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OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

What Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Licences Say About The Path Ahead

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

Rather than fitting stablecoins into existing rules for private money, Hong Kong is building a framework designed around future financial use cases.

Australia Won’t Publish the Debanking Data it Called ‘Fundamental’

by Bradley Maclean

Treasury’s figures show AML concerns drive around half of customer exits at the major banks, but the underlying data remains unpublished.

Post-Quantum Push Exposes Widening Gap Between Regulators and FIs

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

Despite accelerating cryptography timelines, many APAC entities still treat quantum risk as a distant concern.

Data Quality: Trade Reporting’s Next Big Challenge

by Oliver Williams

The focus of trade reporting has shifted from timeliness to data quality, requiring more resilient operational models, says DTCC's Oliver Williams.

FEATURES

Hong Kong and Malaysia Ink Landmark Deals to Deepen Capital Market Ties

New agreements will streamline dual IPOs, expand the mutual recognition of funds scheme, and enhance cross-border audit oversight between the two markets.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

24 Jul 2026•5 min read

China Intervenes to Halt Stock Rout with US$8.9 Billion State Buying

Regulators have pledged to ensure stability and state-backed funds have deployed billions after a sharp sell-off in China's stock markets.

Mark Johnston

22 Jul 2026•2 min read

BIS Warns of ‘Mythos Moment’ as Frontier AI Escalates Cyber Risk

New paper urges domestic and international coordination to counter the threat from advanced AI-driven cyber attacks on the financial system.

Manesh Samtani

21 Jul 2026•3 min read

FATF Urges Action as Crypto-Enabled Illicit Finance Grows in Complexity

New report highlights persistent gaps in global enforcement which are being exploited by increasingly sophisticated criminal networks.

Manesh Samtani

17 Jul 2026•2 min read

New Zealand Consults on Next Phase of Capital Markets Reforms

New Zealand has launched a public consultation on a second phase of capital market reforms, targeting eight key areas to boost growth and competitiveness.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

16 Jul 2026•3 min read

MAS Flags 'Room for Improvement' in Crypto AML Controls

MAS has published new supervisory expectations for digital payment token firms, highlighting common deficiencies in key AML/CFT control areas.

Nithya Subramanian

15 Jul 2026•4 min read

MAS Finalises Enhanced Liquidity Risk Rules for Banks

The updated framework incorporates lessons from recent global banking stress, with a new focus on risks from social media and digital channels.

Nithya Subramanian

13 Jul 2026•3 min read

FATF Urges Deeper Public-Private Data Sharing to Fight Financial Crime

New FATF report highlights the growing use of partnerships to combat illicit finance, calling on jurisdictions to overcome legal and data privacy hurdles.

Manesh Samtani

09 Jul 2026•3 min read

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