Securities / Derivatives

Shanghai Stock Exchange Cuts Compliance Disclosure Rules

28/08/2025

The SSE has revised guidelines to halve required backup documents, simplifying reporting for listed companies and improving clarity for investors.

Australia Confirms Plans to Review Super Fund Performance Test

28/08/2025

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation performance test will be reviewed to remove investment impediments but has ruled out abolishing it.

Fintech / Regtech

Macquarie Bank Joins Australian Inter-Bank Anti-Fraud Network

28/08/2025

Macquarie Bank’s move expands the BioCatch Trust intelligence-sharing platform to cover over 85 percent of Australia’s online banking population.

Enforcement

ASIC Bans Ex-Compliance Manager Over Shield Master Fund Advice

28/08/2025

ASIC has banned a former senior manager from MWL Financial Services for failures linked to advice on Shield Master Fund, which collapsed last year.

Enforcement

Australian Court Penalises TerraCom in Landmark Whistleblower Case

28/08/2025

The penalty against the mining resources company is ASIC's first enforcement outcome for contraventions of whistleblower provisions.

Enforcement

Hong Kong Police Arrest 29 in Anti-Loan Sharking Crackdown

28/08/2025

Since mid-May, four coordinated operations have seen dozens arrested, including minors, for predatory lending and "excessive interest rates".

RBI Signals Openness to Easing Banking Sector Rules on Foreign Ownership

28/08/2025

The RBI approved a bid by Japan's SMBC to increase its strategic investment in YES Bank, while also helping pave the way for a foreign entity to buy IDBI Bank.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC Sets Agenda on Super Oversight, AI Governance and Market Integrity

27/08/2025

In its latest corporate plan, ASIC outlines its supervisory priorities focusing on superannuation, digital resilience and capital markets reform.

Enforcement

SFC Reaffirms “Uncompromising” Approach Towards Criminal Syndicates

27/08/2025

SFC Chairman Kelvin Wong outlined a series of enforcement and governance measures aimed at tackling criminal syndicates and safeguarding market integrity.