Securities / Derivatives

Vietnam Minister Details Reform Progress in London Push for Market Upgrade

18/09/2025

Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang met with LSE and FTSE Russell executives to promote reforms aimed at securing emerging market status.

Securities / Derivatives

OSTTRA and HKEX Complete First USD/CNH Swap Compression Run

17/09/2025

The collaboration aims to enhance capital efficiency and risk management amid soaring demand for post-trade optimisation services in Asia.

Securities / Derivatives

SHFE Launches New Commodity Derivatives, Expands Foreign Access

17/09/2025

The move opens bitumen futures and three new options contracts to qualified foreign investors, while launching the world's first cultural paper derivatives.

AML / KYC

US Sanctions Hong Kong, UAE Firms in Iran 'Shadow Banking' Crackdown

17/09/2025

The action targets a network using front companies and cryptocurrency to launder oil proceeds for Iran's military, heightening secondary sanctions risks.

AML / KYC

Philippines Freezes Assets in Widening Flood Control Corruption Probe

17/09/2025

A court has frozen 135 bank accounts as regulators deploy a new anti-scam law and probe alleged large-scale money laundering through casinos.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan Proposes Rule Change to Widen CCP Scope for Investment Trusts

17/09/2025

The FSA has opened a consultation on a proposal to allow central counterparties to clear a broader range of funds, including active ETFs.

Market Infrastructure

China Rolls Out Stricter Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Rules

16/09/2025

The new rules, effective 1 November, establish strict, tiered deadlines and specific financial and data-loss thresholds.

ESG / Sustainability

China Issues Detailed Guidance for Voluntary Sustainability Disclosure

16/09/2025

New guidelines detail double materiality assessments and value chain reporting, while introducing a proportionality principle to ease the compliance burden.

Capital / Liquidity

Korea: New FSC Chief Pledges Overhaul of Collateral-Based Lending

16/09/2025

Lee Eog-weon will revamp regulations to funnel money away from real estate and into innovative sectors amid a major agency reorganisation.