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2026-04-13•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets outlined its focus on tokenized securities and the review of Regulation National Market System, inviting further industry input. It highlighted a no-action letter for a Depository Trust Company pilot, staff statements on tokenized securities and wallets, work on an “innovation exemption” for certain trading venues, and its review of Rule 611 and MEMX’s exemptive relief request from Rules 610 and 612. It also signalled possible consultations on market data revenue allocation and modernization of best execution obligations.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMarket development
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2026-04-13•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has launched free, independent retirement planning tools and guidance on its Moneysmart website, centred on a new Retirement Hub and Retirement Planner, supported by a consumer awareness campaign. The tools integrate estimated retirement income from superannuation, the Age Pension and other sources, and include calculators for superannuation balances, Age Pension eligibility and retirement income options, responding to ASIC research showing widespread concern and limited planning among Australians.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-13•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission reported that Viva Energy Group Limited revised an accounting judgement in its 31 December 2025 financial report following an ASIC surveillance review, increasing impairment expenses by AUD 25 million. ASIC had raised concerns over impairment testing for convenience retail sites, concluding that under AASB 136 these should be treated as separate cash-generating units where recoverable amounts can be determined, leading the company to change its approach and disclose total impairment expense of AUD 558.8 million for retail convenience sites.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-13•Norway•Norges Bank
Norges Bank published an op-ed by analysis director Øistein Røisland rejecting claims that large interest rate increases sustain inflation via a “cost channel,” arguing that evidence in Norway and internationally shows higher rates reduce inflation over time. The article emphasises that demand and exchange rate channels dominate, warns against misreading the coexistence of high inflation and high rates as causal, and notes that appropriate monetary policy differs between demand-driven and cost-driven inflation.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-12•Saudi Arabia•Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan will lead the Kingdom’s delegation to the 2026 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., and chair the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee. The delegation, including the Saudi Central Bank Governor and senior financial officials, will also attend the first Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting under the U.S. G20 Presidency to discuss global economic developments, financial stability, multilateral cooperation, and World Bank Group priorities.
Policy & regulationCooperationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-12•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority published data showing electronic payments accounted for 85% of total retail payments in 2025, up from 79% in 2024, with electronic transactions rising to 14.6 billion from 12.6 billion. SAMA attributed the shift away from cash to increased use of the “mada” payments system and other national payment systems, and stated it will continue to expand payment options and promote digital payments in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-12•Angola•Ministry of Finance (Angola)
The Ministry of Finance of Angola detailed the agenda of a joint government and central bank delegation holding statutory meetings, bilateral sessions and investor events with international financial institutions to strengthen economic cooperation and external credibility. The programme includes high-level meetings with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on macroeconomic developments and structural reforms, plus participation in the African Investment Forum, the Development Committee plenary and an African Union–European Union finance ministers’ roundtable on domestic resource mobilisation, illicit flows, cost of capital and debt management.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-12•Israel•Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel reported that foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 228,271 million at end-March 2026, down USD 6,274 million from February and equivalent to 37.2% of GDP. The decline was mainly due to a USD 8,936 million revaluation loss, partly offset by USD 2,681 million in government foreign exchange activities, with USD 223,697 million held outside the International Monetary Fund and USD 4,574 million in IMF-related holdings.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-12•Iraq•Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq has granted a licence to Al-Aman for Electronic Payment Services, a limited liability company.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-12•Nepal•Central Bank of Nepal
The Central Bank of Nepal has launched a quarterly statistical publication on real estate transactions, based on fiscal year 2078/79 and drawing on multiple government data sources to track nationwide and regional indicators such as transaction volumes, declared values, land area, land-related revenue and bank credit. The data show seasonal patterns, provincial differences in activity and value, and significant growth in land and housing loans between fiscal years 2077/78 and 2080/81. Using these statistics, the central bank is preparing a second phase to construct and publish a land value index.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-12•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance held investor outreach meetings in Hong Kong and Singapore with major global asset managers and custodians to gather views on Korea’s capital markets and its foreign exchange and capital market reform agenda, including the MSCI roadmap and World Government Bond Index inclusion. Market participants welcomed Korea’s progress but stressed the need for effective implementation, operational readiness across intermediaries, more granular checks by investment route, and continued communication, which the ministry plans to address with domestic agencies.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-12•Thailand•Thailand Office of Insurance Commission
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission launched an on-site campaign at Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak) to promote public access to microinsurance as a risk-management tool ahead of Songkran travel, in line with government policy. OIC teams and insurers are providing information and facilitating purchases of accident policies with coverage up to THB 100,000 and home fire policies with coverage up to THB 30,000 for specified risks.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-11•United Arab Emirates•Ministry of Finance (United Arab Emirates)
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance announced that Abu Dhabi has been selected to host the 2029 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, following an international evaluation process in which the UAE secured the highest number of votes. The meetings will bring together finance ministers, central bank governors, policymakers and experts from more than 190 countries to discuss global economic priorities, with the UAE highlighting its infrastructure and experience hosting the meetings in Dubai in 2003.
