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ESG / Sustainability

IEEFA Calls on RBI, SEBI to Embed Social Factors in India's Green Transition

By Editors | 07/07/2025

Report urges India's financial regulators to expand reporting and lending rules to address the social costs of its energy transition.

AML / KYC

FATF Warns of Evolving Terrorist Financing Risks, Gaps in Global Response

By Manesh Samtani | 07/07/2025

New FATF report warns that 69% of countries are failing to prosecute terrorist financing effectively, as criminals mix new tech with old methods.

ESG / Sustainability

WEF Survey: Exchanges Are Deepening Climate, ESG Commitments

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/07/2025

The report outlines the increasing role played by exchanges within sustainable finance.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ISDA, Ant International Launch New Report Under MAS’ Project Guardian

By Nithya Subramanian | 04/07/2025

The report outlines design principles, risk mitigation strategies, and real-world use cases for using tokenised bank liabilities and shared ledgers for cross-border payments and FX settlement.

Big Picture

North America’s T+1 Shift Squeezes APAC Trading Operations

By Editors | 03/07/2025

Report finds APAC  firms face compressed timelines, significant foreign exchange risks, and the need for overnight operations.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan FSA Trials Machine Learning to Predict Credit Downgrades

By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2025

The FSA is using loan-level and macro data to build an early-warning model for borrower downgrades, citing potential for supervisory use.

Capital / Liquidity

BIS Warns on Global Risks from Trade Tensions and Non-Bank Growth

By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2025

BIS says fraying trade ties and a more interconnected, non-bank-led financial system are creating new vulnerabilities.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Stablecoins Fall Short of Sound Money Principles: BIS

By Nithya Subramanian | 27/06/2025

However, a “tokenised unified ledger” can enhance efficiency and unlock new possibilities in cross-border payments, securities markets and beyond.

Big Picture

China IRD Market Expanding, Hong Kong Remains Key Trading Hub

By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2025

New ISDA report says China’s interest rate derivatives market is expanding, spurred by the Futures and Derivatives Law and Swap Connect.