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Enforcement
Korea Hands Down First Prison Sentence Under New Virtual Asset Law
By Mark Johnston | 05/02/2026
A Seoul court has jailed a crypto executive for market manipulation in the first conviction under the Virtual Asset User Protection Act.

Enforcement
US Jails Chinese National for 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Laundering Scheme
By Editors | 05/02/2026
Jingliang Su was sentenced to nearly four years for laundering funds from scams run from Cambodian centres through the Bahamas using Tether.

Enforcement
Indonesian Police Raid Shinhan Unit in Market Manipulation Probe
By Nithya Subramanian | 05/02/2026
Authorities raided the brokerage’s Jakarta headquarters over suspected IPO-linked stock manipulation, as the OJK backed police efforts to protect market integrity.

Enforcement
Australian Broker Petra Capital Fined for Data Errors Hindering Surveillance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/02/2026
The penalty follows a system change that made single clients appear as multiple entities in regulatory reports.

Enforcement
Korea's Dunamu Under Probe for Allegedly Hindering Market Competition
By Mark Johnston | 04/02/2026
South Korean regulators are probing whether Dunamu unfairly restricted trading of its unlisted shares to its own platform, hindering competitors.

Enforcement
Korea FSS Fines Five Brokerages KRW 3b for ELS Mis-Selling
By Mark Johnston | 04/02/2026
Regulators have fined five firms and outlined specific sales practice violations at each, from bypassing recording rules to improper advertising.

Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong Law Reform Commission Eyes Update to Cybercrime Law
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/02/2026
Report recommends five new cyber-dependent offences, expanded jurisdiction, and a formal accreditation regime for cybersecurity practitioners.

Enforcement
Australia Fines Foreign Investors A$14 Million Over Critical Minerals Breach
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/02/2026
This is the first case brought by a government leader under Australia's foreign investment laws since their introduction in 1975.

Enforcement
India Dismantles Cybercrime Rings Laundering Millions via Crypto, Real Estate
By Editors | 03/02/2026
Indian agencies, with FBI and Interpol support, have raided networks using call centres and crypto to defraud international victims.

Enforcement
New Zealand FMA Issues Warning to Japanese Insurer for Overcharging Customers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/02/2026
Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance overcharged more than 5,000 customers due to system failures, prompting a regulatory call for better industry-wide controls.
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