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.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia Cracks Down on Super Platform Trustees for Governance Failures

18/12/2025

Equity Trustees and Netwealth face strict new conditions over weak investment oversight. Netwealth to pay over AUD 100m in compensation.

Climate Risk

NGFS to Issue New Climate Scenarios After Model Controversy

18/12/2025

The NGFS will publish new models in 2026 after a key academic study used in its long-term scenarios was retracted.

Anti-Money Laundering

Australia Regulators Hit Bendigo Bank with Capital Charge, Probe AML Failings

18/12/2025

APRA and AUSTRAC have imposed a capital add-on and launched an enforcement investigation into the bank's risk management.

Structural Regulation

Equifax to End Exclusive Data Deals in Australia After ACCC Probe

18/12/2025

The ACCC acted on concerns that exclusive contracts for payroll data were harming competition in the automated income verification market.