Liquidity Risk

Indonesia Injects IDR 200 Trillion into State Banks Amid Governance Warnings

18/09/2025

The move to boost credit growth is backed by financial regulators but has drawn criticism over its legality and adherence to state finance laws.

Structural Regulation

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.

Clearing & Post-Trade

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.

Trading & Investment

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.

PEPs & Sanctions

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.

Anti-Money Laundering

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.

Clearing & Post-Trade

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.

Cybersecurity

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.

Reporting & Disclosures

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.