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2026-06-05•San Marino•Ministry of Finance (San Marino)
San Marino’s Ministry of Finance reported the IMF’s preliminary findings, noting stronger 2025 growth, improved public finances, better bank liquidity and asset quality, but a weaker 2026 outlook. The update highlights a 2025 primary surplus of 2.4% of GDP, a declining net non-performing loan ratio to 11.1%, projected continued fiscal surpluses, and full repayment of state‑guaranteed senior securities by mid‑2027. Priorities include building reserves, reducing debt, strengthening bank profitability and capital, tightening supervision, and improving regulation of securities backed by non‑performing loans.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-06-05•Global•Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements published a working paper finding that the March 2023 failure of Credit Suisse weakened the perceived credibility of bail in for European banks and reduced market discipline. Using bond-level data from 94 banks in 22 countries, the authors show that markets reassessed loss allocation across instruments, with bail in funding costs falling especially for lower rated banks and investor monitoring indicators weakening.
ResearchRecovery and resolution
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2026-06-05•Lithuania•Ministry of Finance (Lithuania)
Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Kristupas Vaitiekunas will attend the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development annual meeting in Riga, where Baltic finance ministers and the EBRD President will sign an updated memorandum on Baltic capital market development focused on support to Ukraine, resilience and regional cooperation. The programme includes a panel on regional capital markets and meetings with the Deutsche Bundesbank and Moldova on economic challenges, FinTech cooperation, EU integration support and technical assistance, updating a 2017 agreement.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-05•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 approved Aliya Yerkinovna Miller as a managerial employee in the securities market. She will serve as a member of the executive body of Freedom Finance JSC.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-06-05•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 and the National Bank of Kazakhstan have proposed joint amendments introducing differentiated caps on maximum annual effective remuneration rates for mortgage housing loans from 1 January 2027, based on loan-to-value (LTV) ratios. The draft sets a 20% cap for loans with LTV up to 0.7 and 25% for loans with LTV above 0.7, retains the current 25% cap between 1 July 2026 and 1 January 2027, and aims to align the legal framework and remove duplicative requirements.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLending
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2026-06-05•Belgium•Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority
The Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority suspended trading in Nyxoah’s financial instruments on Euronext Brussels from 8:30 CET on 5 June 2026. The suspension was made at the company’s request and will remain in place until the publication of a press release.
SupervisionInterventionsTrading
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2026-06-05•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hungarian Central Bank to formalize and expand bilateral cooperation across central banking activities. The agreement strengthens the institutional and legal basis for cooperation and provides for knowledge exchange in areas including monetary policy, banking supervision, capital markets, insurance, payment systems and financial technologies through meetings, seminars, training and working visits.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-06-05•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan hosted the second meeting of the Council of Central Banks of member countries of the Organization of Turkic States in Baku, which concluded with a communiqué on agreed outcomes and future cooperation. Central banks discussed medium-term monetary and financial policy responses to global and regional risks and the development of digital financial ecosystems, including fintech, and highlighted the need to expand the council’s role as a regional and global platform and deepen cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-05•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has cancelled the registered agent status of Registration Pty Ltd and Biz Australia Pty Ltd, both affiliated with the reg.com.au website, for breaches of ASIC’s Registered Agent Terms and Conditions, following an earlier suspension. In a separate update, ASIC issued guidance to help small businesses avoid paying unnecessary fees.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsOther
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2026-06-05•Europe•European Central Bank - Banking Supervision
The European Central Bank Banking Supervision warned that financial conglomerates face heightened contagion across banking and insurance, driven by shared ICT infrastructure, cyber and AI risks, and exposures to non-bank financial institutions. Anneli Tuominen highlighted stricter EU rules under the Artificial Intelligence Act and Digital Operational Resilience Act and called for stronger board ICT expertise, risk management, cyber resilience, third-party oversight and crisis communication. She said the ECB will present a reverse stress test on geopolitical risks later this year and has urged the European Commission to complete banking union, simplify capital buffers and reporting, and tighten oversight of large non-bank groups.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitRisk analysis and outlookSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-06-05•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission reported that foreign investors were net sellers of TWD 264.97 billion in Taiwan’s listed shares as of 31 May 2026, while total net inward remittances by foreign and mainland area investors reached USD 20.877 billion in May and USD 385.309 billion cumulatively. Foreign investors recorded net sales of TWD 285.90 billion in Taiwan Stock Exchange shares and net purchases of TWD 18.59 billion in Taipei Exchange shares, while mainland area investors were small net buyers in Taiwan Stock Exchange shares and small net sellers in Taipei Exchange.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has amended the framework for Foreign Portfolio Investor investments in government securities by removing three General Route restrictions and merging the general and long-term sub-categories into single limits for Central and State Government Securities, while expanding the Fully Accessible Route. For FY 2026-27, combined limits are INR 462,490 crore for Central and INR 153,043 crore for State Government Securities for April–September, rising to INR 477,006 crore and INR 164,242 crore for October–March. The Fully Accessible Route now covers all new 15-, 30- and 40-year issuances, all new Sovereign Green Bond issuances across specified tenors, and three existing long-dated securities, with changes effective immediately via an updated Master Direction.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-06-05•Taiwan•Central Bank of Taiwan
