30 Jan, 2024 SEC's Bitcoin ETF approval: A catalyst for stability, investment, and challenges in crypto By Kevin Madura Lewis Beischer Ryan Backus Colin Johnson +1 more... Show less On January 10, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first Bitcoin spot exchange traded funds (ETFs). Although...
14 Feb, 2022 Disruption in Insurance: Shifting Expectations By Mark Lustig One notable finding from the newly released third annual AlixPartners' Disruption Index is that 72% of CEOs are worried about losing...
03 Feb, 2022 Crypto hacking: The balance of sophistication between users and bad actors keeps risk riding high throughout the crypto ecosystem By Colin Johnson Kevin Madura Mark Doughty Digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are a major asset class, representing over $2 trillion in market capitalization, and are...
16 Dec, 2021 NFTs - A masterstroke or minefield for monetizing digital masterpieces? By Colin Johnson Mark Doughty Kevin Madura Transformational, disruptive, innovative – NFTs have solidified their place as part of the mainstream conversation, from brand investment...
09 Aug, 2021 What should you do when China increases its regulatory scrutiny? By Cliff Lam Chinese regulators have recently taken a hard stance against homegrown technology and education companies, raising concerns about, among...
23 Jul, 2021 Is digital evidence as reliable as we think? By AlixPartners I have been following this case with interest for many years. In 1999, the UK Post Office introduced a new computer system called Horizon...
15 Jul, 2021 Is there a future for subprime lending? By John Bruce As discussed in today's opinion piece in the FT, the different treatment of Amigo Loans and Provident is interesting, as both firms use...
05 Jul, 2021 Aligning financial crime compliance with local and international enforcement priorities By Cliff Lam On 30 June 2021, the Wolfsberg Group published a paper on demonstrating effectiveness in Anti-Money Laundering/Combating Terrorist...
31 May, 2021 Lessons learned from Ewarton's incident By Cliff Lam Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has recently reprimanded and slapped a local securities firm, Ewarton Securities...
28 May, 2021 Will the rising influence of activism drive corporate ESG commitments and what does it mean for banks’ lending? By Neil Reid Interesting news from the Netherlands in the FT recently where a Dutch court has ordered Shell to accelerate its decarbonisation...
18 May, 2021 Will the Bank of England’s recognition of Ukraine’s PrivatBank bail-in be an important benchmark for future banks resolutions, in Europe and beyond? By John Bruce The nuances of the resolution tools used in the nationalisation of PrivatBank in Ukraine may seem like a specialist topic, but news that...
16 Apr, 2021 WEBCAST: Cryptocurrency and the fight against financial crime By Tom Scampion In 2010, the first and only cryptocurrency, Bitcoin was worth less than 1 cent. In Q1 2021, its value exceeded $60,000, and it has been...