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Trading & Investment

HFW Launches $5B Investor Claim Over Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds

By Manesh Samtani | 18/07/2025

Law firm is gathering bondholders from Asia and the Middle East for an investor-state treaty arbitration, citing breaches of international law.

Trading & Investment

FX Global Code Gains Traction in Asia, Middle East, GFXC Says

By Editors | 05/07/2025

The GFXC reports growing adherence from emerging markets and is now shifting its focus to increasing adoption among buy-side firms.

Reporting & Disclosures

ASEAN-BAC, ACCA Launch Push for Regional Sustainability Reporting Standards

By Editors | 04/07/2025

ASEAN business and accountancy bodies have launched a joint statement calling for unified sustainability reporting rules based on ISSB standards.

Supervision & Enforcement

New Academic Programmes Emerge to Address Financial Crime Skills Gap

By Manesh Samtani | 24/06/2025

A ‘generational crisis’ in financial crime has prompted the introduction of new academic programmes that blend theory with real-world investigative skills.

Tokenisation

Tokenised Securities Market Gears Up for Regulatory Evolution

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/01/2024

As the tokenised securities market evolves, industry experts are looking forward to refinements in regulatory frameworks to support its growth.

AI Risk & Governance

ASIFMA Seeks Regulatory Dialogue on Generative AI

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/01/2024

The association urged regulators to endorse GenAI adoption and adopt risk-based frameworks for responsible implementation in financial entities.

Emerging Prudential Risks

AMRO Launches ASEAN+3 Finance Think Tank Network

By Editors | 02/10/2023

The network will serve as a platform to foster cooperation and research toward regional macroeconomic and financial resilience and stability.

Credit Risk

New Global Database of Credit Loss Metrics Launched

By Editors | 04/06/2023

New database provides estimations of macro-implied credit loss rates across jurisdictions, including to project future losses.

Reporting & Disclosures

Banking on a Sustainable Future

By Editors | 27/07/2022

Organisastions are faced with the challenge of understanding the nuances of regulations and ensuring they have sufficient capacity to apply them in daily business activities.