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FCA issues new call to action for more agile regulatory environment
‘UK cannot afford to view financial regulation in isolation from growth’
Andrea Correa
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European Data Protection Board puts blockchain at a GDPR crossroads
‘Privacy and ‘right to be forgotten’ clashes with blockchain's permanence’

Wildcat banking 2.0: stablecoins and the dollar
Learning from history is crucial to safeguard the dollar’s stability and integrity in the digital age

Bessent’s inaugural FX report could better connect dots
First Treasury report gets a lot right, but overlooks US policy shortcomings

How women in leadership drive market opportunity
Women in senior positions enhances triple bottom line of profit, planet and people

Are we heading for a multi-currency world?
Investors should brace for a confusing environment of competing safe havens

The G7 is at a critical crossroads
Kananaskis summit will be a crucial test of cohesion and credibility

Trump-era crypto policy: whiplash and a two-edged sword
We are still a long way from the much-vaunted clear regulatory picture

Gold’s status from ‘theoretical’ to ‘tactical’ hedge
Volatility renders diversification urgent and gold more relevant

Digital money and the art of the impossible
Major strides in progress have not yet involved DLT – that will change

Assessing the immediate climate financial risks in NGFS’ short-term scenarios
Short-term scenarios for better climate risk management

Brazil is building on the success of Pix with Drex pilot
Banco Central do Brasil on digital innovation and the evolving role of central banks

The two faces of Meloni’s Italy: disciplined and quietly dangerous
Rome no longer looks just to Brussels, but to Mar-a-Lago