Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Deputy Governor Nesrin Shileku-Shala outlined the central bank’s work to embed climate and environmental risks in financial sector oversight. Measures include supervisory expectations for banks and a World Bank-supported Green Dashboard under the 2025-2027 strategic roadmap.

Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Governor Ahmet Ismaili reported strong banking capitalization, liquidity and asset quality at an Istanbul financial stability panel. He highlighted safeguards against external and cross-border risks, proportionate oversight of nonbanks and progress on risk based supervision and preparations for FINREP and COREP reporting.

U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren requested information about reports that private parties received the Federal Reserve commissioned report on Silicon Valley Bank’s failure before publication. She asked Federal Reserve officials and Starling Trust Sciences’ CEO to identify recipients and approvals and explain whether the disclosure complied with rules on confidential supervisory and other nonpublic information by Oct. 22, 2026.

FINTRAC plans to use its increased CAD 85 million funding envelope, new authorities and modernized technology to target supervision according to entity and sector risk. Reporting entities should expect deeper scrutiny and stronger enforcement where risks or noncompliance are greater. They must clearly document their risks and show how those risks shape their compliance programs.

Central Bank of Uruguay Vice President Ana Claudia de los Heros emphasized interoperability and common infrastructure as tools to expand competition and participation in financial services. She also discussed legislation to establish open finance and controlled testing environments, with users retaining ownership of their data and the central bank leading regulatory development and standard setting.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed allowing registered funds to cross trade level 2 securities with affiliates under updated pricing, best interest and compliance safeguards. Funds would report aggregate cross-trading values by asset class, while the SEC is considering whether transaction-level prices should also be reported through post-trade transparency systems.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed restoring cross trading for most fixed income securities between registered funds and certain affiliates. The amendments would modernize pricing, best interest and compliance oversight requirements and require aggregate reporting by asset class.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed allowing registered funds to cross trade most fixed income securities valued with observable level 2 inputs. The framework would add alternative pricing methods, pretrade best interest determinations, chief compliance officer reviews and aggregate reporting by asset class. The SEC estimates annual transaction cost savings of about USD 173 million.

The Indonesia Financial Services Authority and Bank Indonesia hosted about 300 delegates from more than 60 countries for BCBS and ICBS discussions on evolving banking risks. OJK called for risk based, principles based and technology neutral supervision of artificial intelligence, digital assets and changing bank business models, supported by cross border policy coordination. It also urged early preparation for quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography.

The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market has jointly developed an investment funds bill that has been submitted for parliamentary registration. The proposal would align Ukraine’s framework with European Union rules, introduce public and alternative fund categories, strengthen investor protections and establish cross-border market access. Existing funds and professional participants would receive a transition period to meet the new requirements.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions named Altara and Swipewise the main winners of its first AI focused investor education TechSprint. Their tools address AI enabled scams and help retail investors assess AI generated financial information, with both selected for potential further regulatory testing, piloting or deployment.

A Bank of England staff working paper finds that monetary tightening increases UK life insurers’ demand for sterling denominated UK corporate bonds but reduces U.S. insurers’ demand for dollar denominated issues. These offsetting responses suggest foreign insurer activity can weaken monetary transmission through domestic insurer balance sheets.