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported foreign exchange reserves of USD 605.07 billion at end-May 2026, an increase of USD 2.58 billion from the previous month driven by reserve management returns and exchange rate movements. The market value of securities investment and New Taiwan dollar deposits held by foreign portfolio investors was USD 1,895.6 billion, equivalent to 313% of foreign exchange reserves.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•Taiwan•Central Bank of Taiwan
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported a modest increase in short-term funding rates and higher interbank call loan activity in May 2026, with the weighted average overnight call loan rate at 0.825% and call loan turnover up 5.08% to TWD 2,414.8 billion. Domestic banks remained the main call loan participants, while commercial paper rates for 1–30 day maturities rose in both primary and secondary markets and overall short-term bill turnover declined slightly.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-06-05•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank has published May 2026 long-term interest rate data for convergence assessment under the fourth Maastricht criterion. The data relate to average nominal long-term government bond yields or comparable securities used to compare Member States’ rates with those of the three best performers in terms of price stability.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-05•India•Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India held a workshop in Mumbai with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Actuaries of India to support implementation of Indian Accounting Standards across the insurance sector ahead of mandatory adoption from 1 April 2026. The workshop covered regulatory, accounting, auditing and actuarial implementation issues, highlighted the monthly implementation roadmap and the Joint Expert Group on Ind AS as key support channels, and noted ongoing guidance and training development by ICAI and IAI.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-06-05•Global•Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures has called for stronger materiality assessments and fuller treatment of nature-related dependencies in the draft amended European Sustainability Reporting Standards. It also recommends references to TNFD metrics, coverage of secondary microplastics and stronger Indigenous Peoples’ consent language, while supporting anticipated financial effects reporting and fair presentation. An updated ESRS-TNFD mapping is planned after the standards are adopted.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsNature-related riskESG
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2026-06-05•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority published a joint review of their Memorandum of Understanding on the supervision of financial market infrastructures and concluded that existing cooperation and coordination arrangements remain effective, with no material duplication. The authorities also signalled they will continue to seek further improvements in supervisory effectiveness through more efficient coordination.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-05•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority issued an update on Silicon Marketing Limited following its entry into administration on 21 May 2026, with joint administrators from Oury Clark now managing the firm. Silicon remains authorised for debt purchasing and debt collection, existing loan agreements are unaffected, and customers should continue repayments as agreed. The authority is working with the administrators to ensure fair treatment of consumers and has warned customers to be alert to scams.
SupervisionInterventionsRecovery and resolution
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2026-06-05•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority reported that Solvenza Limited entered administration on 28 April 2026 and appointed joint administrators from BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, with Debt Collection Services UK Limited instructed to collect debts owed to Solvenza. The authority advised consumers to continue repayments under existing agreements, stated it is working with the administrators to ensure fair treatment, and warned consumers to be alert to scams.
SupervisionAlertsRecovery and resolution
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2026-06-05•South Africa•South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank reported that gross official reserves declined to USD 76.583 billion as at 31 May 2026 from USD 77.089 billion a month earlier, while the international liquidity position fell to USD 73.467 billion from USD 73.757 billion. Gold reserves, Special Drawing Rights and foreign exchange reserves all decreased, with the Bank citing a lower US dollar gold price and foreign exchange payments on behalf of government, partly offset by asset price movements.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•South Africa•South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank published its monthly statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 May 2026, reporting total assets and liabilities of ZAR 1.300 trillion, down ZAR 51.2 billion from April, driven by a ZAR 51.0 billion decline in gold and foreign assets. Foreign exchange reserves excluding special drawing rights fell ZAR 29.8 billion, gold fell ZAR 17.3 billion and special drawing rights holdings fell ZAR 4.0 billion, while domestic assets were broadly stable and deposits increased.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority issued an alert on six fraudulent domains impersonating Sarwa Digital Wealth (Capital) Limited and warned the public not to provide personal or financial information via these sites. Sarwa confirmed it has no connection to the domains, and the regulator reiterated that only FSRA-authorised firms may conduct regulated activities in ADGM and directed users to its public register and reporting channels for suspected fraud.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-06-05•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines now requires covered supervised financial institutions to file an Audited Financial Statements Self-Assessment Checklist with their audited financial statements, beginning with 2025 reporting. The signed checklist must be submitted electronically within 120 calendar days of year-end from the institution's registered email address, and hard-copy filings will not be accepted. The templates are designed to verify compliance with existing audit, reporting and disclosure requirements.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-06-05•Netherlands•De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank published research showing that global foreign exchange reserves have become more diversified, with the US dollar’s share falling from about 57% in 2016 to around 40% at end-2025 while the euro remained broadly stable at about 14%. Gold’s share rose to about 25% of reserves at end-2025, making it the second most important reserve asset, and the combined share of less widely used currencies such as the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and Swiss franc increased to about 4%, while the Chinese renminbi stayed small.
