Trading & Investment

KRX Set to Launch New ETF Futures After Eight-Year Hiatus

15/08/2025

The move is driven by high investor demand for hedging tools for the defence and shipbuilding sectors.

Anti-Money Laundering

Malaysia Has Recovered Over $7 Billion in 1MDB-Linked Funds

15/08/2025

The government has clawed back billions from settlements with firms like Goldman Sachs, the country's finance ministry has confirmed.

Stablecoins

Singapore's MetaComp Executes FX Payment Using Carbon Stablecoin

14/08/2025

The MAS-licensed firm facilitated a same-day EUR to CNH payment using a stablecoin backed by certified carbon credits.

Structural Regulation

India Audit Regulator Expands Scope of Quality Framework

14/08/2025

The expansion will bring auditors of large unlisted companies and other public interest entities under a mandatory quality scheme.

Supervision & Enforcement

China Evergrande to be Delisted in Hong Kong on 25 August

14/08/2025

The move marks a final chapter for the world’s most indebted developer after it failed to meet trading resumption requirements following a court-ordered liquidation.

Cryptocurrency

Korea's Dunamu to Help Launch Vietnam's First Regulated Crypto Exchange

14/08/2025

The operator of Upbit has partnered with a state-controlled Vietnamese bank as the country moves to pilot regulated digital asset trading.

Structural Regulation

Korea Taps Ex-Official, Presidential Lawyer to Lead Financial Regulators

14/08/2025

The nominations are part of a broader government reshuffle aimed at sharpening economic policy execution and strengthening market and consumer oversight.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

India to Ban UPI Peer-to-Peer 'Collect Requests' to Curb Fraud

14/08/2025

The directive, effective from 1 October, targets a feature exploited by fraudsters but will not affect legitimate merchant-initiated payment requests.

Structural Regulation

GIFT City Regulator Clarifies Rules for Resident Foreign Currency Accounts

14/08/2025

IFSC banking units are treated as 'banks outside India' under existing forex rules, removing the need for prior regulatory approval.