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Anti-Money Laundering
Singapore Updates Accountancy Code to Strengthen Tax Planning Ethics
29/05/2025
ACRA adopts global standards for tax services, effective July 2025, with transitional provisions for existing engagements.
Trading & Investment
India’s GIFT City Eases Co-Investment Rules to Boost Fund Management
29/05/2025
The IFSCA has introduced a framework allowing venture capital and restricted schemes to co-invest faster, aiming to spur innovation and ease of business.
Sustainable Finance
Vietnam Launches Environmental and Social Risk Handbook for Banks
28/05/2025
The handbook provides practical guidance to banks for building and operating effective systems for managing environmental and social risk.
KYC & CDD
GLEIF Launches Global Partner Programme to Boost LEI Adoption
28/05/2025
The initiative aims to expand the use of the LEI and vLEI through collaboration with data vendors, financial institutions and tech firms.
Structural Regulation
China Proposes Unified Disclosure Rules for Asset Management Products
28/05/2025
The draft rules aim to standardise disclosure rules across bank wealth management, trust, and insurance asset management products.
Trading & Investment
First ETF Launched Under Shanghai-Brazil Connectivity Scheme
28/05/2025
Brazilian investors can now access Chinese markets via a new ETF, the first link between Shanghai and South America
Payments & Settlements
India Eyes Regional Rupee Lending in International Push
28/05/2025
India may allow banks to lend rupees overseas, starting with neighbours, to boost the currency’s international use in trade.
Payments & Settlements
China Urges Banks to Use Yuan in Cross-border Trade Transactions
28/05/2025
The PBOC raised the floor ratio for yuan-denominated trade transactions from 25% to 40% as part of its recent macro prudential assessment.
Credit Risk
Japan Announces Support Package for SME Impacted by Tariffs
28/05/2025
The package would provide corporate financing assistance and ease lending terms at a government-backed credit institution.
Trading & Investment
HKEX Planning to Introduce Zero-Day Options – Report
28/05/2025
Short-dated contracts have become popular in the US, though there are concerns that they exacerbate volatility and could endanger financial markets.
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