Index projected to rise 2.4% year on year and 9.3% month on month, supported by stronger demand during Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. The February 2026 index recorded 6.5% year-on-year growth and a 4.1% month-on-month increase, reversing the previous period’s contraction. Retailers anticipate higher inflationary pressures over the next three months, with the Price Expectations Index for May 2026 at 157.4, while the six-month outlook remains broadly stable.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The Ministry of Education and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission have launched a joint National Outstanding Financial Talent Training Base to build a high-quality pipeline of financial officials and specialists. The initiative aligns with “15th Five-Year Plan” priorities and focuses on cooperative training, joint curriculum development, integrating financial technology and interdisciplinary resources, talent-sharing, and new mechanisms for international cooperation in finance, technology and talent.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has released the April 2026 Survey of Monetary Analysts questionnaire, seeking expectations on the path of key ECB interest rates, market rates and the euro area macroeconomic outlook. Respondents are also asked to project Eurosystem asset purchase programme and pandemic emergency purchase programme bond holdings, refinancing operations, and to assign probabilities to a first activation of the Transmission Protection Instrument.
Monetary policyOtherMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published research on how wider use of euro-denominated stablecoins classified as e-money tokens under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation could affect euro area sovereign bond markets and bank funding. Using balance sheet scenarios and Liquidity Coverage Ratio data, it estimates sovereign bond “pass-through rates” from stablecoin issuance of 0.31 to 1.26, with 0.87 for the three largest euro stablecoins, and finds net sovereign bond demand can be materially lower or negative in some wholesale funding scenarios. It also highlights contagion channels from large redemptions, including reserve-asset sales and transmission of run dynamics to banks via deposit requirements, and notes draft standards proposing deposit concentration limits, a 1.5% cap on a bank’s exposure to any single stablecoin, and a 35% cap on reserve allocation to a single sovereign issuer.
ResearchStablecoins
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s 33rd Macroprudential Bulletin reviews the shift of tokenisation and distributed ledger technology from concept to early-scale deployment, highlighting potential benefits for deeper, more efficient EU capital markets, conditional on aligned policy, settlement in central bank money, and robust regulatory and macroprudential frameworks. It examines settlement models, traded asset types, the impact of MiCA‑compliant stablecoins on sovereign bond markets and banks, and notes tokenised assets on public blockchains reached a global market capitalisation of USD 45 billion by February 2026. The bulletin also details Eurosystem work on wholesale central bank money settlement, including the Pontes and Appia initiatives and potential eligibility of DLT‑based assets as Eurosystem collateral.
ResearchFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-04-13•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published research finding that tokenised bonds using distributed ledger technology have lower borrowing costs at issuance and tighter bid-ask spreads than comparable conventional bonds, although operational cost savings are not yet evident. The article links tokenisation’s future impact to infrastructure choices and market scalability, and highlights ongoing Eurosystem work on DLT-based collateral, market infrastructure modernisation, and reviewing the EU DLT Pilot Regime within the Market Integration and Supervision package.
