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
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Malaysia Considers Legal Action Against Facebook Over Scams
27/05/2026
The government has warned the social media giant over its failure to adequately address harmful content, particularly online scams and gambling causing significant financial losses.
Sustainable Finance
SC Malaysia Launches Regulated Social Exchange for Impact Finance
27/05/2026
The new platform aims to boost transparency and trust in charitable fundraising while channelling capital towards social projects with government support.
SEBI Proposes Dynamic Framework for Options Strike Prices
27/05/2026
SEBI is seeking to standardise rules for exchanges to introduce new options strike prices intraday during volatile periods.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore Launches Carbon Credit Coalition to Boost Market Finance
27/05/2026
An industry-led coalition has been launched to aggregate corporate demand for high-integrity carbon credits and channel financing to climate projects.
Structural Regulation
RBI Tightens Governance Rules for Co-operative Bank Directors
27/05/2026
The RBI has introduced a mandatory three-year cooling-off period for directors to prevent the circumvention of statutory tenure limits.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore Launches Sustainability Standard for SME Green Finance
26/05/2026
A new technical reference aims to help SMEs navigate sustainability demands, with major banks and industry bodies linking adoption to sustainable finance access.
Trading & Investment
SEBI's Revised Formula Reveals Surge in India's Household Savings
26/05/2026
A new data-driven methodology shows household savings in securities are significantly higher than previously estimated, driven largely by mutual funds.
KYC & CDD
MAS Moves to Speed Up Private Bank Onboarding Processes
26/05/2026
New guidance on source of wealth checks aims to cut client onboarding times while maintaining robust anti-money laundering controls.
Market Abuse
SEBI Bars Seven in Social Media Stock Manipulation Case
26/05/2026
The market regulator has frozen INR 202.5 million in alleged illegal gains from a social media-driven stock manipulation scheme.
Data Privacy
BNM Details Plans to Implement Open Finance Framework
26/05/2026
The Open Finance framework is designed to replace fragmented data sharing with a centralised, consent-driven system.
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