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OPINIONS & ANALYSIS

Korea’s Leveraged ETF Rout Turns AI Concentration Into a Supervisory Test

by Bradley Maclean

A sell-off in chip stocks has become something larger: a test of whether regulators can stop retail leverage from turning a popular investment theme into a market risk problem.

Thai Banks Caught Between Industrialised Crime and Hardening Supervision

by Manesh Samtani

Thai banks are being squeezed by the challenges of industrial-scale criminal enterprises and a wave of aggressive new regulatory demands.

Indonesian Banks Warn Mule Accounts Are Bypassing Scam Controls

by Bradley Maclean

Roundtable participants said onboarding checks verify customer identity but not intent, allowing mule networks to flourish and drain funds before freezes take effect.

Australia Draws Its AI Line Around the Data Centre

by Bradley Maclean

Canberra will mandate AI standards for infrastructure and sovereignty, not supervision. For banks and insurers, authority remains with APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC.

FEATURES

StanChart-backed Venture Launches Regulated HKD Stablecoin

Anchorpoint has begun a phased rollout of its licensed stablecoin, with licensed exchanges HashKey and OSL joining as initial distributors.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

13 Aug 2026•2 min read

MAS Details Expectations on Culture to Remediate Risk Events

MAS has detailed four key capabilities it expects firms to build to address the cultural root causes of recurring, serious risk events.

Nithya Subramanian

12 Aug 2026•2 min read

HKMA Refines Liquidity Facilities Framework to Enhance Efficacy

HKMA has reduced minimum haircuts on a range of eligible collateral to improve the effectiveness of its liquidity support measures for banks.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

11 Aug 2026•2 min read

Singapore Tables Bill to Bolster Anti-Scam Framework

The proposed legislation introduces new orders for service providers, including FIs, and significantly increases penalties for non-compliance.

Nithya Subramanian

06 Aug 2026•3 min read

Taiwan to Implement FATF ‘Travel Rule’ for Virtual Assets

New rules will be phased in from October 2026, requiring virtual asset firms to collect, transmit, and verify sender and receiver data.

Mark Johnston

07 Aug 2026•2 min read

China and Hong Kong Unveil Measures to Deepen Market Ties

Regulators have announced a broad package of initiatives to enhance cross-border listings, product innovation, and regulatory cooperation between the two financial centres.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

05 Aug 2026•4 min read

Hong Kong Launches New 5-Year China Bond Futures Contract

The new five-year contract provides a key hedging tool for international investors, with market watchers hopeful it will succeed where two previous attempts have failed.

Sanday Chongo Kabange

03 Aug 2026•4 min read