ResearchMarket developmentMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-13•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published the results of a foreign-exchange intervention auction held on 13 April 2026 to buy USD. The auction attracted 11 participants, with satisfied bids between USD 1.5 million and USD 11.0 million at a weighted-average rate of 9.5072 USD/TJS.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-13•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has issued regulatory amendments to simplify the prudential and reporting treatment of repurchase agreements and securitizations as part of its Market Development Agenda, refining Basel III implementation. For repos, the changes streamline credit risk capital requirements and allow lower risk weights, including potentially 0 percent for certain counterparties or centrally cleared trades, while for securitizations they introduce significant risk transfer criteria, ease self-securitization registration, and make transferable mortgage bond issuance requirements more flexible.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-13•Estonia•Central Bank of Estonia
The Central Bank of Estonia has released its monthly flash estimate of the balance of payments for two months prior and referred users to more detailed monthly data on its website. It clarified that monthly figures are based on a smaller data set and include estimates that are subsequently revised to align with the quarterly balance of payments compiled from broader primary sources.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-13•Puerto Rico•Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico
The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico has issued a public notice of its intention to adopt a regulation establishing a uniform process for submitting, reviewing and issuing administrative determinations, and creating a mechanism to set related processing fees. The framework would apply to determinations under any law or regulation overseen by the authority, with specific fee levels to be set separately via circular letter.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-13•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the UAE has appointed Vermeg as lead technology partner for a consortium to establish a Central Securities Depository for national debt and sukuk, as part of its capital markets infrastructure strategy. The project aims to enhance post-trade efficiency, integrate liquidity management and settlement across digital and traditional custody, and align with international standards while supporting investment attraction and future digital asset developments.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-13•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published an onsite inspection report on SpareBank 1 SMN identifying weaknesses in governance, documentation and compliance related to market risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, and liquidity and funding risk. Finanstilsynet expects enhancements to the bank’s internal measurement system for interest rate risk in the banking book, non-maturity deposit modelling, and liquidity coverage ratio governance, including clearer regulatory gap analyses, validation frameworks and bank-specific shock scenarios.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsRisk managementLiquidity riskMarket risk and volatility
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2026-04-13•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund, International Energy Agency and World Bank Group issued a joint statement describing the economic and energy shock from the war in the Middle East as substantial, global and highly asymmetric, with energy importers, particularly low-income countries, disproportionately affected. They highlighted elevated oil, gas and fertiliser prices, disruptions to key shipping routes and infrastructure, and risks to food security, employment, travel and tourism, while noting revenue losses for some regional producers. The institutions are updating assessments ahead of flagship reports and coordinating tailored policy advice and financial support, including at country level.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-13•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a remission compensation process to distribute more than USD 40 million in forfeited assets to victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency investment fraud. Victims who purchased OneCoin between 2014 and 2019 may be eligible for compensation, following prosecutions in the Southern District of New York that found misrepresentations led to over USD 4 billion in global victim investments.
EnforcementOtherFraud and scams
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2026-04-13•Macao•Monetary Authority of Macao
The Monetary Authority of Macao and Portugal’s Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority have launched a training programme for supervisors of the Association of Lusophone Insurance Supervisors, alongside a conference on modern international financial supervision. The Monetary Authority of Macao signed new cooperation protocols on training and technical collaboration with Portugal’s authority and Angola’s Insurance Regulatory and Supervisory Agency, supporting the planned ASEL Advanced Training Centre in Macao and strengthening insurance market supervision.
SupervisionCooperationCapacity buildingDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-13•Tanzania•Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority
The Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority said it met the Public Service Social Security Fund to discuss insurance issues and innovative ways to expand protection for Tanzanians. The talks centered on wider financial protection through inclusive systems, with PSSSF saying it gained ideas to improve services and close gaps in coverage.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-13•Honduras•Central Bank of Honduras
The Central Bank of Honduras reported that Net International Reserves increased by USD 886.2 million between 27 January and 10 April 2026, rising from USD 10,305.8 million to USD 11,192.0 million. Over the same period, import coverage improved from 6.2 to 6.7 months, with weekly reserve changes ranging from USD 11.5 million to USD 219.1 million.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-13•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan has adopted National Financial Reporting Standard “Fundamentals of Preparing Financial Statements: Accounting Policies and Accounting Estimates” (MHMS, No. 3810, 11 April 2026) to implement Presidential decision PQ–282 and align national accounting with international requirements. The standard sets a unified approach to accounting policies, estimates and error correction to improve reliability and comparability of financial statements, and applies to most legal entities, with certain categories excluded.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-13•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has reached a settlement with CBL Corporation Limited director Peter Harris regarding its claims over CBL’s 2015 initial public offering, with Harris admitting liability for two contraventions of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013. The settlement covers liability only, with the High Court to determine any pecuniary penalty and potential banning order, while the IPO proceeding continues against CBL (in liquidation) and the executor of former director Alistair Hutchison’s estate.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSecurities offerings and listings