One of the most commonly used measures for environmental risk is carbon emissions, sometimes referred to as a carbon footprint.Carbon footprinting refers to the process of calculating and analyzing the total amount of GHGs (not just carbon dioxide) emitted directly or indirectly by an individual or entity. For banks and other businesses, it can help to inform sustainability strategies and enhance their reputation.
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Gen AI: What are the key concepts and technologies?
AI is not just one technology. Rather, it is an entire field of study in the same way that something like physics is.Similarly, while physics has numerous branches or subfields – such as thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and quantum mechanics – so too does AI:Machine learning (ML), for instance, is a subfield that lies at the core of AI.Dig down a bit further and you’ll discover deep learning (DL), which is a subfield of ML.DL, in turn, serves as the foundation on which many generative AI models are built.In essence, each concept or technology builds upon the previous one.
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NBFIs come under regulators’ spotlight
Nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs) such as hedge funds, private equity firms, and money market funds have taken a growing share of financial intermediation from traditional banks. This shift toward so-called “shadow banking” has heightened concerns about systemic risk, prompting regulators to step up scrutiny of the sector.
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TradFi embraces DeFi in landmark blockchain initiative
An initiative between a group of financial institutions and the world’s most publicly used blockchain promises to accelerate the migration of real-world assets onto the distributed ledger.R3, a UK-based software group which has developed blockchains used by financial institutions including HSBC, Bank of America, Euroclear, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has struck a deal with the Solana Foundation that lets its clients issue and settle assets on Solana’s public blockchain. The Foundation will also invest in R3 and take a board seat – an unmistakable vote of confidence in a network better known (until now) for memes and retail-facing apps.
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European anti-money-laundering reform: An in-depth conversation with Stephen Rae
Former INM editor Stephen Rae joins us to dissect Europe’s new Anti-Money-Laundering Authority, U.S. deregulation trends, and the future of global AML.
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