Securities / Derivatives

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.

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.

AML / KYC

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.

ESG / Sustainability

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.

Securities / Derivatives

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.

Enforcement

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.

ESG / Sustainability

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The NGFS will publish new models in 2026 after a key academic study used in its long-term scenarios was retracted.

AML / KYC

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.

Fintech / Regtech

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.