Sustainable Finance

Hong Kong Officials Outline Four-Pillar Green Finance Strategy

09/09/2025

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui outlined a comprehensive strategy to secure Hong Kong's status as a sustainable finance hub.

Capital Adequacy

China NFRA Overhauls Capital Margin Rules for Insurers

09/09/2025

The NFRA has removed bank type restrictions for holding deposits while raising prudential standards and introducing new deposit forms.

Sustainable Finance

HKMA Consults on Expanded Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

09/09/2025

The HKMA has launched “Phase 2A” of its sustainable finance taxonomy, adding transition criteria and adaptation objectives.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Hong Kong SFC Fines Brokerage for Cross Trade Reporting Failures

09/09/2025

The SFC said Instinet Pacific failed to report over 8,800 cross trades valued at HKD 25.9 billion over a five-and-a-half-year period, breaching multiple conduct rules.

Credit Risk

Bangladesh Overhauls Rules on Foreign Loans

05/09/2025

Bangladesh Bank has imposed strict collateral rules for bank guarantees on external debt and clarified lending frameworks for foreign-owned firms and specialised zones.

Supervision & Enforcement

Hong Kong Fines Tahoe Life HK$10m for Unauthorised Related-Party Deals

05/09/2025

The penalty follows the IA's move last year to seize control of Tahoe Life due to significant governance failures and concerns over its financial position.

Capital Adequacy

Thailand SEC Overhauls Rules for Brokers Facing Capital Shortfalls

05/09/2025

The SEC says the new regulations establish a clear protocol for failing firms, including provisions for client asset transfers and a waiver for breaches caused by digital asset volatility.

Cybersecurity

South Korea to Impose Stricter Fines For IT Security Breaches

05/09/2025

The FSC will now levy separate penalties for each individual compliance failure, ending its practice of bundling related violations into a single fine.

Custody & Infrastructure

Thailand SEC Eases Capital Requirements For Digital Asset Custodians

05/09/2025

The SEC has lowered capital requirements and set a zero-risk weighting for certain digital tokens to reduce costs and encourage domestic custody services.