Latest articles from James King

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ECB introduces the Transmission Protection Instrument

August 3, 2022

The ECB’s new tool aims to ensure stable monetary policy in Europe, but will its high bar ever be cleared?

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UK aims to break free from EU rules with new financial services bill

July 27, 2022

The UK government’s Financial Services and Markets Bill reframes some of the inherited EU rules that it deems to be overly complex or restrictive.

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FATF’s Travel Rule faces implementation issues

July 22, 2022

The Financial Action Task Force’s attempts to bring virtual assets under anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism regulations has run into some teething problems. James King reports.

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Will MiCA bring much needed clarity to the crypto market?

July 14, 2022

The EU's long-awaited Markets in Crypto Assets regulation has been welcomed across the financial services industry.

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South Korean regulators prepare for turmoil

July 7, 2022

As the clouds darken over the global economy, South Korea’s financial regulators are bracing for a storm.

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India outlines payments modernisation roadmap

June 30, 2022

The biggest challenge emerging from RBI’s Payments Vision 2025 is the push to facilitate domestic processing of payments transactions, as well as the move to ISO 20022 standards.

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Lenders challenged by Turkish central bank’s new rules

June 22, 2022

In the choppy waters of the Turkish economy, where soaring inflation and exchange rate volatility are a growing menace, the country’s banks are facing a new complication: a wave of regulation. 

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Nigeria revamps AML/CFT framework

June 16, 2022

A raft of new legislature designed to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing signifies a big change for the financial services market.

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FCA plans for listing regime shake-up

June 8, 2022

In a post-Brexit world, the UK is looking at ways to promote London as a competitive destination for equity listings. 

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Headwinds lie in wait for Polish economy

February 28, 2022

Poland’s robust growth in 2021 is expected to continue in 2022. However, the economy is not immune to emerging challenges, including inflation, geopolitical tensions and raising interest rates.

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