Other
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2026-04-11•United Arab Emirates•Ministry of Finance (United Arab Emirates)
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance announced that Abu Dhabi has been selected to host the 2029 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, following a competitive international evaluation. Officials said the decision reflects confidence in the UAE’s economic environment and its fiscal and monetary policies, and the Central Bank plans to use the meetings to deepen strategic dialogue with the IMF, World Bank and other counterparts.
Other
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2026-04-11•Thailand•Thailand Office of Insurance Commission
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission highlighted the role of insurance in the Songkran 2026 road-accident prevention campaign, positioning microinsurance alongside compulsory and voluntary motor insurance to broaden protection for travellers and households. It outlined two 30-day microinsurance products, an accident policy with benefits up to THB 250,000 and a home fire policy with cover up to THB 30,000, each offered at low premiums and also available free to eligible individuals, limited to one entitlement per national ID number.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-11•Thailand•Ministry of Finance (Thailand)
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance announced a Cabinet-approved package of cost-of-living relief, concessional credit and administrative flexibilities to mitigate energy price pressures from the Middle East conflict. Measures include temporary increases in State Welfare Card benefits, multiple soft-loan schemes via state-owned banks for clean energy, agriculture and SME investment, relaxed public procurement rules and construction cost parameters for government contractors, and targeted fuel subsidies and budget restraint measures for the transport and public sectors.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-10•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published its March 2026 “Basic Figures on Fails”, providing monthly survey-based statistics on failed settlements in Japanese government bond delivery-versus-payment transactions and related buy-in activity. The data, collected from 245 direct participants in the JGB book-entry system using BOJ-NET JGB DVP services, cover the number of fails, total face value, average and maximum fail duration, and the number of buy-ins for fails resolved during the month.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-10•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published an English translation of a Review Series report on Verifiable Credentials and their potential role in securely proving identity using digital technologies, with a focus on emerging financial use cases. The report outlines the characteristics of Verifiable Credentials, surveys applications such as COVID-19 vaccination certificates, and reviews standard-setting activity including the International Organization for Standardization’s 2024 standard for the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier.
ResearchDigital identity
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2026-04-10•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan’s Monthly Report on the Corporate Goods Price Index for March 2026 showed the Producer Price Index up 0.8% month on month and 2.6% year on year, and export and import prices on a contract currency basis up 0.8% and 1.5% month on month. The rise in producer prices was driven mainly by petroleum and coal products, while import price increases were led by petroleum, coal and natural gas. The report also noted preliminary fiscal-year 2025 averages, with the Producer Price Index up 2.7%, export prices up 1.5%, and import prices down 3.3% on a yen basis.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan released preliminary March 2026 “Principal Figures of Financial Institutions” data on loans and discounts, and on deposits and certificates of deposit, across major, regional, shinkin, foreign and other domestically licensed banks. The release highlights revised observations, clarifies coverage such as the treatment of foreign bank yen-denominated loans in Japan, and notes statistical discontinuities from January 2026 arising from bank mergers and changes in institutional coverage.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-10•Canada•British Columbia Securities Commission
The British Columbia Securities Commission announced that Andrew Pollard, CEO of a publicly traded junior mineral exploration company and director of Blackrock Silver Corp., has paid CAD 25,000 for failing to file timely insider trading reports. Between 2019 and 2025, he missed System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders deadlines for 161 transactions involving securities valued at more than CAD 950,000, but subsequently self-reported under the cooperation policy, paid CAD 5,700 in late fees, completed required filings, and took a course on directors’ and officers’ duties.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced the members of its Innovation Task Force, which will support the development of a clearer regulatory framework for crypto assets and blockchain technologies, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, and prediction markets. Led by Michael J. Passalacqua, the task force comprises senior advisors and staff from across the Commission’s divisions and offices, alongside private-sector experience in digital assets and financial regulation.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the US District Court for the District of Arizona granted a temporary restraining order barring Arizona from pursuing criminal charges against CFTC-regulated designated contract markets over prediction market event contracts. The order follows the CFTC’s complaint seeking to enjoin Arizona from enforcing allegedly preempted state laws and to obtain a declaratory judgment that federal law grants it exclusive authority over event contracts. The litigation will proceed on the CFTC’s request for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against Arizona’s enforcement actions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsTrading
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2026-04-10•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba published an explainer stating that introducing CUP 2,000 and CUP 5,000 banknotes is intended to ease payments in a high-inflation environment and does not itself expand the money supply. It clarifies that money creation occurs mainly via bank credit and sovereign debt sales to the central bank, and attributes cash shortages and ATM queues to a mismatch between deposit balances and available banknotes, the cash-intensive informal economy, and uneven access to electronic payments rather than arbitrary hoarding.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-10•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s first-quarter Tenth District Energy Survey reports a sharp fall in energy activity and expectations of further contraction over the next six months. Drilling and overall business activity were broadly steady while capital expenditures declined, and revenues and profits indexes rose to their highest levels since the second quarter of 2022 on higher oil prices, though most firms do not expect prices to support a substantial increase in drilling.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has rescinded its 2023 supervisory approach letter on multiple non-sufficient funds fees from re-presented unpaid transactions, effective immediately for all FDIC-supervised institutions. The agency found the letter overly broad and creating uncertainty regarding “unfairness” under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and reiterated that institutions must ensure consumer disclosures accurately reflect their practices and comply with applicable legal requirements.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-04-10•Uganda•Uganda Capital Markets Authority
