Financial & markets regulation

Policymakers should focus on tax and planning reform to encourage enterprise rather than financial deregulation

Moves to set up offshore entities, funnel money into foreign acquisitions are likely to face tighter scrutiny

Scrutiny has increased following several private-market related borrower failures that have left creditors facing losses

While gold remains the time-tested defensive anchor, Bitcoin, for all its volatility and structural immaturity, offers something else

Such markets address illiquidity fears known to plague investors in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific

The price of progress demands a whole-of-society response

Prediction markets are becoming too big to be illegal; you can bet on it

Proposals aim to facilitate self-organisation, provide access to funding and reduce legal barriers to civil action

The race to become a leading hub of digital assets will increasingly involve cities strengthening their regulatory frameworks to favour stability over fast profits