Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Publishes New Capital Markets Roadmap, Seeks New Powers

05/11/2025

ASIC's new capital markets roadmap follows surveillance that found significant failings in the AUD 200 billion private credit sector.

ESG / Sustainability

ASX Appoints Ex-RBA Governor to Lead New Governance Body

05/11/2025

The move follows recent criticism from the RBA and an investigation by ASIC into the exchange operator's governance and risk management.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong and Brazil Pilot CBDC Trade Settlement with Chainlink

05/11/2025

The experiment, part of Brazil's Drex programme, connected the Drex and Ensemble platforms to test real-time, cross-border payments.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong IA Details Framework for Federated Learning in Insurance

05/11/2025

The insurance body's new whitepaper outlines a framework for using the AI technique to enable privacy-preserving data collaboration and manage associated risks.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX to Mandate API Migration, Decommission Participant Gateway by 2027

04/11/2025

The move is part of a broader push to modernise Hong Kong's post-trade infrastructure and promote greater automation for participants.

Securities / Derivatives

China NFRA Drafts New Rules for Asset Management Trusts

04/11/2025

The proposed measures aim to curb risks by standardising products, banning principal guarantees, and setting new investor and concentration limits.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Consults on Overhaul of Disclosure Rules, Flags Valuation Weaknesses

04/11/2025

IOSCO is seeking feedback on a new issuer disclosure framework and has highlighted persistent weaknesses in financial valuations.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SFC Opens Crypto Market to Global Liquidity, Expands Product Rules

04/11/2025

The SFC is permitting shared order books with overseas affiliates and easing token listing rules under new investor protection safeguards.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Unveils 'Fintech 2030' Strategy to Boost AI, Tokenisation

04/11/2025

The new 'DART' strategy includes over 40 initiatives focused on data, AI, resilience and tokenisation to bolster Hong Kong's fintech hub status.