In anticipation of the FSB’s virtual meeting with the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on February 25, 2021, Chair, Randall K. Quarles drafted a letter outlining the FSB’s key priorities for 2021, which “address vulnerabilities directly related to COVID-19 and to increase resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI). It also aims to support strong, sustainable, and balanced growth in a post-COVID world.”

The FSB’s key priorities include:

• Addressing COVID-19 related vulnerabilities. Including: Assessment of initial lessons learned from the COVID Event for financial stability; an April report on factors needed for an orderly unwinding of support measures; and publishing the final version of its evaluation of too-big-to-fail reforms for banks in April.
• Increasing the resilience of NBFI. Includes: Examining and addressing specific risk factors that contributed to amplification of the March 2020 market turmoil; enhancing understanding of systemic risks in NBFI; investigating policies to address these risks; and delivering policy proposals to enhance the resilience of money market funds in July for public consultation.
• Improving efficiency and access in cross-border payments. Including: October progress report on the implementation of the FSB roadmap to enhance cross-border payments; and an update on regulatory and supervisory approaches to global ‘stablecoins’.
• Bettering our understanding of climate-related risks. Including: Expansion on report on the financial stability implications of climate change; coordinating with other SSBs to promote globally comparable, high-quality, and auditable standards of disclosure; and review of regulatory and supervisory approaches to address climate-related risks at financial institutions.
• Addressing other financial stability topics of ongoing importance. Includes: Enhancing central counterparty resilience, recovery, and resolvability; exploring areas to harmonize cyber incident reporting; and ensuring a smooth transition away from LIBOR by end-2021 to more robust benchmarks.

More information on the FSB’s 2021 work program and key priorities can be found here.