ResearchCurrency and cash management
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2026-06-05•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro hosted a delegation of 30 young professionals from the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for a study visit on Montenegro’s institutional framework, economic development and European integration. Governor Irena Radović outlined the central bank’s responsibilities, reforms for future European Union membership, the European System of Central Banks and the Eurosystem, and highlighted cooperation with De Nederlandsche Bank, including support for a Needs Assessment Project.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-06-05•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia used opening remarks at the Sumatra Islamic Economy Festival 2026 to outline its sharia economy and finance policy direction, prioritising the halal product ecosystem, Islamic finance, literacy and inclusion, and the halal lifestyle, with a focus on MSME and youth capacity-building. The central bank highlighted 6.21% year-on-year growth in the halal value chain in 2025 and 10.84% year-on-year growth in Islamic finance in April 2026, positioning South Sumatra as a key regional market within the Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival 2026.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket developmentFinancial inclusion
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2026-06-05•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia said Governor Natia Turnava and the Finance Minister presented Georgia’s economic trends, inflation dynamics and central bank policy priorities to investors at Bank of America’s London CEEMEA Small Talks conference, emphasizing macroeconomic stability, financial sector resilience and price stability. Discussions with international banks also covered reserve growth, development prospects, regional challenges and investor interest, while separate meetings with Moody’s and S&P focused on Georgia’s credit ratings.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-05•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia has revoked the registration of JSC Microfinance Organisation GIC and placed the firm into liquidation. The notice outlines documentation requirements and a 30-day filing period for individual and legal entity creditors to submit claims to the liquidator, after which late claims will not be accepted.
SupervisionInterventionsLicence withdrawal
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2026-06-05•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine reported preliminary international reserves of USD 45,726.6 million as of 1 June 2026, a 5.2% decline over May, still covering 4.7 months of future imports. The decrease reflected foreign exchange interventions and public foreign currency debt servicing and repayments exceeding inflows from foreign currency domestic government debt securities and international partners, partly offset by USD 441.9 million from revaluation and other factors.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has added 66 unauthorised entities to its warning list, stating they are not permitted to offer financial services in Sweden and that their operations amount to fraud. The firms typically market AI-driven trading or automated investment systems online, display fabricated gains, and then block withdrawals or demand extra payments when customers try to access funds. The authority advises consumers to invest only via firms in its company register and to verify that any overseas provider is licensed.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scamsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-06-05•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia published a fireside chat transcript in which Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser outlined the policy rationale for the 2025 rate path, including early-year cuts in response to slower growth and lower inflation that were later reversed as inflation picked up. He attributed the subsequent tightening to stronger-than-expected global growth, weaker domestic supply capacity and still-easy financial conditions, and said the bank now sees Australia’s sustainable growth rate at about 2 per cent, with forecasts only slightly weaker than Treasury.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-05•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has issued guidance for virtual asset service providers on due diligence for listing and trading coins and tokens, setting a six-pillar assessment framework and clarifying expectations for suspension and delisting when risks arise. The guidance details information to be reviewed, requires ongoing monitoring and delisting thresholds, prohibits listing anonymity-enhancing virtual assets, and notes that tokens deemed or offered as securities may trigger securities regulation and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s CASP Rules.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTokenization
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2026-06-05•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao has reassigned two deputy-level officials, moving the deputy director of the Banking Institute to deputy head of the Printing and Distribution Department and the deputy head of the Foreign Exchange Management Department to deputy head of the Monetary Policy Department. The central bank described the changes as part of its staff rotation policy to align staffing with new work requirements and improve operational effectiveness.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLicence approval
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2026-06-05•Morocco•Moroccan Insurance Authority (ACAPS)
The Moroccan Insurance Authority hosted in Rabat meetings of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors working groups on Emerging and Developing Market Economies and insurance protection gaps. Supervisors and experts reviewed developments and challenges in insurance supervision, focusing on financial stability, risk-based supervision, consumer protection, capacity building, digital issues, cyber and climate risk, and uneven protection against natural disasters. Participants examined methods to assess protection gaps, natural risk modelling tools, public-private cooperation to improve coverage, and Morocco’s approach to catastrophic event coverage.
SupervisionCooperationSupervision process and methodologiesClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-05•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published April 2026 euro area bank interest rate statistics showing broadly stable borrowing costs for non-financial corporations and further increases for households, particularly for house purchase and consumer loans. The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator stood at 3.62% for new corporate loans and 3.44% for new housing loans, while composite rates on new deposits with agreed maturity were 2.00% for corporations and 1.91% for households. The release also includes revisions to earlier data.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-06-05•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan met with Moody’s Ratings to discuss Tajikistan’s sovereign credit rating, current financial sector conditions, and broader bilateral cooperation. Moody’s outlined its sovereign rating methodology, key determinants such as financial stability, fiscal and institutional factors, and contingent risks, and presented its rating and analytical services for credit and insurance institutions in Central Asia.
