Big Picture

As banks and asset managers increase exposure to crypto, substantial activity is still concentrated in lightly regulated crypto exchanges.

New report says the near-term impacts of climate change are becoming ever harder for financial institutions to ignore.

Financial regulators are prioritising psychological safety, ‘speak up’ culture, and the ability to “predict and prevent” stakeholder harm, says a report from Starling.

A new IMF paper calls on policymakers to preserve the effectiveness of capital controls by clarifying the legal status of crypto assets.

The paper explores how CBDCs and stablecoins could impact the interest rate channel, monetary policy and central bank operations.

Jurisdictions should assess their out-of-court corporate debt workout frameworks and reduce barriers to access for SMEs experiencing corporate stress.

QR payments allow the creation of a digital payment footprint that enables small firms to access credit from both big tech firms as well as banks.

FTSE Russell paper reveals wide variations across countries, sectors and company size for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

Personal data is being aggregated and exploited, without the resulting benefits being passed on to consumers and businesses generating the data.

Interconnectedness, while providing benefits, poses certain risks that need to be recognised and analysed to guard against system-wide vulnerabilities, DTCC says.