As surveillance gets smart, hackers get smarter

Jul 28, 2016 02:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

There is an escalating technological arms race underway between governments and hacktivists. As governments step up their surveillance, the hacktivists find new ways to subvert it. This cat and mouse game has been...

ANZ wins class action on fees, but we still don't know the real cost of late payments

Jul 28, 2016 02:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

A six year legal battle came to an end yesterday when the High Court ruled in favour of ANZ Bank, finding by a 4-1 majority that the bank could enforce late payment fees on credit cards. The lead plaintiff in the class...

Islamic Finance Series

Is Islamic banking more risky compared to conventional banking?

Jul 28, 2016 02:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Islamic banks are less risky and more resilient than their counter parts in terms of bank capital requirement and mobilisation of deposits. Somewhat perversely, the global financial crisis presented a big opportunity to...

AI Revolution Series

US Election Series

Candidates control their own social media. What message are they sending?

Jul 28, 2016 02:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

We live in the age of social media. Indeed, many of us likely saw something about the Republican and Democratic conventions on Facebook, Twitter or even Instagram over the last few weeks. A recent Pew Research Center...

What kind of person joins a cult or joins a terror group?

Jul 28, 2016 02:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

There are some striking similarities between cults and terror groups. An all-encompassing ideology can, when exhibited by a group or individual, have destructive effects on society. And when a cult or terror group...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: D/S equation to disrupt WTI in short run – Stay hedged via 3-way straddles versus call ahead of EIA inventories

Jul 27, 2016 13:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Oil got a bit ahead of itself in June, breaching $50/bbl, but has since eased as some earlier supply disruptions were resolved and the market focuses on the potential for slower demand growth, an overhang of refined...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Sterling shrugs off better than forecast GDP flashes – CRBS to hedge EUR/GBP’s upside risks

Jul 27, 2016 12:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The GBP versus a few major G10 currencies on Wednesday, despite upbeat Q2 GDP numbers, as the investors seem to have remained cautious ahead of the Feds monetary policy statement due later in the day and the Bank of...