Policy & regulationCooperationCredit ratings
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2026-06-05•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission has notified listed individuals to pay a VND 1,000,000 fee for issuance of a securities practice certificate under Ministry of Finance Circular 25/2022/TT-BTC. Payment may be made by bank transfer or directly to the commission, and certificates will be cancelled if not collected within one year of the fee payment notice.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-06-05•Kazakhstan•National Bank of Kazakhstan
The National Bank of Kazakhstan cut the base rate by 100 bp to 17 % (±1 pp corridor), saying persistent disinflation, a stronger tenge and reduced pro-inflation risks permit limited easing while keeping policy moderately tight to drive inflation below 10 %. The committee now sees 2026 inflation at 9–11 % (previously 9.5–11.5 %) and will calibrate further moves to actual price dynamics, domestic demand and fiscal and quasi-fiscal impulses.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-05•Uruguay•Central Bank of Uruguay
The Central Bank of Uruguay’s Financial Services Superintendency now requires all persons, entities and independently segregated asset pools newly brought into its regulatory perimeter that take funds from the public or solicit investment with an expectation of return to submit a sworn digital declaration on their activities. The measure aims to give the central bank visibility over existing and new operators ahead of issuing detailed rules and supervisory plans, and non-compliance may result in sanctions under applicable rules, continuing the perimeter expansion strategy begun in August 2025.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingLicensing framework and process
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2026-06-05•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that Governor Almaz Baketaev participated in the Council of Central Banks of the Organization of Turkic States in Baku, where members discussed monetary policy, financial stability and digital transformation. The meeting concluded with a communiqué on intensifying cooperation on monetary policy, financial stability and payment systems, and included a high-level discussion with Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister on broader cooperation prospects among member and observer states.
Policy & regulationCooperationMonetary policy decisions and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-06-05•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic approved eight candidates for senior management, board and control function roles at six banks on 1 June 2026. The decisions cover three appointments at Keremet Bank and one each at Asman Bank, FinanceCreditBank, Kyrgyzkommertsbank, ABank and Eurasian Savings Bank.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-05•Thailand•Thailand Office of Insurance Commission
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission met with the Office of the Consumer Protection Board to discuss developing a connected complaints handling system for insurance cases and strengthening coordination between the two agencies. The authorities aim to upgrade system linkages, expand data exchange, and streamline joint handling to make insurance-related consumer complaints faster, more transparent, and more traceable.
Policy & regulationCooperationComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-06-05•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam has completed the first cohort of its five-day leadership development programme for regional branch leaders, certifying 37 participants and recognising eight as outstanding. The curriculum focused on leadership, governance, policy implementation and execution in the new operating environment and regional branch operating model. Permanent Deputy Governor Doan Thai Son requested more systematic, specialised training and broader sector support for ongoing staff development.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCapacity building
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2026-06-05•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published an ICT supervision report on SpareBank 1 SMN identifying deficiencies in governance and control of ICT operations, including business impact analysis, implementation of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act, independent control of ICT third-party risk, and testing of digital operational resilience. The authority set expectations for operationalising business impact analysis, strengthening oversight of outsourced ICT services, expanding resilience and contingency testing, and requested board minutes on the report and that the bank inform its auditor.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsIT managementOperational risk and resilience
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2026-06-05•India•Reserve Bank of India
India’s Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 percent (standing deposit facility 5.00 percent, marginal standing facility 5.50 percent) and held a neutral stance with no new liquidity measures. It projects 2026-27 CPI inflation at 5.1 percent and cuts the real GDP growth forecast to 6.6 percent, pledging data-dependent vigilance amid energy and monsoon-linked price risks.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-05•Australia•Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority told a parliamentary committee the financial system remains resilient but faces a more volatile risk environment, and it is intensifying supervision of AI governance, cyber resilience, supplier concentration and private credit spillover risks. It cited higher capital overlays, licence conditions on several entities, a Financial Accountability Regime disqualification, and enforcement against five platform trustees for investment governance failings, while leaving macroprudential settings unchanged. APRA plans further remediation and possible prudential changes for platform trustees, is finalising a supervisory plan for AI risks, and will publish Phase 2 system stress test findings in mid-2026, followed by results of a joint bank stress test with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitFinancial stability and systemic riskSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-06-05•United Kingdom•UK Parliament
The UK Parliament has scheduled the House of Lords second reading of the Commercial Payments Bill for 9 June. The bill aims to strengthen UK late commercial payment laws by banning retention clauses in the construction sector and expanding the Small Business Commissioner’s powers to resolve payment disputes.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-06-05•United Kingdom•UK Parliament
The UK Parliament has scheduled the House of Lords second reading of the Financial Services and Markets Bill, marking the start of Lords scrutiny of reforms to the UK financial regulatory framework. The bill proposes changes to the Financial Ombudsman Service, abolishes the Payment Systems Regulator, introduces a provisional licences authorisation scheme, and reforms the UK bank ring-fencing regime.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-06-05•Asia•Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering has opened consultation on model legislation for Pacific Island jurisdictions covering anti-money laundering and criminal asset confiscation. The framework is intended to align laws with revised Financial Action Task Force standards and includes powers to restrain and confiscate criminal assets even without a conviction. Consultation closes on Friday 12 June 2026.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsAML and CFT
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2026-06-05•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has amended the 2015 Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods and Services) Regulations to shorten the period specified in Regulation 9 for export-related obligations from fifteen months to nine months. The change applies to sub-regulation 9(1) and clause (a) of sub-regulation 9(2) and takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-06-05•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance announced measures to mitigate the domestic impact of the Middle East conflict while advancing structural initiatives, including a plan to cut agriculture-sector safety accidents by 25 percent by 2030 and expanded health and safety measures for farmers and foreign workers. The ministry highlighted improved OECD projections for growth and general government debt, alongside a record USD 102.67 billion current account surplus for January–April. It will also fast-track a KRW 400 billion advanced data centre project in Jangseong County.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-05•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance briefed major French investors in Paris on strong export, growth and current account data, and on reforms to improve access to Korean won and local securities, including 24-hour foreign exchange trading, offshore KRW settlement and simpler account procedures. It noted increased foreign participation in domestic foreign exchange and government bond markets after South Korea’s inclusion in the World Government Bond Index, and said it has issued USD 3 billion of a planned USD 5 billion in foreign-currency exchange stabilization bonds, with the timing and currency mix of the remaining USD 2 billion still undecided.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-05•Canada•Payments Canada
Payments Canada published an interview with Paramount Commerce on its new membership and plans to apply for direct participation in the forthcoming Real-Time Rail. Paramount Commerce said membership gives it access to payment-system rulemaking and is the first step toward offering real-time account-to-account payments, reporting and reconciliation services to merchants and consumers.
OtherPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-05•Japan•Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Japan’s Ministry of Finance reported end-May 2026 official reserve assets of USD 1.306 trillion, a decrease of USD 77.107 billion from end-April, with foreign currency reserves of USD 1.094 trillion and gold of USD 123.646 billion. Within foreign currency reserves, securities totaled USD 931.678 billion and deposits USD 162.235 billion, while the template showed USD 20.0 billion in aggregate forward and futures positions in foreign currencies against the yen and contingent short-term net drains of USD 9.037 billion.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators of Peru announced that Caja Rural de Ahorro y Crédito Del Centro S.A. in liquidation will auction its micro and small enterprise and consumer loan portfolio in a public auction in Huancayo, Junín. The portfolio will be sold on an as is basis through a combined sealed bid and open outcry process open only to eligible financial system companies under article 16(A) of the General Financial System Law.
SupervisionInterventionsOther
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2026-06-05•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines reported that loans by universal and commercial banks, excluding reverse repurchase agreements, grew 11.4 percent year on year in April, with seasonally adjusted loans up 1.1 percent month on month. Loans to residents rose 11.8 percent, driven by stronger business lending to real estate, utilities, trade, manufacturing, and financial and insurance activities, while consumer loan growth eased to 19.6 percent amid slower credit card and motor vehicle lending.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-06-05•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines reported preliminary gross international reserves of USD 104.0 billion at end-May 2026, a month-on-month decline. The reserves still covered 6.9 months of imports of goods and payments of services and primary income and 3.6 times short-term external debt based on residual maturity. The decrease mainly reflected national government drawdowns for external debt service, lower gold valuations, and the central bank’s net foreign exchange operations.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines reported that domestic liquidity (M3) grew 12.2 percent year on year to PHP 20.3 trillion in April, broadly unchanged from March, with seasonally adjusted M3 up 0.7 percent month on month. Growth was driven by higher claims on the private sector and the central government, alongside an 8.9 percent increase in net foreign assets, while M1 growth slowed to 8.6 percent. The central bank said it will keep aligning liquidity conditions with its price and financial stability objectives.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-06-05•Honduras•Central Bank of Honduras
The Central Bank of Honduras reported that net international reserves increased by USD 1,027.6 million between 27 January and 4 June 2026. This raised coverage of imports of goods and services from 6.0 months to 6.5 months.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-05•New Zealand•Department of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs has updated its anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Programme Guidance to reflect recent changes in the Amendment Bill. The guidance is intended to assist reporting entities in developing the AML/CFT programme required under section 56 of the AML/CFT Act.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-06-05•New Zealand•Department of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs has published updated Enhanced Customer Due Diligence guidance. The update covers reduced verification requirements for trusts and clarifies how to determine whether a person is a politically exposed person under a risk-based approach.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationKYC
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2026-06-05•Ecuador•Central Bank of Ecuador
The Central Bank of Ecuador joined the launch of the second MejORO training programme and will act as a trainer in 2026 to promote responsible, sustainable, mercury-free artisanal and small-scale mining and strengthen formalization, traceability and transparency in the gold value chain. The bank and planetGOLD Ecuador are also working on gold supply chain risk management, improving access to financial products, enhancing commercialization infrastructure and processes, and assessing the incorporation of processing plants in Zamora Chinchipe and El Oro into the bank’s formal gold commercialization.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-06-05•Australia•Department of Treasury (Australia)
The Australian Treasury has released exposure draft regulations to support the new ban on life insurers using protected genetic information in underwriting, by amending the Insurance Contracts Regulations 2017. The draft specifies categories of genetic testing information deemed protected, clarifies that clinically diagnosed disease information is not protected, and brings new offence and civil penalty provisions into the infringement notice regime for enforcement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-06-05•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has proposed withdrawing its relief from the requirement to send annual reports to uncontactable members, citing Corporations Act 2001 amendments that now provide comparable relief. The instrument applies to companies, registered schemes, disclosing entities and notified foreign passport funds, and ASIC notes entities not covered by the new provisions may need to seek individual relief under Regulatory Guide 43 if the withdrawal proceeds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-06-05•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission detailed new federal Budget funding to complete Tranche 2 of its RegistryConnect program, upgrade business registers and online company services, and strengthen oversight of managed investment schemes through enhanced digital capability and data access. ASIC linked these measures to its First Guardian and Shield enforcement work, citing over AUD 400 million in investor recoveries, 14 Federal Court proceedings against 26 defendants including Equity Trustees, and actions against all relevant super trustees. It also reported recent criminal outcomes in superannuation fraud, misappropriation and insider trading cases, and confirmed a preliminary investigation into several KPMG auditors for potential breaches of auditor duties and fitness and propriety requirements under the Corporations Act.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-05•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a letter from Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Mint to halt production of the planned 250th anniversary Trump gold coin. Citing a New York Times investigation, the senators warn that millions of dollars in foreign gold, including from cartel-linked Colombian mines, may have entered the Mint’s supply chain and call for a public audit and briefing on remedial actions.
