Hong Kong's current political system – a halfway house between Western-style democracy and Chinese single-party socialism – strikes the perfect balance, at least as far as business is concerned.
Technology may deliver better returns than regulatory incentives in the drive to stimulate lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.
JP Morgan provided Chinese private equity fund Hony with advice on its first foray into the UK market and a financing package that did not rely on Chinese banks, to become preferred bidder for the Pizza Express restaurant chain.
With Apple now using near-field-communication technology in its devices, will tap-and-go payments take off among consumers?
As post-crisis financial reforms near a conclusion, regulators are turning their minds to identifying potential risks in the future.
Coding is the new rock 'n' roll, as shown by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. Now banks are getting in on the act, with the competition to attract the next generation of 'rock stars' hotting up.
Until a countercyclical buffer has been deployed through an entire cycle, we have no idea how effective it will be.
As the divide between eurozone and non-eurozone countries grows, the question of whether the UK should stay in the EU becomes less and less relevant.
Investors are willing to diversify into African corporate debt, despite emerging market volatility, as was proved by Goldman Sachs' $400m Tier 2 transaction for Access Bank.
The IFRS's latest attempt to simplify international accounting rules scores some small victories, but it also introduces a number of significant new problems into the accounting equation.
Cross-border regulation of banks is proving increasingly difficult, despite the call for global regulation of the financial system.
Countries in Africa, including Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, are battling with wide fiscal deficits brought about by grand spending plans.
The New York courts' interpretation of the pari passu clause could have serious implications, not just for Argentina, but for sovereign restructurings the world over.
The US sanctions regime will drive business into the shadows and accelerate the growth of alternative trading currencies.
Banglalink was able to issue Bangladesh's first ever international bond under the stewardship of Citi, thanks to its great growth potential and the backing of foreign ownership.
Those looking towards digital behemoths such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple as the companies most likely to shake up the financial world are way off the mark.
The first Italian initial public offering of 2014 cemented confidence in UniCredit's unusual partnership model with Kepler Cheuvreux in equity capital markets.
Banks are being charged by governments with preventing financial crime. Given the cost and complexity of this task, the only way they can effectively manage this new role is by utilising new third-party databases and information exchanges.
For years the conventional thinking was that economies where banking assets fell below the level of GDP were emerging whereas economies with banking assets two or three times the size of GDP were acknowledged as advanced. That was before the crisis.
There is a lot of hope pinned on India's newly elected prime minister Narendra Modi. But, with so many economic – not to mention social and political – problems to be tackled, can he live up to expectations?