Capital / Liquidity

ASIC Warns of 'Minsky Moment' in Australian Private Credit Market

06/11/2025

ASIC is calling for urgent market innovation and warns of potential law reform if industry practices in the AUD 200 billion sector do not improve.

Enforcement

Hong Kong Charges 16 in HK$1.6b JPEX Crypto Fraud Case

06/11/2025

Charges include conspiracy to defraud and the first use of a new law against the reckless inducement of virtual asset investments.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BlackRock to Launch iShares Bitcoin ETF in Australia

06/11/2025

The move expands BlackRock’s crypto offerings to the APAC region, providing regulated local access.

Enforcement

SFC Issues Lifetime Ban to Former Hang Seng Banker

06/11/2025

The SFC's action follows a criminal conviction and 30-month prison sentence for the theft of more than HKD 1.5 million.

Australia Passes Law Mandating Payday Super from July 2026

06/11/2025

The new law requires employers to pay superannuation contributions within seven days of payday, targeting billions in unpaid retirement funds.

Securities / Derivatives

ASIC's Publishes New Capital Markets Roadmap, Seeks New Powers

05/11/2025

ASIC's new capital markets roadmap follows surveillance that found significant failings in the AUD 200 billion private credit sector.

ESG / Sustainability

ASX Appoints Ex-RBA Governor to Lead New Governance Body

05/11/2025

The move follows recent criticism from the RBA and an investigation by ASIC into the exchange operator's governance and risk management.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong and Brazil Pilot CBDC Trade Settlement with Chainlink

05/11/2025

The experiment, part of Brazil's Drex programme, connected the Drex and Ensemble platforms to test real-time, cross-border payments.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong IA Details Framework for Federated Learning in Insurance

05/11/2025

The insurance body's new whitepaper outlines a framework for using the AI technique to enable privacy-preserving data collaboration and manage associated risks.