James King
July 11, 2023
Chinese spy law gives banks jitters
International banks in China face heightened political and operational risk following the introduction of a tougher anti-spying law. Foreign businesses...
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April 28, 2023
Generative AI a new dawn of challenges and opportunities for banks
The technology that drives ChatGPT could revolutionise how banks manage complex and time consuming processes in areas like compliance, but...
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April 17, 2023
UK reveals ambition to be global crypto hub
Rather than plotting a totally new regulatory course, the UK plans to place crypto within its existing mainstream financial services...
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March 29, 2023
Financial industry braces for growing wave of climate litigation
Financial services institutions are reassessing their risk of being sued in climate-related lawsuits following a glut of high-profile cases. A...
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March 29, 2023
Industry taskforce to examine European shift to T+1 settlement
The US’s decision to proceed with T+1 settlement by May 2024 has increased the incentive to examine the practicalities of introducing...
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March 2, 2023
Hong Kong’s 'ambitious' virtual assets trading proposals
The financial centre wants to launch a new licensing regime, which includes opening up retail investor access. Hong Kong’s Securities...
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March 2, 2023
UK joins the CBDC party: how do digital pound plans compare to those for digital euro?
Exploratory work on a digital euro has been underway for more than a year, yet in some ways the UK’s...
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February 2, 2023
Basel III implementation delays create challenges and opportunities for APAC banks
For smaller Asia-Pacific economies Basel III implementation is proving less complex than for international peers, while its bigger players must...
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February 2, 2023
Hong Kong pushes ahead with boosted climate risk supervision regime
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s upgrades to its climate stress testing programme make clear its ambitions to be a leading...
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January 5, 2023
Capital markets question APRA’s clampdown on bank bond calls
On November 1, 2022, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority published an open letter to deposit-taking institutions, general insurers and life...
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January 5, 2023
Hong Kong mounts fight back amid fragmenting geopolitics
Hong Kong has prospered mightily on the back of turbo-charged globalisation, the ascent of China and the symbiotic US–Chinese economic...
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