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  • FinCEN CVC Mixing Withdrawal: Mixer and Wallet Proposals Dropped

    The FinCEN CVC mixing withdrawal took effect on 6 October 2026, when the Federal Register published two notices that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network had filed for public inspection the previous morning. The first withdraws the October 2023 finding and proposed rule under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act that would have treated international…

  • RBA Review of Payments System Regulation: Where 75 Submissions Point

    In October 2026 the Reserve Bank of Australia published its Summary of Submissions to the Review of Payments System Regulation Issues Paper; the document itself is dated 6 October 2026. Seventy-five stakeholders answered the Issues Paper released on 25 June 2026. The RBA published 56 of those submissions in August and received the rest on…

  • BaFin AMLA Guidelines: Overview Table Replaces Adoption Circulars

    On 1 October 2026 the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) started publishing a tabular overview of which guidelines issued by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and by the EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) it has adopted into its administrative practice, and which it has not. In the…

  • Circular CSSF 24/856 Feedback Report: Where Notifications Fell Short

    On 5 October 2026 the CSSF published its first feedback report on Circular CSSF 24/856, the circular that has governed since 1 January 2025 how Luxembourg UCIs and their investment fund managers (IFMs) correct and notify NAV calculation errors, breaches of investment rules and a new class of “other errors”. The report works through the…

  • FR Y-12 Reporting: Thresholds, Schedules and the 45-Day Deadline

    A top-tier U.S. holding company that files the FR Y-9C owes the Federal Reserve Board an FR Y-12 report within 45 calendar days of each quarter-end once its aggregate nonfinancial equity investments equal or exceed the lesser of $100 million or 10 percent of consolidated Tier 1 capital. FR Y-12 reporting, the Consolidated Holding Company…

  • AMLA Home-Host Supervisory Cooperation: Final RTS and Group Data Flows

    AMLA home-host supervisory cooperation moved from consultation to final draft on 1 October 2026, when the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism published its final report on the regulatory technical standards (RTS) mandated by Article 46(4) of Directive (EU) 2024/1640 (AMLD). The draft delegated regulation fixes what the AML/CFT supervisor of…

  • FCA Crypto Authorisation: Building the Application Before 28 February

    Applications for FCA crypto authorisation opened at 9:00am on 30 September 2026, when the relevant application period set by the FCA’s direction under regulation 52 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 began. That period closes at 11:59pm on 28 February 2027. Firms apply through the FCA’s Connect system, and the…

  • FR Y-15 Reporting: The Fed’s Systemic Risk Report, Schedule by Schedule

    FR Y-15 reporting is the Federal Reserve Board’s quarterly collection of systemic risk indicators from the largest banking organizations operating in the United States. The Systemic Risk Report is filed as of 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December by top-tier U.S. bank holding companies and covered savings and loan holding companies with…

  • MAS Corporate Governance Consultation: Tiered Boards and Approvals

    On 30 September 2026 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published consultation paper P016-2026, which proposes amendments to the corporate governance regulations for banks, insurers and designated financial holding companies (DFHCs). The MAS corporate governance consultation runs until 11:59 pm on 9 December 2026, and comments go in through a FormSG link. Five instruments are…