The Uganda Capital Markets Authority held a stakeholder engagement with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment on professional certification and continuous professional development in the capital markets industry. It reiterated regulatory expectations on certification and CPD and highlighted the Securities Industry Certification Programme as a means of strengthening competence, ethics and investor confidence.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-10•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a consultation on a framework to establish and regulate spot crypto exchange traded funds, including rules on delegating digital asset investment management and appointing trustees. The proposals would allow Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs as passively managed mutual funds with at least 80 percent exposure to a single crypto asset, held with SEC-regulated custodians and listed only on the Stock Exchange, with enhanced investor protection and disclosure. The consultation also covers permitting mutual and private funds to invest in Thai crypto ETFs and setting governance, delegation and custody requirements, including potential use of foreign sub-custodians.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-10•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission has commenced enforcement proceedings against Emerita Resources Corp., several directors and officers, and Hélio Diniz over alleged misconduct relating to mining projects and related disclosures. The regulator alleges diversion of Brazilian lithium mining claims to Lithium Ionic Corp., misleading public statements about the Falcon Project and Plaza Norte zinc project, and that certain individuals misled the Commission during its investigation.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-10•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has warned the public about three unregulated loan applications – APP LUCADINERO, APP NEXCASH, and APP LUKA RAPIDA – which it says are offering predatory loans. The authority has filed a criminal complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office against those responsible for the apps for alleged usury and directed users to its Fraud Alerts Page to verify supervised entities and review alerts on unregulated activities.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-10•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has filed complaints with the Public Prosecutor’s Office over alleged fraud by four online loan providers falsely claiming CMF supervision and requesting advance payments for loans that were never granted. The entities, which are not registered or authorised by the CMF, include Lucas Fácil, Solicita tu Crédito, Créditos al Instante, and an impersonator of Administradora de Fondos de Inversión Privados Cabo Negro operating via ficoorp dot com.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-10•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to the Bank of England stating it would not recommend enforcement if securities exchanges conducted under the Bank of England’s statutory bail-in powers rely on Section 3(a)(9) without Securities Act registration. The staff said this clarifies the application of U.S. federal securities laws to foreign bail-in processes and noted the SEC Chairman has requested a rulemaking recommendation on a potential exemption for securities offered and sold in regulatory bail-ins.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-10•Caribbean•Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has issued a public notice stating that SKN Online Media Bank, also known as St Kitts-Nevis Online Media Bank, is not licensed under Saint Christopher and Nevis’ Banking Act, 2015 (as amended) and is not regulated by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. The authority notes that the entity’s website falsely claims to be licensed to provide business and private banking services and reminds the public to conduct due diligence and only deal with duly licensed institutions.
SupervisionAlertsLicence approval
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2026-04-10•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam reported that Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh attended the 13th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, which reviewed economic and financial developments and reaffirmed priorities for ASEAN financial integration and stability. The meeting endorsed priorities on sustainable, resilient capital markets, regional payment connectivity and financial health, adopted the ASEAN Banking Integration Framework 2.0 Guidelines, and stressed greater transparency, regulatory harmonisation and interoperability in cross-border payments. Canh backed the Philippines’ initiatives and confirmed continued cooperation on regional payment connectivity and financial health aligned with members’ development conditions and capacity.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsCross-border cooperationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-10•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam hosted a World Bank delegation to review payment system development, cybersecurity and future technical cooperation, highlighting 88% adult bank account ownership, a 99% rate of retail electronic payments at banks and around 12 billion transactions processed by the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam in 2025. The central bank outlined measures against online fraud, including mandatory biometric authentication for online transactions above VND 10 million and the SIMO system, noting a more than 20% decline in scam cases. The World Bank welcomed these developments and committed to mobilising resources to support the State Bank of Vietnam.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-10•Croatia•Ministry of Finance (Croatia)
The Ministry of Finance of Croatia has launched a public consultation on three legislative proposals to modernise the financial-system regulatory framework: a new law for the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, amendments to the Capital Market Act, and a new law implementing the updated EU regime for over-the-counter derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories. The package would reinforce HBOR’s capital and governance, align capital markets rules with the EU Listing Act and Directive (EU) 2024/2994, and overhaul national implementation of EMIR, including clearing, collateral and reporting requirements.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-10•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse have asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate unusual oil futures trading ahead of two Trump Administration announcements on the Iran conflict, citing potential misuse of material nonpublic government information. They highlight a March 23 surge in oil futures minutes before a Truth Social post on possible de-escalation and an approximately USD 950 million short bet on April 7 placed hours before a ceasefire announcement that reportedly drove prices down about 15 percent.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-10•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia revoked the banking and professional securities licences of Industry Development and Modernization Bank (Bank IDM) for repeated breaches of banking law and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing rules, appointing State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA.RF) as provisional administrator. The authority said Bank IDM was not a significant lender to the real economy, alleged extensive suspicious and fraudulent transactions benefiting shareholders and related parties, and reported them to law enforcement. Eligible deposits will be repaid by DIA.RF under the federal deposit insurance scheme.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-04-10•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia has published the business programme and opened registration for its Financial Congress in St Petersburg on 1–3 July 2026, featuring two plenary sessions and 21 panel sessions. Discussions will cover balanced economic growth, macroeconomic policy, low inflation, technological change in financial markets, and topics such as monetary and fiscal policy interaction, global developments, exchange rate factors, banking sector challenges, market abuse prevention, investor needs, and cryptocurrency transaction timing.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtechMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-10•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said the International Monetary Fund has published the staff concluding statement for the 2026 Article IV consultation mission for Libya on the IMF’s official website.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group announced that the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund have selected Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to host the institutions’ 2029 Annual Meetings in October 2029. The announcement notes that the meetings, typically held in Washington, DC for two consecutive years and in a member country every third year, last took place in the UAE in 2003 in Dubai, and that an official signing ceremony for the 2029 Meetings will be held at the 2026 Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand.
