Market Infrastructure

ASIC Clarifies Tech Resilience Rules for Market Operators, Participants

19/12/2025

ASIC has updated its guidance to simplify compliance, clarify rules on outsourcing critical services, and define major event reporting.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Australia Court Orders Winding Up of Crypto Firms Over A$59m Unlicensed Scheme

19/12/2025

The Federal Court found the firms operated an unregistered managed investment scheme and acted without a licence.

Capital / Liquidity

Vietnam Central Bank Proposes Easing Rules for Bank Networks

19/12/2025

The draft circular aims to shorten approval times, scrap redundant reporting, and grant lenders greater operational flexibility.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Amends Rules on Product Cross-Selling

19/12/2025

The FSC has expanded the scope of securities cross-selling for financial holding companies and detailed a new framework for inter-firm partnerships.

Korea Forms New Committee to Bolster Financial Consumer Protection

19/12/2025

The public-private body will review financial consumer policy, with a private-sector-only subcommittee established to ensure independent evaluation.

AML / KYC

Philippines House Approves Bill to Amend Bank Secrecy Law

19/12/2025

The bill grants the BSP new supervisory authority to examine bank deposits in cases of suspected fraud.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia JC3 Issues New Guidance on Sustainable and Transition Finance

19/12/2025

The new framework provides banks with criteria for assessing transition plans and aims to standardise definitions amid industry uncertainty.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Proposes Board Lot Overhaul to Boost Liquidity, Lower Entry Costs

19/12/2025

Consultation proposes standardising board lot units, halving the minimum value, and introducing a new cap to improve market efficiency.

Enforcement

Australia Cracks Down on Super Platform Trustees for Governance Failures

18/12/2025

Equity Trustees and Netwealth face strict new conditions over weak investment oversight. Netwealth to pay over AUD 100m in compensation.