Trading & Investment

HKEX to Introduce Tighter Strike Price Intervals for Weekly Options

26/06/2026

HKEX will implement narrower strike price intervals and expanded market maker obligations for its weekly stock and index options from late July.

Cryptocurrency

Australia Extends Crypto Licensing Deadline, Widens Compliance Pathways

26/06/2026

ASIC has given digital asset firms an additional three months to apply for a licence and has expanded the available pathways to compliance.

Credit Risk

Korea to Launch 'Win-Win Finance Index' for Major Banks

26/06/2026

New index will quantify banks' support for small businesses and vulnerable borrowers, with a pilot evaluation for six major lenders starting in H2 2026.

Payments & Settlements

RBA Launches Major Review of Payments Regulation

26/06/2026

The RBA is seeking industry feedback on a wide range of payment systems issues, including least-cost routing, BNPL, and the role of large digital wallets.

Clearing & Post-Trade

Taiwan Expands Digital Shareholder Notices to Rights Issues

26/06/2026

Taiwan’s securities clearing house will extend its electronic notification platform to cover the issuance of new shares from cash capital increases.

Structural Regulation

HKEX Confirms Phased Rollout of 2nd Phase of Spreads Reduction Plan

26/06/2026

The exchange will implement Phase 2 of its minimum spreads reduction in two steps, with initial system adjustments scheduled for July.

Market Data & Technology

RBA Paper Proposes Design Changes to Bolster SOFIA Benchmark

25/06/2026

Research from Australia's central bank recommends mandatory exclusion of related-party trades and wider trimming to improve the new reference rate.

Cybersecurity

APRA Warns of 'Paradigm Shift' from Frontier AI, Quantum Threats

25/06/2026

APRA official urges firms to urgently upgrade cyber practices, warning that new AI models present a 'paradigm shift' in risk and accelerate the threat of quantum computing.

Cybersecurity

Five Eyes Alliance Warns of Imminent AI Cyber Threat

25/06/2026

The cybersecurity agencies of the 'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance say frontier AI will transform cyber risk in "months, not years", urging leaders to act.