Structural Regulation

ASIC to Review Super Fund Rules on Property, Credit Investments

14/08/2025

ASIC will examine fee disclosure rules for property and private credit investments following industry concerns about their impact.

Data Privacy

Malaysia to Establish ‘Data Commission’ and New Strategy to Bolster Digital Trust

13/08/2025

The move aims to strengthen data governance and cyber resilience, with a focus on creating frameworks interoperable with ASEAN-wide standards.

Market Abuse

Former Investment Manager Pleads Guilty in ASIC Insider Trading Case

13/08/2025

The case marks the first outcome for a new ASIC taskforce and was detected by the regulator's real-time surveillance technology.

Payments & Settlements

South Korea, Vietnam Deepen Financial Ties with New Regulator Pacts

13/08/2025

The agreements cover monetary policy and financial stability, part of a broader push to boost trade and energy cooperation.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

HKEX, SFC Censure Former Directors in First Joint Non-Cooperation Case

13/08/2025

HKEX and the SFC have publicly censured two former directors of TOMO Holdings for failing to cooperate with investigations by the two regulators.

Liquidity Risk

Taiwan Rolls Out Support Package to Offset Impact of US Tariffs

13/08/2025

The Ministry of Finance has outlined six financial, administrative, and tax relief measures to support businesses affected by new US tariffs.

Credit Risk

Bangladesh Bank Streamlines Reporting Requirements for Banks

13/08/2025

Bangladesh Bank has eliminated several duplicate hard copy submissions to reduce redundancy, effective from the September 2025 quarter.

Credit Risk

Philippines Launches New Web-Based SME Credit Risk Platform

12/08/2025

The BSP says the new web-based system aims to improve loan assessment and reduce collateral dependence using anonymised statistical data.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Former StanChart Manager Pleads Guilty in JPY 400m Investor Fraud

12/08/2025

A former Standard Chartered relationship manager has pleaded guilty to a complex fraud involving the use of false documents to deceive investors.