Highlights
[UPCOMING] The Law and Market Determinants of Soft Information Provision by Credit Rating Agencies in China
Using 9,300 Chinese MTN rating reports, this study shows that when letter ratings are rigid, Credit Rating Agencies strategically adjust textual sentiment to reflect market, regulatory, and legal shocks, making qualitative disclosures a key channel for communicating risk.
Webinar: Developments in Secured Transactions Law in Asia
On 26 November 2025, the Centre for Banking & Finance Law was pleased to host a webinar entitled “Developments in Secured Transactions Law in Asia” in collaboration with the Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law of the University of Cambridge and NUS Law’s E W Barker Centre for Law & Business. This event was convened by Professor Louise Gullifer (University of Cambridge) and Associate Professor Dora Neo (National University of Singapore), editors of the volume, “Secured Transactions in Asia: Principles, Perspectives and Reform” (Hart Publishing, 2021).
Law & FinTech Conference 2025
On 31 July and 1 August 2025, the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business (EWBCLB) and the Centre for Banking & Finance Law (CBFL) at the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law held the Law & FinTech Conference 2025. The conference was convened by Associate Professor Christian Hofmann, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, who is also the Deputy Director of CBFL.
AI & Banking Webinar Series
In September and October 2025, the Centre for Banking and Finance Law (CBFL) at the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law co-hosted the “AI & Banking Webinar Series”, together with the University of Reading and the University of Johannesburg. The six-part webinar series brought together leading legal experts from diverse jurisdictions and specialties to explore the promise and perils of increasing adoption of AI in banking operations.
