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    Financial Crime Compliance Costs Grow in APAC: Study

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/03/2024

    A study from LexisNexis Risk Solutions finds the higher costs are attributed to technology, labour, and the growing use of crypto and AI tech for illicit activities.

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    Japan’s Market and Corporate Reforms – New Dawn or Déjà Vu?

    By Gavin Blair | 05/03/2024

    Reforms to boost the capital market and asset management sector are driving optimism in Japan.

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    BIS Explores Design Features of Fast Payment Systems

    By Editors | 05/03/2024

    New BIS article outlines the main design features of fast payment systems that may foster adoption, such as allowing non-bank participation.

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    Illicit Crypto Funds Flow Into Sanctioned Entities and Jurisdictions: Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/03/2024

    Chainalysis said that entities in heavily sanctioned jurisdictions lack access to traditional financial systems and are attempting to use crypto to evade sanctions.

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    CROs in Asia-Pacific Concerned About Operational Resilience: Survey

    By Nithya Subramanian | 28/02/2024

    The latest findings by EY and IIF revealed that bank CROs are most worried about technology risk, a key driver of operational disruptions.

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    Fed Paper Explores How Stablecoins Differ in Crisis

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/02/2024

    The paper discusses four stablecoins – USDC, USDT, BUSD, DAI – using the events of March 2023 when SVB collapsed as a case study.

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    Wealth Connect Enhancements to Drive Investment: HSBC

    By Nithya Subramanian | 27/02/2024

    Around a quarter of WMC investors intend to invest CNY 1 million or more via the Scheme in the next 12 months.

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    FSB Warns of ‘Challenging Outlook’ for Global Financial Stability

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/02/2024

    The FSB is analysing the financial stability implications of tokenisation and AI, and taking stock of regulatory initiatives on nature-related financial risks.

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    BSP Report Highlights Systemic Risk from Optimism Bias

    By Mark Johnston | 26/02/2024

    The central bank warns of systemic risks from optimistic market expectations in its 2023 Financial Stability Report.

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    Fed Researchers Explore Governance of Permissionless Blockchains

    By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024

    New paper explores the stakeholders, governance models, and hard fork patterns of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.

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