Blake Evans-Pritchard
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Blake Evans-Pritchard is senior regulation reporter in the Hong Kong bureau of Risk.net. He covers regulatory developments across Asia, including implementation of Basel III and other international standards in regional jurisdictions. Previously, he spent five years in Brussels writing about the European Union’s financial services sector and competition policy and a number of years as Africa editor for a news service covering post-conflict restitution around the world. During his 16-year journalistic career, he has also reported from Sudan, Italy, the Netherlands, Ghana and Portugal. Blake holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Aston in Birmingham.
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Articles by Blake Evans-Pritchard
The allure of private markets
SWFs have piled into the asset class while reserve managers remain wary, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard
Singapore banks step up their game against internal fraud
Firms respond to MAS warnings about the dangers of remote working spurred by Covid
Guy Debelle on the future of the FX Global Code
Code’s creators considering updates to sections on last look and pre-hedging
Chinese banks set for mass loan repricing
PBoC set to launch new options to help markets manage interest rate risk
Hong Kong prepares boost to equity derivatives booking
Proposed revamp of large exposure limits would allow netting to reduce capital charges
Malaysian central bank strengthens onshore hedging
Bank Negara complements NDF restrictions with more open onshore market
Australia’s bank levy could squeeze TLAC drive
Issuing Tier 2 and senior unsecured debt will become more expensive for the top four banks in the country
Surprise RMB strengthening prompts unwinds
"A lot of long [US$] positions were unsustainable and had to be re-evaluated," says forex structuring head
Asia resolution rules risk conflict with G-Sib home regulators
Branches fear local regulators could ask banks for confidential home market information
Philippines central bank to implement Basel III liquidity rules
Central bank governor Amando Tetangco says local banks ready for the new rules
Aussie sovereign wealth fund readies for lower future returns
Australia's Future Fund has adopted a flexible approach to deal with a challenging yield environment
Philippines 5% leverage ratio causes few ripples
Central Bank of the Philippines brings in one of the highest basic leverage ratios globally, but local firms are unconcerned