NZ FMA Issues Update on implementation of New CoFI regime

14/11/2025

The FMA also detailed its enforcement priorities and revealed the results of a survey about its communications and engagement with the industry.

Capital / Liquidity

APRA Clarifies Capital Rules for ADI Trail Commissions

13/11/2025

APRA has permitted conditional netting of trail commission assets, aiming to harmonise capital treatment for banks using different accounting methods.

Crypto / Digital Assets

UK Jails Chinese Fraud Mastermind Over Multi-Billion Bitcoin Laundering

13/11/2025

The case involved one of Britain's largest-ever cryptocurrency seizures, stemming from a massive Ponzi scheme affecting 128,000 Chinese investors.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB to Set Global Nature-Related Disclosure Standards Based on TNFD Framework

13/11/2025

The ISSB will develop new rules based on the TNFD's work, which will pause its own guidance development.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Issues New Guidance for Regulators on Neo-Broker Risks

13/11/2025

IOSCO has issued a final report with recommendations on PFOF, fee transparency, and IT resilience for online brokers.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korea to Share Rental Fraud Data, Bring Crypto Firms Under Credit Law

13/11/2025

The FSC says the proposed rules will allow sharing of malicious landlord data without their consent and formally classify virtual asset firms as credit information providers.

Enforcement

Korea’s Lotte Insurance Sues Regulator Over Corrective Action

13/11/2025

The insurer is challenging a "management improvement recommendation", arguing the FSC's use of a "non-quantitative assessment" was unfair and creates market uncertainty.

Sanctions

Australia Faces Calls to Close Sanctions Loophole on Russian Oil Imports – Report

12/11/2025

A report finds over three million tonnes of Russian-origin oil products have entered Australia via third-country refining, implicating major financial and trading firms.

Capital / Liquidity

China Tightens Offshore Debt Rules for Regional State Firms

12/11/2025

The NDRC’s new rules target state firms' profitability and business scope in a bid to rein in local government debt risks.