Other
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2026-04-10•India•Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Securities and Exchange Board of India launched three IT solutions to streamline external engagement, enable paperless quasi-judicial proceedings, and enhance cybersecurity supervision. The Single Universal Platform for Communications centralises official communications, the e-adjudication portal digitises adjudication processes and integrates with SEBI’s Case Management System, and the AI-enabled Cyber-Sec Audit Compliance platform analyses cyber audit reports to identify compliance gaps, generate risk scores, and support risk-based supervision.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsIT management
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2026-04-10•Poland•Polish Financial Supervision Commission (KNF)
The Polish Financial Supervision Commission published a recommendation from the Steering Committee of the National Working Group on benchmark reform regarding application of a replacement rate for the WIBOR reference rate in debt securities. The recommendation focuses in particular on previously issued instruments in the legacy portfolio.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationFinancial benchmarks
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has re-launched its Agricultural Advisory Committee and announced its new membership to provide structured input from agricultural growers, producers and other market participants. Chaired by Michael S. Selig with Emma Johnston as designated federal officer, the committee includes representatives from major agribusinesses, exchanges, intermediaries, federal agencies and industry associations to inform CFTC policy and regulatory decisions.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has amended and reissued its consolidated Master Direction on non-resident investment in debt instruments via an A.P. (DIR Series) circular to Authorised Dealer Category-I banks. The updated direction covers investments in debt instruments by Non-Resident Indians and their use as collateral with recognised Indian stock exchanges for exchange traded derivative contracts, and is issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-04-10•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that former tech support company CEO Michael Brian Cotter was sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Cotter and co-conspirators used virtual debit cards and thousands of sham transactions, including unauthorized use of real customer personal identifying information, to disguise excessive chargebacks and deceive banks’ fraud-detection systems.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-10•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo welcomed parliamentary approval of a credit agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the International Development Association for the Kosovo Financial Sector Development Project, calling it a key step to advance reforms and strengthen financial infrastructure. The project will support recapitalisation of the Deposit Insurance Fund amid higher depositor coverage, fund implementation of a TIPS Clone platform for instant payments to modernise the national payments system and align with European standards, and increase the capital of the guarantee fund and other initiatives to improve access to finance and lending conditions.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-04-10•United Kingdom•Bank of England
The Bank of England published Staff Working Paper No. 1,179 examining whether greater foreign lending by domestically headquartered banks is associated with higher home-economy productivity. Using European panel data and UK bank–firm micro evidence, the paper finds a positive link between domestic banks’ foreign lending and domestic productivity growth, while foreign banks’ lending into the domestic economy shows no such association. The authors note the paper is research for comment and does not represent Bank of England policy or committee views.
