Enforcement

    Securities / Derivatives

    SEBI Probes Foreign HFTs over Access to NSE Data: Report

    By Nithya Subramanian | 14/08/2025

    SEBI is investigating whether global HFT firms gained an unfair edge from enriched NSE data, as part of a wider probe into market manipulation and tax practices.

    Enforcement

    NZ Govt Intervenes to Prevent FMA Litigation Funding Shortfall

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/08/2025

    The move will enable the FMA to retain costs awarded to it by the courts. The regulator warned in June that its litigation funding was at risk of being fully depleted.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Evergrande to be Delisted in Hong Kong on 25 August

    By Editors | 14/08/2025

    The move marks a final chapter for the world’s most indebted developer after it failed to meet trading resumption requirements following a court-ordered liquidation.

    Enforcement

    Australian Court Penalises NAB Over Hardship Assistance Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/08/2025

    The Federal Court has penalised NAB and its subsidiary, AFSH, for failing to respond to hundreds of customers experiencing financial difficulty.

    Enforcement

    Taiwan FSC Fines Cathay United Bank for Internal Control Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/08/2025

    The FSC cited serious loopholes in Cathay United Bank’s internal controls, which allowed a customer service agent to fraudulently use multiple clients' credit cards.

    Enforcement

    India Widens Powers of Tax Authorities With Passage of New Bill

    By Editors | 14/08/2025

    The new law grants authorities access to digital accounts during searches and introduces compliance changes for corporate taxpayers.

    Enforcement

    Former Investment Manager Pleads Guilty in ASIC Insider Trading Case

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/08/2025

    The case marks the first outcome for a new ASIC taskforce and was detected by the regulator's real-time surveillance technology.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Indonesia Pushes for Takedown Powers to Combat Illegal Lending

    By Editors | 13/08/2025

    The illegal lending market dwarfs the regulated sector, prompting calls for new rules to grant the communications ministry direct authority to block illicit platforms.

    Enforcement

    HKEX, SFC Censure Former Directors in First Joint Non-Cooperation Case

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/08/2025

    HKEX and the SFC have publicly censured two former directors of TOMO Holdings for failing to cooperate with investigations by the two regulators.

    Trending

    South Korea's Do Kwon Pleads Guilty to US Fraud Charges

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/08/2025

    The plea from the South Korean national follows the USD 40 billion collapse of his Singapore-based firm’s algorithmic stablecoin in 2022.

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