Other
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2026-06-05•South Korea•Bank of Korea
The Bank of Korea’s preliminary balance of payments data show a USD 28.29 billion current account surplus in April 2026, driven by a USD 33.88 billion goods surplus as exports rose 54.5% and imports 16.1% year on year. The services, primary income and secondary income accounts recorded deficits of USD 2.42 billion, USD 2.53 billion and USD 0.64 billion respectively. In the financial account, net external assets increased by USD 25.46 billion, led by higher direct, portfolio and other investments, a USD 1.02 billion rise in reserve assets and a USD 1.51 billion decline in financial derivatives.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-04•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published a working paper on how building age affects office rents in Japan’s Services Producer Price Index, using new lease contract data from the XYMAX Group and a hedonic approach. The study finds office rents decline by about 1.4 percent annually for roughly 25 years before the pace slows, with different depreciation patterns by property size and renovation effects that can reverse depreciation by up to 8.2 percentage points for around 16 years, noting that the current index methodology is still based on 2007 data.
ResearchOther
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2026-06-04•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency reported that Finance Minister Katayama reaffirmed authorities will act in foreign exchange markets as needed following the JPY 11.7349 trillion intervention between April 28 and May 27, while declining to discuss specific operations or exchange rate levels. He confirmed the intervention figure and timing of its release, cited geopolitical and commodity market uncertainty as drivers of volatility, and noted unchanged warning language and coordination with international counterparts.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-04•Canada•British Columbia Financial Services Authority
The British Columbia Financial Services Authority issued a consumer alert on alleged unlicensed real estate activity by Matthew Kuras and MetroVan Realty, warning he is not authorized to provide real estate services and advising consumers not to pay him. The alert concerns alleged unauthorized leasing and subleasing, falsified documents, and non-cooperation with information requests, for which Kuras previously received a CAD 27,000 administrative penalty. BCFSA held a discipline hearing in March 2026 on alleged misconduct, with a liability decision pending, and noted Kuras surrendered his licence in May 2026 while MetroVan Realty has never been licensed in British Columbia.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-06-04•Honduras•Central Bank of Honduras
The Central Bank of Honduras issued a statement on prosecutorial actions by the Public Prosecutor's Office against career officials, affirming it will cooperate within the legal framework while continuing to perform its functions as monetary authority and banker to the state. It reiterated confidence in the rule of law and democratic institutions, stressing the presumption of innocence, due process and effective judicial protection, and called for independent and transparent clarification of the facts.
OtherBribery and corruption
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2026-06-04•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba reported that its Consumer Confidence Index rose by 3.6 points to 96.4 in the fourth quarter of 2025, with all sub-indices improving but remaining below the neutral level of 100. Price expectations stayed elevated, with 88% of respondents anticipating higher prices over the next six months, while concerns about business and economic conditions, job prospects, the government’s financial position, and households’ ability to purchase and save all eased compared with the previous quarter.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-04•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba published its 2026 first-quarter financial markets tables, updating data on commercial bank interest rates, central bank rates, government securities and official foreign exchange selling rates. The weighted average deposit rate fell to 2.1% from 3.3% and the lending rate eased to 5.9% from 6.0%, widening the interest margin to 3.8% from 2.6%, amid broad declines in time deposit and short-term placement rates. Official selling exchange rates at quarter-end included CAD 1.290, GBP 2.400, CHF 224.120 per 100, JPY 112.760 per 10,000 and EUR 206.470 per 100.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-06-04•United States•Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency signalled a shift toward managed risk, renewed support for new bank formation, supervision grounded in law and material financial risk, and completion of its stablecoin framework. Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould highlighted post-crisis declines in community banks and de novo charters, noted a recent pickup in applications and approvals, and said the agency is codifying core supervisory concepts and reviewing past actions for consistency with its material financial risk standard. He added that the OCC is finalizing its GENIUS Act stablecoin proposal and investigating alleged debanking by the largest national banks.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & priorities
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2026-06-04•Canada•Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
In committee remarks, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions said it is adapting supervision to address rising global risks through earlier risk identification, clearer accountability, operational resilience and more focused risk-based oversight. It also said it will simplify parts of its regulatory framework and apply a more proportionate approach where that can support growth, competition and new entrants without weakening resilience. OSFI added that access to financing for small- and medium-sized enterprises also depends on banks adjusting their risk appetite and business models.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitFinancial stability and systemic riskOperational risk and resilience
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2026-06-04•South Africa•National Credit Regulator
The National Credit Regulator announced that Otsile Maseng assumed office as chief executive officer on 1 June 2026, following his appointment by Cabinet on 6 May 2026. His appointment installs a permanent head at the agency responsible for regulating the South African credit market, enforcing the National Credit Act and overseeing fair lending, transparency and consumer protection.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-04•Uganda•Bank of Uganda
The Bank of Uganda will cut interbank cheque value limits in the Automated Clearing House from 1 January 2027 for UGX, USD, EUR, GBP and KES transactions. The UGX limit will fall to UGX 5 million from UGX 10 million, with equivalent halving of the foreign currency thresholds. Cheques above the new interbank limits will not be honoured, although intra-bank cheques are excluded.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-04•Uganda•Bank of Uganda
