Operational Risk

Taiwan Cooperative Bank Fined TWD 12 Million for Control Failures

17/08/2026

The FSC has imposed a fine and suspended new credit card acquisitions for a month after internal control failures led to significant financial loss.

Custody & Infrastructure

Bangladesh Depository to Extend Custody Services to Unlisted Firms

17/08/2026

The move aims to tackle risks associated with physical share certificates and make it easier for non-listed companies to access bank financing.

Credit Risk

Cambodian Civil Society Urges World Bank to Act on Microfinance Harms

17/08/2026

A coalition of over 50 groups is demanding the IFC accept its own watchdog's findings on predatory lending and risks to Indigenous land rights.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Philippines Forges Public-Private Pact to Combat Financial Fraud

16/08/2026

A new agreement will see the government’s cybercrime agency share intelligence with an industry-led fraud data network for financial institutions.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

BSEC Probes Exchange Officials Over Governance Lapses

16/08/2026

The inquiry follows allegations of securities trading, financial mismanagement and irregular recruitment involving senior exchange personnel.

AI Risk & Governance

IAASB Proposes Core Audit Standard Revisions to Address Technology

14/08/2026

The global audit standard-setter is seeking feedback on changes to its risk-based framework and the definition of audit evidence.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Former ASX Directors Facing Lawsuit Over CHESS Replacement Project

14/08/2026

The proposed lawsuit seeks to hold former leaders accountable for the abandoned blockchain overhaul.

Structural Regulation

India Amends Tax Law to Restore REIT, InvIT Tax Breaks

14/08/2026

The amendment removes a key uncertainty introduced in an earlier law, allowing underlying asset-holding companies to adopt a new tax regime without penalty.

Resolution & Recovery

Bangladesh Moves to Bar Former Owners From Reclaiming Failed Banks

14/08/2026

The amendment to Bank Resolution Act 2026 repeals a widely criticised provision that allowed former owners to regain control of banks that had been placed into resolution.