PEPs & Sanctions

Australia Introduces Sanctions Bill Targeting State Sponsors of Terrorism

14/10/2025

The new legal framework would create offences for financing or supporting listed state entities and remove their immunity from civil proceedings.

Anti-Money Laundering

Korea to Seize Crypto from ‘Cold Wallets’ in Tax Crackdown

14/10/2025

The National Tax Service will conduct home searches and use tracking software to confiscate offline crypto assets from tax delinquents.

Structural Regulation

SFC Launches New Channel to Streamline REITs Authorisations

14/10/2025

The SFC aims to cut REIT approval time to four weeks and ease documentary requirements for secondary offerings to boost the market.

Data Privacy

CSRC Issues Three New Data Standards for Financial Industry

14/10/2025

The initiative is aimed at standardising data governance for stock exchanges, asset-backed securitisation, and futures asset management.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Hong Kong Reports HKD 5 Billion in Scam Losses So Far in 2025

13/10/2025

The Security Bureau has revealed that mainland students are a key target, as HKPF partners with tech firms and universities on new prevention measures.

Payments & Settlements

RBNZ Completes ISO 20022 Upgrade of RTGS System

13/10/2025

The four-year RBNZ project, delivered with European paytech Nexi, brings the country’s high-value settlement system into compliance with global messaging standards.

Credit Risk

New BOT Governor to Prioritise AMC Plan for Resolving Household Debt

13/10/2025

The central bank's new governor plans a state-backed asset management company to tackle small-ticket NPLs, funded by a bank levy.

Structural Regulation

Philippines SEC Considers Term Limits for PSE Broker Directors

13/10/2025

The proposal aims to level the playing field with non-broker and independent directors and increase opportunities for board participation.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Hong Kong MPFA Imposes Record 13-Year Ban on MPF Intermediary

13/10/2025

The sanction, the most severe of its kind, follows findings by the MPFA that the former AIA-attached agent forged client signatures and misused personal data.