The Bank of Uganda will impose over the counter cash withdrawal limits from 1 January 2027 for accounts at supervised financial institutions. The caps are UGX 50 million a day and UGX 250 million a week for individuals, and UGX 500 million a day and UGX 2.5 billion a week for corporate and business accounts. Digital channels are exempt, and a public awareness campaign will begin on 1 July 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-04•Philippines•Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission signed an agreement with Japanese and Philippine environmental authorities to strengthen greenhouse gas accounting, reporting and verification. The cooperation will seek to align environmental tools with corporate sustainability reporting and support a transition from voluntary to mandatory private-sector emissions reporting.
Policy & regulationCooperationClimate risk and sustainable financeDisclosuresCarbon markets
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2026-06-04•Philippines•Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission placed its Butuan Extension Office director under preventive suspension following his arrest and temporarily closed the office pending investigation. Stakeholders may continue transactions online or through the Cagayan de Oro and Davao extension offices.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsBribery and corruptionCompliance
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2026-06-04•Canada•Canadian Bankers Association
The Canadian Bankers Association, in testimony to a parliamentary committee on financial fraud and scams, called for a coordinated federal anti-fraud strategy across financial services, telecommunications and digital platforms, and backed the planned Finance Crimes Agency as the national lead against complex financial crime. It urged stronger cross-sector information sharing with governance and privacy safeguards, clearer roles for government and law enforcement, and retention of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre as the central hub for fraud reporting and intelligence. The association highlighted its Canadian Anti-Scam Coalition and alignment with international efforts through the International Banking Federation and Interpol’s Call to Action.
Policy & regulationCooperationFraud and scams
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2026-06-04•Cayman Islands•Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has issued a public warning at the start of the 2026 hurricane season urging residents to ensure their homes, contents, vehicles and boats are adequately insured against hurricanes and other natural disasters, noting a 30% protection gap in property insurance. CIMA advised policyholders to confirm coverage of relevant perils, understand deductibles, exclusions and sub-limits, update sums insured for higher construction costs and property values, and use only licensed insurers and intermediaries.
SupervisionAlertsOther
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2026-06-04•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Director of the Division of Trading and Markets outlined priorities under Chairman Paul Atkins: creating a framework for listing and trading tokenized securities, closer alignment with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, supporting a move to 23-by-5 equity market trading by end-2026, and modernizing Regulation NMS and the Consolidated Audit Trail. He said the SEC and CFTC are reviewing novel products in parallel, seeking public input on swap and security-based swap data reporting, portfolio margining and product definitions, and highlighted unresolved questions on the legal status of perpetual futures, stressing the need for harmonization while limiting gambling-like activity and excessive leverage.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesTrading
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2026-06-04•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published a FEDS Note assessing mortgage servicing rights at large banks under a severely adverse stress scenario. Staff estimate current large-bank servicing books would lose about 4.8% of value, 8.3% if recent home price gains are excluded, and 13.4% if portfolios resembled the broader agency market, with values falling about 4% for each 1 percentage point increase in mortgage prepayment rates. The note finds large-bank books are less exposed than the overall market due to older, lower loan-to-value loans and limited Ginnie Mae exposure, but warns that rate-driven prepayment shocks could still reduce mortgage servicing right values by about 20% for large banks and 14% for the market.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsCredit riskStress testing
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2026-06-04•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority announced that Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has appointed Dr. Rehab Taha as assistant to the authority's chairperson, elevating an existing senior adviser into top management. Taha has led research and development and supervision of non-bank finance activities, including work on executive rules, futures trading and settlement rules, Basel III solvency standards, valuation standards, and implementation of the authority's 2023–2026 strategy.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-04•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority has extended to 31 December 2026 the deadline for non-bank financial companies with issued capital or shareholders’ equity above EGP 100 million to submit mandatory carbon footprint reports, from 30 June 2026. Decision No. 115 of 2026 amends Decision No. 36 of 2026 and maintains requirements for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reporting, with data to be verified by an authority-registered validation body.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-04•Canada•Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario announced that Andrew K Fung, Executive Vice President, Pensions, will retire effective 1 October 2026, marking a leadership change in its pensions division. FSRA highlighted Fung’s role in expanding its pension supervisory framework, strengthening stakeholder engagement, and his prior positions including Chief Actuary, Head of Relationship Management and Prudential Supervision, and Interim Executive Vice President, Corporate Services.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-04•Canada•Payments Canada
Payments Canada has submitted its 2026 pre-budget brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, urging continued federal support for the Q4 2026 launch of the Real-Time Rail (RTR), exploration of RTR use for government disbursements, and implementation of a National Anti-Fraud Strategy. It positions the RTR as critical national payment infrastructure enabling instant, data-rich ISO 20022 payments that could reduce cheque reliance, improve cash flow and reconciliation, and modernise government payment processes. The brief also highlights embedded fraud mitigation tools in the RTR and calls for a multi-sector framework to address scams exploiting gaps between financial institutions, telecommunications providers and digital platforms.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-04•Algeria•Central Bank of Algeria
The Central Bank of Algeria has published a standard form for customers of banks, financial institutions and other supervised entities to escalate complaints to its banking supervision services. The form applies where initial complaints are not addressed within prescribed deadlines or where responses are considered unsatisfactory.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-06-04•Montenegro•Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro
The Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro has published its statistical bulletin for the first quarter of 2026, providing key data and indicators for the insurance sector. The bulletin supports analysis of conditions and trends in Montenegro’s insurance market.
