Opinions & Analysis

PEPs & Sanctions

Firms Face ‘New Geopolitics’ of Sanctions Risk in Capital Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 11/06/2026

Industry experts say sanctions risk is now deeply embedded in capital markets, creating complex challenges for APAC firms.

Structural Regulation

Beyond Compliance: A Focus on Data Quality for MiFID II/R Reporting

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 09/06/2026

With the focus increasingly on data quality rather than ticking boxes, DTCC's Michele Hillery stresses the need for keeping things consistent.

Credit Risk

India’s Private Credit Boom Faces Pressure as Yields Compress

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 28/05/2026

Regulators watch for risks as intensifying competition push lenders towards more liquidity-linked deals.

Structural Regulation

Hong Kong Can Leapfrog Europe in Fixed Income Market Design

By Manesh Samtani | 25/05/2026

As Hong Kong develops its FIC roadmap, it has a unique opportunity to learn from Europe’s past struggles and build a bond market framework that is fit for the future.

Emerging Prudential Risks

Private Credit Boom in APAC Prompts Fears of ‘Circular Risk’

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 18/05/2026

The boom is increasing banks’ indirect exposure to the same corporate borrowers they once financed directly.

Anti-Money Laundering

Good is No Longer Enough: FATF’s Core Message to Singapore

By Manesh Samtani | 12/05/2026

The strength of Singapore’s AML framework was affirmed, but the SGD 3 billion case has moved the goalposts from compliance to effectiveness.

Capital Adequacy

APAC Silent on US Basel Reforms as Global Divergence Debate Builds

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 01/05/2026

APAC regulators are treading carefully as the latest US Basel III proposals are still under consultation, while expressing concerns over divergence.

Market Risk

Fragmented FRTB Rollout Risks Reshaping APAC’s Trading Landscape

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 21/04/2026

Diverging US, European and APAC approaches to market risk rules could shift pricing power and concentrate risk.

Sustainable Finance

Ma Jun’s Three-Level Plan to Unlock EMDE Green Finance Potential

By Manesh Samtani | 20/04/2026

Dr. Ma Jun’s CASI initiative targets regulatory, financial and project-level interventions to bridge the sustainable finance capacity gap in emerging markets.