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Market Infrastructure
Malaysia to Mandate New Islamic Benchmark Rate from July 2027
14/10/2025
BNM will replace the KLIRR with the MYOR-i, the world's first transaction-based Islamic rate, in a major structural reform.

Securities / Derivatives
Philippine SEC Chief Retracts PHP 1.7 Trillion Market Wipeout Claim
14/10/2025
A presidential aide labelled the figure 'fake news', with the stock exchange clarifying the actual loss was PHP 185 billion amid a widening corruption probe.

Capital / Liquidity
Japan FSA Flags Higher Mortgage Default Risk in Longer-Term, Cross-Border Loans
13/10/2025
New FSA analysis of regional bank data finds higher default rates for loans over 35 years and those made outside a bank's home region.

Securities / Derivatives
Korean Lawmakers Launch Committee to Boost Stocks, Digital Assets
13/10/2025
The opposition People Power Party's new special committee will review policies on dividend tax, security tokens, and spot ETFs to make "KOSPI 5000" a practical goal.

Securities / Derivatives
India to Drive Retail Investment With "Micro" Mutual Fund Plans
13/10/2025
Regulators and financial firms are promoting micro-investment schemes to channel vast household savings from gold and cash into equities.

Capital / Liquidity
China Housing Ministry Details New Property Financing Rules
13/10/2025
Beijing is promoting a "one project, one lead bank" model and tightening developer fund controls to stabilise its real estate market.

Securities / Derivatives
China Probes Foreign Quant Firms Over Trading Hardware Imports
13/10/2025
The investigation reportedly targets Tower Research, Jump Trading and Optiver over compliance with import rules for specialised servers and chips.

Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia Unveils Record Budget to Boost Investment, Attract Talent
13/10/2025
The record MYR 470 billion plan introduces new investor incentives like the ASEAN Business Entity status while avoiding major new taxes.

Securities / Derivatives
SET to Review Short-Selling Rules to Boost Market Liquidity
12/10/2025
SET President Asadej Kongsiri said the exchange will look at its uptick rule, following a period of tighter regulations that impacted market liquidity.

Securities / Derivatives
Indonesia Forms Task Force to Tackle Market Reform
10/10/2025
Finance minister to withhold fiscal incentives until IDX reins in speculative trading and improves governance to protect retail investors.
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