Anti-Money Laundering

Philippines Proposes Tighter Rules for Money Service Businesses

10/11/2026

The BSP has issued draft regulations to strengthen capital, licensing, and governance requirements for money service businesses.

Structural Regulation

BSP Proposes Streamlined Branching Rules for Philippine Banks

10/11/2026

The BSP has issued a draft circular to simplify branch establishment and relocation rules based on supervisory ratings.

Structural Regulation

Hong Kong Regulator Proposes Higher Insurance Fees and Levies

10/11/2026

The IA has launched a consultation to increase annual fees for insurers and premium levies for policyholders.

Supervision & Enforcement

Korea Fines Banks and Brokerages Over Mis-Selling of Hong Kong ELS

10/11/2026

The FSC has imposed record penalties on financial institutions for mis-selling equity-linked securities tied to Hong Kong.

Alternative Markets

Japan FSA Warns on Retail Private Asset Products

10/11/2026

The FSA is urging financial institutions to exercise caution when offering overseas private asset investments to retail clients.

Structural Regulation

Korea Proposes Emergency Powers to Adjust ETF Leverage Ratios

10/11/2026

A new bill would grant the FSC emergency authority to adjust ETF leverage ratios and suspend trading without unitholder approval.

Cybersecurity

Chainalysis Suffers Major Data Breach Following AI Cyberattack

10/11/2026

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has suffered a major data breach exposing all user credentials, disrupting critical compliance and transaction monitoring services.

Credit Risk

Philippines Proposes Basel III Alignment for Credit Risk Capital

10/11/2026

The BSP has issued draft rules to align credit risk capital requirements with Basel III standards.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Taiwan Futures Exchange Expands OTC Clearing Risk Monitoring

10/11/2026

TAIFEX has upgraded its OTC derivatives clearing system to help members monitor proprietary account risks and optimise capital deployment.