Nithya Subramanian
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
Articles by Nithya Subramanian
Trading & Investment
Indonesia OJK Tightens Disclosure with Electronic Ownership Reporting
14/01/2026
New digital reporting requirements for major shareholders and directors in Indonesia aim to automate stock ownership disclosures and strengthen real-time regulatory oversight.
Capital Adequacy
RBI Considers Ending 22-Year Freeze on New Co-operative Bank Licences
14/01/2026
Regulators have proposed an INR 3 billion capital floor and stringent governance rules to resume licensing after a two-decade hiatus.
Capital Adequacy
RBI Consults on Capital Computation Rules for NBFCs and ARCs
14/01/2026
The proposed changes are aimed at removing ambiguity in how NBFCs and ARCs calculate core capital and comply with exposure norms.
Structural Regulation
India’s IFSCA Notifies New Norms for GIFT City Intermediaries
14/01/2026
New regulatory amendments streamline multi-activity licensing for capital market intermediaries in GIFT City while mandating higher capital requirements for custodians.
Sustainable Finance
Asian Transition Activities at Risk as Taxonomy Standards Diverge: Report
14/01/2026
New report says growing regulatory fragmentation across Asian transition finance frameworks exposes FIs to significant transition-washing risks and impedes cross-border decarbonisation capital flows.
Cryptocurrency
Indonesia’s OJK Approves ICEx as Licensed Crypto SRO
14/01/2026
The new Self-Regulatory Organisation, backed by major local players, joins Pintu as one of only two fully licensed crypto exchanges.
Trading & Investment
India's MSEI to Restart Trading with New Market Maker Incentives
13/01/2026
The Metropolitan Stock Exchange will offer significant financial incentives to market makers to address chronic low liquidity and challenge the NSE-BSE duopoly.
Structural Regulation
RBI Notifies New FEMA Regulations Governing Foreign Guarantees
13/01/2026
The revised rules replace a decades-old framework, redefining permissible guarantee structures, expanding disclosure requirements and curbing certain cross-border credit exposures.
Anti-Money Laundering
India Tightens Crypto AML/KYC Rules for Crypto Firms
13/01/2026
FIU-IND has introduced new identity verification and monitoring requirements for crypto users and exchanges, as part of its efforts to contain risks linked to digital assets.
Capital Adequacy
RBI Revises Capital Rules for Banks’ Overseas Exposures
13/01/2026
Banks will have to apply updated risk weights to foreign corporate claims, with stricter norms for large unrated exposures taking immediate effect.
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