Trading & Investment

India's NCDEX Gets SEBI Approval for New Mutual Fund Platform

19/12/2025

NCDEX has received regulatory approval for a platform aimed at rural investors, a precursor to its planned equities launch.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Clarifies Tech Resilience Rules for Market Operators, Participants

19/12/2025

ASIC has updated its guidance to simplify compliance, clarify rules on outsourcing critical services, and define major event reporting.

Cryptocurrency

Australia Court Orders Winding Up of Crypto Firms Over A$59m Unlicensed Scheme

19/12/2025

The Federal Court found the firms operated an unregistered managed investment scheme and acted without a licence.

Structural Regulation

Vietnam Central Bank Proposes Easing Rules for Bank Networks

19/12/2025

The draft circular aims to shorten approval times, scrap redundant reporting, and grant lenders greater operational flexibility.

Structural Regulation

Taiwan FSC Amends Rules on Product Cross-Selling

19/12/2025

The FSC has expanded the scope of securities cross-selling for financial holding companies and detailed a new framework for inter-firm partnerships.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Korea Forms New Committee to Bolster Financial Consumer Protection

19/12/2025

The public-private body will review financial consumer policy, with a private-sector-only subcommittee established to ensure independent evaluation.

Anti-Money Laundering

Philippines House Approves Bill to Amend Bank Secrecy Law

19/12/2025

The bill grants the BSP new supervisory authority to examine bank deposits in cases of suspected fraud.

Sustainable Finance

Malaysia JC3 Issues New Guidance on Sustainable and Transition Finance

19/12/2025

The new framework provides banks with criteria for assessing transition plans and aims to standardise definitions amid industry uncertainty.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Proposes Board Lot Overhaul to Boost Liquidity, Lower Entry Costs

19/12/2025

Consultation proposes standardising board lot units, halving the minimum value, and introducing a new cap to improve market efficiency.