ESG / Sustainability

Australia Migrates New Blockchain-based Registry for Carbon Units

17/11/2025

The Clean Energy Regulator's new platform unifies key carbon units and is designed for API integration with external trading systems, moving away from a single exchange model.

Enforcement

ASIC Sues Licensee, Research House in Major Super Fund Collapse Probe

15/11/2025

ASIC alleges widespread failures by a licensee, advisers, and a research house in the collapse of two high-risk funds.

Capital / Liquidity

New Zealand Initiates Broad Reform Plan to Boost Banking Competition

15/11/2025

Government accepts inquiry proposals on capital rules, market entry, and bank transparency to tackle sector concentration and high profits.

Enforcement

ASIC Targets Private Credit, Insurance in 2026 Enforcement Priorities

15/11/2025

ASIC has unveiled it 2026 priorities focused on poor governance in expanding sectors and cost-of-living pressures amid record enforcement activity.

Enforcement

Korea Boosts Whistleblower Rewards to Tackle Market Abuse

14/11/2025

The SFC has signalled intent to increase its budget for rewards after average payouts for market abuse tip-offs more than doubled.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Launches Live Pilot for Tokenised Deposits, Digital Assets

14/11/2025

HKMA's new EnsembleTX project will test real-value settlement with major banks and asset managers, outlining a path to central bank money.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Japan Stablecoin Issuers Could Become Major JGB Buyers – Report

14/11/2025

The head of a new yen stablecoin issuer says digital asset firms could fill the void left by the BOJ's tapering in the JPY 1,055 trillion bond market.

ESG / Sustainability

New Zealand FMA Flags Rising Audit Non-Compliance

14/11/2025

New Zealand’s FMA found 36 percent of reviewed audit files were non-compliant, highlighting weaknesses in fraud risk assessment and new quality management systems.

Securities / Derivatives

SFC Eases Client Interaction Rules for GBA Wealth Connect Scheme

14/11/2025

The SFC has unveiled enhancements allowing one-off client consent and remote product discussions to improve the cross-boundary investment programme.