ResearchCross-border payments
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has adopted a Decision harmonising how National Competent Authorities transmit Single Euro Payments Area data, establishing a single reporting channel via the European Centralised Infrastructure of Data and eliminating submissions to the European Commission. National Competent Authorities must submit annual datasets on payment service provider charges and sanctions-related rejection rates, maintain master data, and remain responsible for data accuracy where they already hold the information. The Decision amends the Annex to the EBA’s EUCLID Decision and takes immediate effect.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-10•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy has published the April 2026 issue of “The Italian economy in brief” in its Statistics series, providing updated data on current conditions and structural features of the Italian economic and financial systems. The publication is organised into seven sections covering real economic activity, prices, foreign transactions, private sector financial conditions, banking sector developments, public finances, and inflation and growth forecasts.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published updated “Banks and Money: National Data” statistics, providing national banking and monetary data as of February 2026. The release offers revised indicators on banking activity and monetary aggregates for the Italian financial system.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-04-10•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published statistics on foreign workers’ remittances for the fourth quarter of 2025 and for the full year 2025. The data provide updated information on cross-border remittance flows by foreign workers.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy and the Companies and Stock Exchange Commission have updated supervisory guidelines for Simple Investment Companies to reflect a higher maximum net asset threshold and recent changes to the Collective Asset Management Regulation. The guidance raises the Simple Investment Companies net assets limit from EUR 25 million to EUR 50 million and aligns with the sixth amendment to the Collective Asset Management Regulation adopted on 23 March 2026.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-10•Germany•German Bundesbank
The German Bundesbank reported that Germany’s current account surplus rose to EUR 22.0 billion in February 2026, driven by a wider goods trade surplus despite weaker “invisible” service transactions. On the financial account, Germany shifted to net capital exports of EUR 24.2 billion, mainly through direct investment and other investment, while Bundesbank account transactions generated net capital imports and foreign reserves were unchanged.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Germany•German Bundesbank
The German Bundesbank reported net funds raised from domestic and foreign debt securities in Germany reached EUR 28.1bn in February 2026, as outstanding securities increased despite lower gross issuance. Net public-sector issuance totalled EUR 5.6bn, domestic corporates and banks raised EUR 3.2bn and EUR 0.5bn respectively, and non-resident investors were the largest buyers of domestic debt, while Bundesbank bond holdings declined by EUR 15.9bn due to Eurosystem maturities. Equity financing was negligible at EUR 0.1bn, with domestic banks net buyers of shares and domestic non-banks the main net purchasers of fund units amid net redemptions from investment funds.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-10•Botswana•Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana will issue new emissions of P50 and P20 banknotes on 15 April 2026 to replenish stocks, featuring updated signatures of the current Minister of Finance and the immediate past Governor but no other design changes. The notes retain existing security features, and the Bank encouraged the public to use the “look, feel and tilt” method to authenticate them. The new emissions will circulate alongside existing P50, P50 commemorative and P20 banknotes.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-10•Tunisia•Ministry of Finance (Tunisia)
The Ministry of Finance of Tunisia, through its Directorate General of Holdings, has launched a call for applications to appoint directors representing the state and other public participants on the boards of public banks. The call is open to Tunisian nationals who meet the conditions set out in the published terms of reference.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-10•Tunisia•Ministry of Finance (Tunisia)
The Ministry of Finance of Tunisia has published terms of reference for a call for candidates to shortlist state and public-sector representatives to the boards of Banque Nationale Agricole, Société Tunisienne de Banque, BH Bank and Banque Tunisienne de Solidarité as part of a reconstitution of these boards. Candidates must meet stringent nationality, integrity, conflict-of-interest and professional requirements and will be selected through a two-stage process combining file-based preselection and interviews under a defined scoring methodology.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-10•South Africa•National Treasury (South Africa)
The National Treasury of South Africa has published a draft National Consumer Financial Education Policy proposing a framework to strengthen financial literacy and capability and support improved financial well-being in an increasingly digital financial system. Responding to concerns that high access to financial services has not translated into better consumer outcomes, it sets out policy priorities, governance arrangements, and coordination tools to align activity across the financial education ecosystem and inform revisions to the National Consumer Financial Education Strategy and implementation plan.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-10•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
The Ministry of Finance of Latvia reported that consumer prices rose 1.9% month on month and 3.4% year on year in March 2026, up from 2.3% in February, driven largely by higher fuel prices. Fuel, which accounts for 4.1% of the consumption basket, contributed 0.8 percentage points to March inflation amid sharp increases in diesel and petrol prices, with the ministry expecting further rises in April. The ministry said broader second-round effects on other prices remain limited, while Eurostat flash data show inflation also picked up across most EU member states and in the euro area, partly due to higher fuel costs.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The China Securities Regulatory Commission’s 2026 legislative work plan outlines 20 securities and futures regulatory projects to strengthen the capital markets legal framework, tighten supervision and enhance protection of small and medium investors. Priority items include revising registration-based issuance measures, issuing new rules on private fund fundraising and derivatives trading, and updating frameworks for equity incentives, employee shareholding plans, publicly offered funds and futures company supervision. The plan also calls for coordinated work with State Council departments on administrative regulations and amendments to the Securities Investment Fund Law, and support for judicial interpretations on securities and futures.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesRegulatory burden
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2026-04-10•Italy•Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS)
The Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS) has ordered internet service providers in Italy to block two websites unlawfully offering insurance services, bringing the total number of abusive sites blocked since November 2023 to 359. IVASS also warned consumers to be cautious of insurance offers via instant messaging and prepaid credit card payments and to consult its official lists of authorised intermediaries and supervised insurers.
SupervisionInterventionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-10•Italy•Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS)
The Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision published a bulletin showing 2024 motor insurance premiums reached EUR 17.5bn, up 8% year on year, with growth moderating in early 2025 and a rising role for add-on covers. Motor third-party liability premiums rose to EUR 13bn with higher average premiums, stable claims frequency, rising claim costs and a deteriorating but still profitable technical result due to financial income. Motor vehicle hull business grew 14% to EUR 4.5bn, with lower claims frequency and costs, a return to profit, and European Economic Area firms increasing their market share in both segments.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-10•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore published the joint statement from the 13th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, which set priorities to deepen ASEAN financial integration, strengthen regional resilience, and advance digital and sustainable finance. Key outcomes included endorsement of the ASEAN Finance Sectoral Plan 2026-2030, ASEAN Banking Integration Framework Guidelines 2.0, and the re-establishment of the ASEAN Swap Arrangement, alongside updates on cross-border QR and instant payment linkages and ongoing work on ASEAN Taxonomy Version 4 and related sustainable finance guidance.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable financeFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-10•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board approved Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.’s application to merge with LINKBANCORP, Inc. and indirectly acquire LINKBANK. It also approved the merger of Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Company with LINKBANK and the establishment and operation of branches at LINKBANK’s locations.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has re-launched its Agricultural Advisory Committee, announcing new membership to provide agricultural growers, producers, and other market participants a structured channel to inform policy and regulatory decisions. Sponsored by Chairman Michael S. Selig, with Emma Johnston as designated federal officer, the committee will advise on policy affecting farmers and ranchers, drawing members from across the agricultural supply chain, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, the United States Department of Agriculture, and commodity firms.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingOther
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has named members of its Innovation Task Force, led by Michael J. Passalacqua, to support development of a clearer regulatory framework for crypto assets and blockchain technologies, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, and prediction markets. The Task Force will comprise staff from across CFTC divisions and offices and senior advisors with private sector experience, including Hank Balaban, Sam Canavos, Mark Fajfar, Eugene Gonzalez IV, and Dina Moussa.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission obtained a temporary restraining order from the US District Court for the District of Arizona barring Arizona from pursuing criminal charges against CFTC-regulated designated contract markets. The order follows the CFTC’s complaint seeking declaratory judgments that federal law grants it exclusive authority over event contracts and permanent injunctions preventing Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois from enforcing allegedly preempted state laws.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-10•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission has issued for consultation draft revised implementing measures for administrative licensing of rural small and medium-sized banking institutions. The eight-chapter, 129-article draft incorporates recent supervisory requirements on market entry for rural commercial union banks, compliance management, and fit-and-proper standards for directors and senior managers, and adjusts internal review procedures, approval authority allocation, and reporting pathways.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published its weekly financial statement, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,246,927 million, a decrease of EUR 6,505 million from the previous week. The balance sheet reflected a EUR 13,945 million decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes to EUR 3,577,486 million, alongside higher lending and other claims on euro area credit institutions and a modest increase in monetary policy operation liabilities driven by the deposit facility.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•France•Bank of France
The Bank of France has signed a national agreement with France Travail to strengthen jobseekers’ financial skills and integrate France Travail into the national economic, budgetary and financial education strategy, EDUCFI. The partnership will promote jobseekers’ budget and financial autonomy, support entrepreneurial project holders and disseminate financial education resources through co-produced materials, educational games, webinars and joint initiatives, responding to high levels of financial constraints and entrepreneurial activity among registrants.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-10•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The France Autorité des marchés financiers confirmed that trading in RAPID NUTRITION shares will resume on 13 April 2026 following a suspension requested from Euronext amid suspicions of market abuse, including a possible “bouilloire” (pump-and-dump) scheme. The authority reiterated its warning to investors about the risk of price manipulation, noted that Euronext has purged existing orders, and said it is continuing its analysis while inviting affected investors to submit supporting evidence.
SupervisionInterventionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-10•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
Peru's Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds has revised its Regulation of Infractions and Sanctions across the financial system, insurance, pensions, market conduct and risk management, emphasizing cybersecurity and information security failures. Issued through SBS Resolution No. 01029-2026, the update introduces new very serious infractions for inadequate information protection causing data loss, theft, alteration or customer fraud, and adjusts rules on insurance intermediation, nullity of Private Pension System affiliation and early loan repayments.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-10•Bolivia•Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia
The Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia has ordered banks to immediately lift restrictions on the use of debit and credit cards for online and foreign transactions, restoring access for more than 2.7 million users. Banks must allow debit-card spending of at least USD 500 per month abroad, remove additional commissions on foreign or online use, and apply the Central Bank of Bolivia’s US dollar reference rate without surcharges, with a complaints process set out for non-compliance.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-10•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met with Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio to exchange views on Chinese and global economic and financial conditions, China’s macroeconomic policy, and China–US trade and economic relations. The meeting took place on 9 April 2026.
