Financial institutions (FIs) continue to expect cybersecurity and data disputes in the coming year, along with ESG disputes. We will see growth in climate-related litigation against financial institutions from NGOs and activist shareholders. Until recently, claims have focused on the disclosure of climate-related information. However, the trend is now moving to scrutiny of what prudent financial management means. For example, what fiduciary duties are owed when acting as a financial advisor in investment planning or M&A transactions?
Fintech is no longer a niche space in Africa, and over the last few years has become a core market segment not just in South Africa, but across the African continent. Our new episode takes a closer look at fintech in South Africa and the Sub-Saharan African Region.
Our new episode of FInsight: Global Financial Institutions Industry Podcast takes a look at the hot topics and developments that will be covered in this year’s UK Fintech Week.
In this episode of FInsight, we take a look at financial institutions trends fro the global disputes landscape.
In this episode of FInsight, we examine the takeaways for financial institutions from the 2021/2022 Digital Transformation and Cloud Survey.
Our new episode is the second of two episodes focusing on cryptoassets and regulatory developments, taking off from our publication Crypto around the World. The episode covers ESG, decentralized finance (DeFi) and the future impact of central bank digital currencies.