Capital Adequacy

RBNZ Agrees to Reassess Bank Capital Requirements

01/04/2025

The RBNZ will engage independent international experts to conduct a reassessment of key its capital settings to help improve bank competition.

Trading & Investment

South Korea Lifts Ban on Short-Selling

01/04/2025

South Korea has lifted its ban on short-selling after implementing regulatory reforms including a new naked short-selling detecting system at KRX.

AI Risk & Governance

SFC Launches New AI Market Scanning Detection Model

01/04/2025

The SFC is using AI-empowered analytics to identify red flags in listed companies early, so that issues can be addressed before they escalate.

Structural Regulation

HKMA Launches New Banking Regulatory Document Repository

01/04/2025

The new portals are designed to facilitate the dissemination of regulatory documents to the public and to AIs.

Reporting & Disclosures

ASIC Issues New Guidance on Sustainability Reporting

01/04/2025

The guidance has new sections on climate scenario analysis, scope 3 disclosues, and more specific guidance for directors of reporting entities.

Payments & Settlements

RBNZ Confirms Plans to Open ESAS to Nonbanks

31/03/2025

The Exchange Settlement Account System will first open to licensed non-bank deposit takers in NZ, then to other entities that meet the access criteria.

Operational Risk

RBA, ASIC Take “Unprecedented” Action over ASX CHESS Outage

31/03/2025

ASX is ordered to engage an independent expert to undertake a technical review of its core technology infrastructure.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

New Zealand’s CoFI Regime Enters Into Force

31/03/2025

The CoFI regime requires banks, insurers, and non-bank deposit takers to establish, implement, and maintain effective fair conduct programmes.

Credit Risk

HKMA Ask Banks to Heed SFC Guidance on IPO Financing

31/03/2025

Banks are directed to comply with new SFC guidance on IPO financing, particularly the investor identification requirement under FINI.