Monetary policyOtherCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has updated its BPM6 booklet on operational requirements for transmitting balance of payments, international investment position, international reserves template data and cross-border euro banknote shipment statistics within the European System of Central Banks, replacing the 16 March 2026 version for 21 euro area countries. Key changes include updated geographical references reflecting the euro area’s composition from 1 January 2026, revised SIGN_ERROR and SIGN_WARNING compliance guidance, restated timeliness expectations, and confirmation of EXDI/SDMX-ML standards. The booklet reiterates qualitative metadata requirements with an indicative EUR 3 billion threshold and adds content on ECB supervisory fees and sanctions, merchant category code mapping, reserve assets compilation for euro area joiners and SEFER counterpart areas.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a technical working document accompanying ECB Opinion CON/2026/13 on the proposed EU “master regulation” for capital market integration and supervision, detailing drafting changes on European Securities and Markets Authority governance, financial market infrastructure supervision, distributed ledger technology regimes and crypto-asset rules. Proposals include stronger operational powers and representation for the ECB and ESMA in central counterparty and central securities depository oversight, tighter safeguards for e-money token and tokenised cash use in settlement and the DLT Pilot Regime, and more risk-sensitive own-funds and governance requirements for crypto-asset service providers under MiCA.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-10•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published results of its 10 April 2026 foreign exchange intervention auction to purchase USD, which attracted 10 participants. Satisfied bids ranged from USD 700,000 to USD 10,000,000 at a weighted-average rate of 9.5328 TJS per USD.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-10•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has granted stablecoin issuer licences under the Stablecoins Ordinance to Anchorpoint Financial Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, effective immediately. The authority described the move as a milestone for Hong Kong’s digital asset development, emphasising user protection, risk management and the use of its Register of Licensed Stablecoin Issuers to verify licensees and avoid scams.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-10•Spain•Bank of Spain
The Bank of Spain’s updated Financial Accounts through Q4 2025 show consolidated debt ratios for households and NPISHs and for non-financial corporations fell to 42.8% and 62.6% of GDP, their lowest levels since 1999 and 2001. Household net financial wealth rose to 156.8% of GDP (EUR 2,645bn), driven mainly by valuation gains in equity and investment fund shares, while financial institutions’ assets stood at 340% of GDP and net financial transactions across all resident sectors reached 4.2% of GDP, the highest ratio in 30 years.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developmentsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-10•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets chair Laura van Geest, writing in Financieele Dagblad, calls for a shift from political ambition and announcements to concrete delivery, noting the Cabinet-Jetten taskforce to accelerate progress. She highlights structural bottlenecks such as long legislative lead times, illustrated by the multi-year process for the Amendment Act for the Audit Sector, and points to both the potential of artificial intelligence in rule-based decision-making and heightened cyber risks after a hack at the Ministry of Finance.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-10•Indonesia•Ministry of Finance (Indonesia)
Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance endorsed the Philippines’ Priority Economic Deliverables for the ASEAN Finance Track 2026, highlighting their focus on financial health as a timely basis for deeper regional collaboration amid global uncertainty. The Ministry linked this agenda to Indonesia’s shift from a narrow focus on financial inclusion toward broader financial resilience, prudent financial management and long-term welfare, and signalled readiness to work with ASEAN members on implementation.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-10•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam hosted in Hanoi the regular meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia, co-chaired by Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha and Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock. Senior representatives from regional authorities and international financial institutions discussed foreign exchange market tensions, security in cross-border payments, risks from global stablecoin arrangements, and provided input on the Financial Stability Board’s 2026 work programme.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-10•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, published updated operational metrics for Aani, the national instant payments platform, showing rapid growth in usage, merchant adoption and settlement times of no more than three seconds. Registered users now exceed 12.5 million, with connectivity to 74 licensed financial institutions and approximately 774,000 merchants, and the platform supports QR code payments, Request to Pay and mobile number or Emirates ID transfers, with additional services such as cross-border payments and e-cheques planned.
Data & statisticsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-10•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the UAE met with CEOs of banks operating in the UAE to review implementation of the Financial Institutions Resilience Package and Financial Infrastructure Transformation Programme, noting that key projects such as the Jaywan domestic card scheme, the Open Finance Platform Al Tareq and the Instant Payments Platform Aani are on schedule. It urged banks to comply with regulatory guidelines on customer identity authentication, including one-time passwords through digital applications, and reported that in the first quarter of 2026 banks’ reserves at the Central Bank rose to AED 439 billion and total banking sector assets reached AED 5.5 trillion.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-10•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
Portugal's Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) has opened recruitment for permanent positions focused on supervision of risks associated with information and communication technologies. The roles, an ICT risk supervision technician and a junior ICT risk supervision technician within the Prudential Supervision Department, will be hired under indefinite-term individual employment contracts.
