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Wholesale CBDCs More Likely to Gain Traction Than Retail CBDCs – Report
By Thisanka Siripala | 31/01/2025
Wholesale CBDCs are more likely to launch ahead of retail CBDCs on account of clearer efficiency gains and lower barriers to adoption.
ESG / Sustainability
AFRC Assesses Readiness for Sustainability Reporting and Assurance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025
An increasing number of HK-listed entities are obtaining sustainability assurance, and more auditors are offering these services.
AML / KYC
UK FCA Calls on Brokers to Enhance AML Systems and Controls
By Mark Johnston | 27/01/2025
The FCA offers recommendations to improve risk assessments, KYC/CDD, governance, and transaction monitoring, among other areas.
Market Infrastructure
JSCC’s Transition to VaR Margin Models Has Improved Efficiency: JPX
By Manesh Samtani | 24/01/2025
The transition from SPAN to JSCC-VaR has improved risk management and margin efficiency for listed derivatives, but further refinements are needed.
Big Picture
Chinese Regulators Should Introduce a Stewardship Code: Report
By Manesh Samtani | 24/01/2025
Fidelity International’s Flora Wang says the implementation of such a stewardship code in China would be a “decisively positive step”.
Big Picture
Climate-Linked Bonds Can Help Drive Net Zero Transition: ECB Paper
By Thisanka Siripala | 23/01/2025
Climate-linked bonds can encourage governments to proactively address climate change and help investors hedge against long-term climate risks
Big Picture
G20 Reforms Have Strengthened Securitisation Markets: FSB Report
By Nithya Subramanian | 23/01/2025
The FSB says the complex structures that contributed to the GFC have “largely diminished”, resulting in a more transparent market.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Illicit Activity in Crypto is Decreasing, TRM Labs Finds
By Thisanka Siripala | 20/01/2025
Illicit activity in crypto decreased in 2024 as a proportion of total transactions, but ransomware, fraud, and sanctions related threats continue to persist
Market Infrastructure
OECD Offers Recommendations to Strengthen Digital Public Infrastructure
By Thisanka Siripala | 17/01/2025
OECD report offers recommendations for governments to maximise the value of digital public infrastructure and drive sustainable digital transformation.
Big Picture
HKGFA Issues Report on Hong Kong Landscape for Green Technology
By Manesh Samtani | 16/01/2025
The report emphasises Hong Kong’s potential as a hub for green technology development, putting forward recommendations to strengthen the ecosystem
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