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OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

India’s Private Credit Boom Faces Pressure as Yields Compress

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

Regulators watch for risks as intensifying competition push lenders towards more liquidity-linked deals.

Hong Kong Can Leapfrog Europe in Fixed Income Market Design

by Manesh Samtani

As Hong Kong develops its FIC roadmap, it has a unique opportunity to learn from Europe’s past struggles and build a bond market framework that is fit for the future.

Private Credit Boom in APAC Prompts Fears of ‘Circular Risk’

by Blake Evans-Pritchard

The boom is increasing banks’ indirect exposure to the same corporate borrowers they once financed directly.

Good is No Longer Enough: FATF’s Core Message to Singapore

by Manesh Samtani

The strength of Singapore’s AML framework was affirmed, but the SGD 3 billion case has moved the goalposts from compliance to effectiveness.

FEATURES

Hong Kong to Mandate Enhanced Digital ID Checks for Banks to Fight Fraud

Financial regulators will require banks to integrate the government’s ‘iAM Smart’ digital ID for high-risk processes like remote account opening to combat sophisticated identity theft.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

05 Jun 2026•3 min read

Anthropic Extends Access to Powerful AI Cyber Tool in APAC

US AI firm Anthropic is giving select organisations in Australia, India, Japan and other APAC nations access to its powerful cyber-defence model.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

05 Jun 2026•3 min read

SFC Issues New Rules for Firms on AI-Enabled Cyber Threats

The regulator has issued a circular detailing enhanced cybersecurity measures for licensed firms to combat fast-evolving AI-driven threats.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

04 Jun 2026•3 min read

US Action on Iranian Crypto Exchanges Trigger Secondary Sanctions Risk

The US has designated four major Iranian crypto exchanges, creating secondary sanctions risks for foreign financial institutions that transact with them.

Manesh Samtani

03 Jun 2026•2 min read

IOSCO Issues New Global Standards for Fund Valuation

The new framework focuses on governance, illiquid assets, and conflicts of interest, updating principles for a changed market landscape.

Manesh Samtani

02 Jun 2026•3 min read

Hong Kong Publishes Guidance for Transition to Paperless Securities Market

Regulators have released detailed guidance for the new paperless securities market, which is set to launch in November 2026 with a five-year transition period.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

01 Jun 2026•3 min read

HKMA Sets New Rules for Virtual Asset Financing and Custody

The regulator has issued new guidance permitting virtual asset financing and updating custody standards for banks and institutions.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

29 May 2026•3 min read

Hong Kong Finalises Rules for Virtual Asset Advisory and Management

New licensing regimes will align with existing securities rules, with a bill expected with this year completing the city’s core digital asset framework.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

27 May 2026•4 min read

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