Big Picture

AFME acknowledges the benefits of T+1 settlement but calls for an industry task force to be set up to conduct a detailed assessment.

The impact of the final rules will be much lower in APAC than in Europe and the US because APAC jurisdictions rely less on internal models, Fitch says.

Central banks are prioritising investment in technical security control and resiliency, embracing risk management concepts, and adopting 'zero-trust' models.

A new report from BCG and ADDX projects a 50-fold increase in tokenised assets by 2030, bringing the market's value to over $16 trillion.

The FSDC says Hong Kong's suitability framework has grown too "complex" and the suitability obligations are "overly prescriptive".

Practices to facilitate porting need to be further developed to ensure clients can continue to access clearing in the event of an intermediary default.

ASIFMA's new paper says open dialogue and engagement is needed for investors to better understand the labour practices of investee companies.

A study published by ISCA, EY, SMU and SAC identifies three trends in sustainability that will expand the current job roles and skills required for accountancy and finance professionals.

Bigtech groups that are interconnected within the financial industry should be subject to group-wide requirements on operational resilience.

NICE Actimize and Regulation Asia have published a new white paper exploring the banking industry’s response to fraud and online scams in APAC.