FSB Chair sets out work on AI and stablecoins
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Oct. 12 published a letter from Chair Andrew Bailey to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting on Oct. 15, according to the FSB's press release.1
The letter introduces reports the FSB is delivering at the request of the US G20 Presidency, covering artificial intelligence, regulatory and supervisory modernisation, implementation monitoring and public sector backstop funding, the FSB said.1 The letter notes current market conditions and risks tied to AI, and calls for continued vigilance in safeguarding financial stability, according to the FSB.1
The letter cites heightened volatility in sovereign bond markets, vulnerabilities in private credit markets and risks related to AI, the FSB said.1
The FSB also issued finalised sound practices for responsible adoption of AI, which incorporate feedback from the public consultation; the FSB said safe AI adoption across the financial system will remain an important feature of its agenda next year.1
A note on global stablecoin arrangements accompanies the letter. It outlines further work to enhance monitoring of cross-border vulnerabilities and to support implementation of the 2023 recommendations, particularly through cross-border cooperation and information sharing, according to the FSB.1
The other reports are a thematic peer review that identifies gaps in implementing public sector backstop funding mechanisms for banks in resolution, a consultation report on regulatory and supervisory modernisation, and a G20 Implementation Monitoring Review, the FSB said.1
Banks and fintechs using AI should expect the finalised sound practices to shape supervisory expectations for AI governance, and AI stays on the FSB agenda next year. Firms with stablecoin exposure should expect closer cross-border monitoring and information sharing among authorities.
G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors are due to meet on Oct. 15, the FSB said, and the FSB published Chair Andrew Bailey's letter to them ahead of that meeting.1
Our take. The FSB has made responsible AI a financial-stability and governance issue, not just an internal control task. You need a control map that can stand up to new expectations for governance and information sharing.
Action. Model risk: Inventory AI uses and map governance controls to the FSB’s final responsible-AI practices.
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