James King

Analysis, Operational Resilience, Regulation & Supervision
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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Artificial intelligence brain in network node
Digital & Resilience, Digital Transformation
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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City of London
Crypto
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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Annelot Kuiper, Energetics
Climate
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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Digital euro
Markets
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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Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour
Crypto
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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CBDCs
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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Japanese banks
Capital, Prudential
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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Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour
Climate
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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Markets
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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Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour
Governance
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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