Institutional developmentWorkforce & recruitmentHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The Council of the European Union has extended Petra Hielkema’s mandate as Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for a second five-year term starting on 1 September 2026. The decision follows a positive assessment of her conduct and performance by EIOPA’s Board of Supervisors and its recommendation to prolong her mandate.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former financial adviser Shane Monte Silva from providing financial services for five years after finding he failed to act in certain clients’ best interests and issued materially misleading Statements of Advice recommending superannuation rollovers into high-risk managed investment schemes. The conduct involved advice to five clients in 2023 while he was an authorised representative of Financial Services Group Australia Pty Ltd, and the banning order, effective from 11 December 2025, is recorded on ASIC’s public registers. Mr Monte Silva has applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal to review the decision.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned former financial adviser Rhys James Rolls Reilly from providing financial services for 10 years and suspended Conexus Group Pty Ltd’s Australian financial services licence until 31 July 2026, effective 8 April 2026. ASIC found serious misconduct relating to advice on the First Guardian Master Fund, including acceptance of AUD 100,000 in undisclosed conflicted remuneration, false or misleading Statements of Advice, and failure to act in clients’ best interests, and suspended Conexus’s licence due to Reilly’s control of the firm and concerns over likely contraventions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-10•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova published sectoral financial balance sheet statistics for the third quarter of 2025, reporting national net financial worth of -MDL 117.1bn as of 30 September 2025, equivalent to -33.9% of gross domestic product. Public administration showed improved net financial worth of -MDL 30.7bn and households held MDL 248.0bn, while non-financial corporations remained the largest net debtor at -MDL 316.4bn. Total national economy debt stood at MDL 667.5bn (193.1% of gross domestic product), with loans the largest instrument category.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova has approved a revised responsible consumer lending framework that harmonises requirements for banks and non-bank credit organisations and introduces borrower-based limits. The regulation maintains caps on loan-to-collateral and debt service-to-income ratios, confirms maximum maturities for consumer and real estate investment loans, introduces a seven-year cap for financial leasing, tightens creditworthiness assessments including income verification and foreign exchange risk treatment, and extends reporting and responsibility requirements, including for lending via intermediaries.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued draft amendments to the Scale Based Regulatory framework for non-banking financial companies, proposing a revised approach to identifying entities in the Upper Layer (NBFC-UL). The amendments would replace the current two-pronged identification method with a single asset-size criterion of INR 1,00,000 crore and above, extend NBFC-UL inclusion to eligible government-owned NBFCs on an ownership-neutral basis, and allow NBFC-UL to use State Government guarantees as a credit risk transfer instrument without limit, subject to conditions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-10•Kyrgyzstan•State Service for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets
The State Service for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets reported that the Jogorku Kenesh has approved in first reading a draft Law “On Commodity Exchanges” to strengthen the legal framework and develop exchange trading. The bill sets rules for exchanges and participants, introduces transparent pricing mechanisms, financial stability requirements, state regulation, guarantee funds for settlement, and provides for electronic trading systems and the use of exchanges for public procurement with an approved list of goods.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-10•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission has amended regulations to expand securities dealers’ high-asset customer wealth management business as part of Taiwan’s Asia Asset Management Center strategy. The changes relax entry conditions by removing certain net value requirements while adding financial soundness criteria, broaden eligible counterparties for offshore structured products, and allow wealth management via trust arrangements and the offering of foreign currency-denominated structured financial bonds to professional investors.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has updated lead bank responsibilities in Andhra Pradesh following the creation of the Polavaram and Markapuram districts, designating Union Bank of India as lead bank for both. The new districts have been allotted working codes 02X and 02Y respectively, with lead bank assignments for other districts in the state remaining unchanged.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsMandate change
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2026-04-10•Taiwan•Central Bank of Taiwan
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported that daily average reserve money fell by TWD 92.1bn in March 2026 to TWD 7,535.9bn, with the annual growth rate easing to 7.10%. Currency in circulation declined by TWD 191.7bn while reserves deposited with the Bank rose by TWD 99.6bn, as expansionary factors such as government bond-related payments and subsidy disbursements were more than offset by tax remittances, government borrowings, and new government securities issuance.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has launched consultations on a simplification package revising Implementing Technical Standards for EU supervisory reporting and benchmarking, aiming to cut harmonised reporting data points by around 50% while adding elements linked to IFRS 18, ESG reporting and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book. The proposals introduce stronger proportionality for small and non-complex institutions, integrate EU-wide stress test collections into regular reporting, and envisage an EU-wide public repository of supervisory data requests. The changes are intended to apply from September 2027.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory burden
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2026-04-10•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority published research on a proof-of-concept model using credit reference agency data and advanced statistical techniques to track consumers’ credit journeys and identify financial distress earlier. The five-segment framework and transition analysis aim to support more targeted supervision and earlier engagement with firms, aligned with the FCA’s focus on affordability, vulnerability and support for borrowers in difficulty. The FCA plans to extend this work using its product sales data and to incorporate Deferred Payment Credit, including Buy Now Pay Later, in future analysis.
Research
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2026-04-10•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Chairman met the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea to discuss attracting more investment from global financial institutions and enhancing regulatory competitiveness, including follow-up measures tied to the government’s roadmap for MSCI developed market inclusion. The Commission highlighted Korea’s Global Financial Centres Index standing and pledged measures on omnibus accounts, English-language disclosures and dividend-related reforms to support foreign investment, with both sides agreeing to maintain close cooperation.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket developmentDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-10•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The CSRC’s Hebei office fined Zhongxingcai Guanghua CNY 242.7723 million for failing to exercise due diligence in audits and securities assurance work for Dongxu Group, Dongxu Optoelectronics and Dongxu Blue Sky, and sanctioned eight individuals, including two market bans. Investigators found perfunctory risk assessments, major audit deficiencies and ignored red flags, causing false records in opinions for 2015–2020 reports, two bond issues and a 2017 non-public share issuance. The CSRC coordinated with the Ministry of Finance, which had already suspended the firm’s securities business, so no further suspension was imposed.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAuditing