Credit Risk

Bangladesh Eases Loan Provisioning Rules to Boost Farm, SME Lending

14/10/2025

The new directive temporarily reduces the required provision for special mention accounts in key sectors from 5% to 1% until late 2026.

Structural Regulation

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.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

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.

Credit Risk

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.

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.