Trading & Investment

Chinese Regulators Consider Curbs to Cool Stock Rally - Reports

05/09/2025

Regulators are weighing measures including easing short-selling restrictions amid concerns of a speculative bubble and potential losses for retail investors.

Anti-Money Laundering

Interpol Issues 'Silver Notice' to Trace Assets of Indian Drug Fugitive

05/09/2025

The notice, the first of its kind for India's Narcotics Control Bureau, targets the proceeds of a Dubai-based trafficker.

Supervision & Enforcement

India's IFSCA and Australia's ASIC Sign Regulatory Cooperation Pact

05/09/2025

The agreement aims to facilitate mutual assistance and the sharing of information on supervision, enforcement, and financial technology.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Korea FSS Fines Nextera Over Dual-role and Trading Rule Breaches

05/09/2025

The FSS penalises Nextera Investment Discretionary Management and executives for unauthorised concurrent appointments and personal account trading.

Trading & Investment

Taiwan and Japan Set to Launch First Cross-Listed ETFs

04/09/2025

Nomura and Cathay will list funds on the Tokyo and Taipei exchanges, a key step in Taiwan's capital market internationalisation.

Trading & Investment

Thailand SEC Proposes to Tighten Margin Lending Regulations

04/09/2025

The SEC plans new lending limits tied to broker equity, restrictions on IPO margin loans, and a ban on derivatives trades resembling loans.

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Exchanges Targeting Australia's Super Fund Market - Report

04/09/2025

Coinbase and OKX are launching services for self-managed superannuation funds, testing a key market despite a sceptical stance from regulators.

PEPs & Sanctions

US Sanctions Shipping Network with APAC Ties for Evading Iran Oil Rules

04/09/2025

OFAC has blacklisted a UAE-based businessman and his network of companies in the Marshall Islands and Liberia.

Structural Regulation

MAS Clarifies AUM Definition, Personnel Rules for Fund Managers

03/09/2025

Revised guidelines introduce a formal definition of assets under management and specify experience requirements for executive directors and VCFM personnel.