
Nithya Subramanian, a deputy editor at Regulation Asia, has wide experience covering the financial sector in India and Singapore. She has written extensively about wealth management, capital markets and insurance sectors tracking policy and corporate developments. Researching and writing about the South Asian diaspora settled in Singapore and the region is another area of interest. She has a post-graduate degree in English literature. Reach out to her at nithya@regulationasia.com

Enforcement
FINMA Launches Enforcement Proceedings Against Julius Baer
06/02/2025
The action is related to control failures that forced the bank to write down significant exposures to a collapsed real estate conglomerate.

Indonesia Approves Establishment of State Investment Agency
06/02/2025
The new agency will manage government holdings in key enterprises and help the government achieve its economic growth target.

AML / KYC
Turkish Money Launderer Arrested in Montenegro After Singapore Deportation
06/02/2025
Vang Shuiming was arrested in Montenegro for orchestrating illegal online betting platforms targeting Chinese citizens

Securities / Derivatives
BSE Launches Sensex Derivative Contracts at GIFT City
06/02/2025
BSE has launched USD-denominated Sensex derivatives at India INX, providing global investors a 22-hour trading window

Crypto / Digital Assets
Monochrome Group Registers Crypto ETFs in Singapore
06/02/2025
Monochrome’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have been registered with MAS as restricted schemes, making them accessible to accredited and institutional investors.

Securities / Derivatives
Malaysia: BR Capital to Expand Market Access for KOPETRO Members
06/02/2025
KOPETRO’s 15,000 members, who are all employees and retirees of PETRONAS and its subsidiaries, will gain greater access to fixed income investments through BR Capital

Crypto / Digital Assets
MobiKwik, Cred Become First Non-Banks to Offer CBDCs in India
05/02/2025
The e-rupee wallets allow users to send funds to and receive funds from other e-rupee wallets as well as regular bank accounts using UPI.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Indian Government Reviewing Stance on Cryptocurrencies – Report
05/02/2025
The government is planning to review a discussion paper on cryptocurrencies it had initially planned to release last September.

Securities / Derivatives
SEBI Proposes Mandatory Digital Assurance Reporting for Companies
05/02/2025
The proposal aims to enhance transparency, strengthen disclosure standards, and strengthen enforcement mechanisms, SEBI said.

Fintech / Regtech
SEBI Proposes to Assign Unique UPI Handles for Securities Market
04/02/2025
Assigning unique UPI handles to SEBI-registered market intermediaries will allow investors to verify that their payments are going to authorised entities
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