Tokenisation

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.

Trading & Investment

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.

Liquidity Risk

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.

Trading & Investment

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.

Structural Regulation

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.

Trading & Investment

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.

Structural Regulation

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.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Expands Weekly Options, Sets Out Market Maker Requirements

10/10/2025

HKEX will require separate permits for market makers and warns participants about clearing rules and potential liquidity risks for the new contracts.

Resolution & Recovery

Bangladesh Approves Merger of Five Distressed Islamic Banks

10/10/2025

The move creates a new state-owned bank with BDT 350 billion in capital under a new resolution framework to tackle systemic risks.