Data & statisticsSupervisory data
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2026-06-04•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on a meeting between Governor Ahmet Ismaili and an IMF delegation led by Tobias Adrian on global financial and macroeconomic developments affecting small open economies. Discussions covered financial stability, supervision, institutional resilience and IMF technical assistance for reforms in financial stability, banking supervision, macroprudential policy, governance, payment systems, digital finance and capacity development, with the central bank reaffirming its commitment to deepen cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-04•Europe•European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation responded to the European Commission’s consultation on revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards and related voluntary standards, supporting the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s standards as an acceptable compromise. It called for a regulatory pause to assess implementation and requested clarifications on the value chain cap, treatment of sanctions and fines, evidence for non-materiality conclusions in complex groups, and flexibility in data sourcing where counterparty-level information is unavailable.
Policy & regulationOtherClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-04•Türkiye•Central Bank of Türkiye
The Central Bank of Türkiye joined the second meeting of the Council of Central Banks of Organization of Turkic States members in Baku, where participants reviewed monetary and financial policy responses to global and regional risks and discussed digital financial ecosystem development. The council reaffirmed cooperation and agreed that Türkiye’s central bank will host the third meeting in 2027, with Governor Fatih Karahan signing the communiqué alongside counterparts from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-04•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said Union of Arab Banks awarded Governor Naji Mohammed Issa its Governor of the Year 2026 honor at the European-Arab Banking and Economic Summit in Paris. The award cited his contribution to supporting Libya’s banking sector under difficult conditions and to strengthening Arab and international economic cooperation.
Other
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2026-06-04•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova Governor told the EU-Moldova Investment Conference 2026 that Moldova’s investment environment is underpinned by a modern, EU‑aligned financial system, including connection to the Single Euro Payments Area, expanded digital payments and convergence of banking and financial regulation with EU standards. She highlighted lower-cost euro cross-border payments, a profitable and prudentially robust banking sector with majority European ownership, an EU‑aligned sustainable finance taxonomy, instant payments and fintech rules on open banking, e‑KYC and strong customer authentication, as EU accession negotiations progress.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsMarket development
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2026-06-04•Cyprus•Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announced that ARGUS MANAGEMENT LTD has notified it of the start of dissolution and liquidation procedures for the CASCADE 5 and CASCADE 6 compartments of CASCADE INVESTMENT FUND RAIF V.C.I.C. LTD. The compartments will remain in the Registered Alternative Investment Funds Registry marked under liquidation until the process is completed, after which the authority will remove them from the register once all required documents are submitted.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingOther
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2026-06-04•Cyprus•Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announced that AIFCAP MANAGERS LTD has initiated dissolution and liquidation proceedings for ANABAZA RAIF V.C.I.C LTD. The fund will remain on the Registered Alternative Investment Fund register marked “under liquidation” until completion of the process, after which the authority will delete it upon receipt of the required documents.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingOther
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2026-06-04•Cyprus•Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a policy statement on its Directive on the Register of Beneficial Owners of Express Trusts and Similar Legal Arrangements, confirming removal of general public access to beneficial ownership information. Access is now limited to individuals or organisations that can demonstrate a legitimate interest, aligning the Directive with Law 188(I)/2007, Article 74 of Directive (EU) 2024/1640 and a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationBeneficial ownership
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2026-06-04•Global•Egmont Group
At a UNIDROIT workshop in Rome on art market integrity, the Egmont Group highlighted evolving financial crime risks in the art and antiquities market and called for stronger international cooperation among Financial Intelligence Units to address cross-border flows linked to cultural property trafficking. Executive Secretary Jerome Beaumont stressed the sector’s links to wider criminal activity and underscored the role of financial intelligence, information sharing and coordinated efforts in protecting cultural heritage and strengthening financial integrity.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFTMarket abuse