Securities / Derivatives

Japan Proposes Amendments to Tender Offer, Shareholding Disclosure Rules

19/03/2025

The amendments revise the scope exemptions from the public tender offer system and extend large shareholding disclosure requirements to include equity derivative transactions.

ESG / Sustainability

Korean Regulators Reveal Results of Climate Change Stress Test

19/03/2025

Under a scenario where no action is taken to reduce emissions, financial firms would face KRW 45.7 trillion in losses by 2100.

Enforcement

Japan Post Data Misuse Probe Identifies 10 Million Affected Accounts

19/03/2025

Japan Post Group has cut the pay of 14 executives after finding that 10 million accounts were accessed for insurance sales activities.

Enforcement

Korea FSS Starts On-site Inspections of Online Loan Brokers

19/03/2025

The focus is on whether the platforms prioritise financial products that benefit consumer needs, such as by listing loans with lower interest rates first.

Fintech / Regtech

Korea FSS Announces Plans to Transform Supervisory Processes

19/03/2025

The digital transformation plan includes AI-based risk monitoring, a paperless regulatory framework, and a cloud-based collaboration system.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Nomura Issues Japan’s First Digital Bonds Using DVP Settlement

19/03/2025

Nomura also revealed that DCJPY was used in place of fiat currency in a PoC to test digital currency settlement for digital bonds.

AML / KYC

New Zealand FIU Publishes National Risk Assessment

18/03/2025

While banking remains the highest-risk sector. Money transfer services, VASPs and DNFBPs also highlighted as vulnerable.

Big Picture

Asia a Key Destination as Crypto Startups Exit Europe

18/03/2025

The report says 75% of Europe’s virtual asset service providers could lose registration under MiCA by mid-2025.

Enforcement

ASIC Takes Action Against 17 SMSF Auditors Over Compliance Breaches

18/03/2025

The affected auditors oversaw funds managing more than AUD 1 trillion in assets across 638,000 SMSFs.