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Interview: Kazakhstan’s AIFC governor on the country’s capital markets

The Astana International Financial Centre was established to support a modernised finance sector and capital market in central Asia’s largest economy. AIFC’s governor Renat Bekturov spoke to FA about the financial hub's progress, challenges and ambition.

December 09, 2025

Trump threatens extra 100% tariffs on China

The US administration wants to take retaliatory action for China’s rare earth export controls. US stock markets and cryptocurrencies lost billions of dollars in value on October 9, while gold has reached $4,000 an ounce. China's commerce ministry said "we aren't afraid to fight".

October 12, 2025

Hong Kong and Washington race to regulate the future of digital finance

Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Law is cementing the financial hub’s digital ambitions, however pending US crypto laws are keeping regulatory competition tight as both chase the growing opportunity.

September 02, 2025

Hong Kong's SFC approves first retail tokenised MMF

The fund will also be the first retail tokenised fund across Asia Pacific.

February 17, 2025

Analysis: How DeepSeek’s AI model is driving investors into an uncomfortable reality

The release of a competitive low cost large language models not only shifts the AI narrative away from expensive hardware, but also prompts debate about a potential inflection point for fund managers, with some models potentially not surviving.

February 04, 2025

Analysis: What a crypto friendly White House means for Asia’s digital assets

Even as the market cap for digital currencies rises, experts say regulators in Asia will prioritise a prudent oversight path rather than follow Washington in lockstep; HK and Singapore's rivalry is set to continue.

January 21, 2025

Convergence between traditional finance and crypto native players ramps up

DLT’s potential to drive transaction efficiency is more widely acknowledged, while some crypto native players are looking to tap into traditional financial products; however, Apac’s regulatory framework is fragmented.

January 21, 2025

Analysis: Cryptocurrencies struggle amid volatility, as gold proves safe bet, again

Digital assets and physical gold share both have an absence of dividend payments and the concept of finite supply. However, volatility casts one as a safe-haven play, while the other is branded as a risk-on asset, at least for now.

September 24, 2024

Putting index strategies at the heart of asset allocation

An exclusive briefing hosted by FinanceAsia and FTSE Russell in Singapore explored how index solutions can be powerful tools for investors seeking risk-adjusted returns amidst dynamic and unpredictable markets. Hear from FTSE Russell and other industry experts as they look at global opportunities across Asean, the Middle East, the US, as well as alternatives such as digital assets via index-linked products, and how they fit in a global portfolio.

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Hong Kong's crypto competitiveness challenge

The US SEC has approved applications for Ether ETFs, neutralising Hong Kong’s brief regulatory advantage, prompting the financial hub to seek new strategies as 11 exchange platforms await regulatory approval.

June 11, 2024