AI's cyber capabilities are advancing fast. AI-related cybersecurity risks – and expectations of preparedness – are rising. Recent limited or restricted releases of new AI models with advanced cyber capabilities highlight AI's exceptional potential to bolster cyber defence, as well as the risk of strengthened cyber-attacks if misused.

This briefing explores the different government policies and initiatives for financing critical minerals projects in key jurisdictions.

Consumer protection authorities around the world are stepping up their enforcement activities, with some wielding new powers to penalise infractions. In this briefing, we examine the key developments across Australia, the UK, the EU and the US.

As the M&A market continues to strengthen and cross-border activity accelerates, industry participants are actively exploring new opportunities beyond their home markets to drive strategic growth. Here, we offer perspectives from Europe and the US on cross-border M&A through the US/European investment corridor, with a focus on US investment into Europe.

The sustainability and ESG landscape is shifting rapidly, driven by geopolitics, macroeconomic pressures and technological advances. Over the past year, businesses have had to navigate a minefield of emerging standards, political volatility, increased public scrutiny and litigation activity across multiple jurisdictions. Yet this is also a moment of strategic opportunity.

As financial institutions face another year of regulatory, technological and geopolitical change, we explore three of the key areas that boards need to focus on now: AI, cyber and ESG.