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Capital / Liquidity
Japan FSA Raises Alarm Over Hidden Losses in Structured Loans
By Thisanka Siripala | 22/04/2025
Structured loans which bundle JGBs with derivatives have allowed regional banks to avoid marking-to-market or publicly disclosing losses as interest rates have risen.

Securities / Derivatives
SHFE Inks Derivatives Cooperation MoU With Gulf Exchange
By Mark Johnston | 22/04/2025
The collaboration covers product innovation, exchange of market development insights, research support and investor education.

Enforcement
FSS Korea Penalises Shinhan Asset Trust Execs Over Personal Trades
By Editors | 21/04/2025
13 executives and employees traded stocks in accounts that were hidden from their employer. Current and former employees are also suspected of accepting bribes.

Securities / Derivatives
JSDA to Make Multi-Factor Authentication Mandatory for Members
By Editors | 21/04/2025
Customers of six brokerage firms had their accounts hacked, resulting in almost JPY 100 billion worth of unauthorised trades.

Securities / Derivatives
Taiwan FSC Again Extends Stock Market Stabilisation Measures
By Editors | 21/04/2025
The FSC said it was extending the three stabilisation measures implemented on 6 April for a second time, but this time without specifying the duration of the extension.

Securities / Derivatives
KRX to Help Thailand Upgrade Clearing & Settlement Infrastructure
By Editors | 21/04/2025
Korea Exchange signed a contract to supply the Stock Exchange of Thailand with a next-generation clearing and settlement system.

Securities / Derivatives
TPEx and ICE Have Launched Three Co-branded Indices
By Editors | 21/04/2025
Investment trust companies are allowed to issue ETF products based on these indices, including passive multi-asset ETFs, which are new to Taiwan’s market.

Securities / Derivatives
Hong Kong to Start Implementing Paperless Securities Market in 2026
By Editors | 21/04/2025
Legislative processes for the implementation of the USM initiative have been completed. All issuers will transition to paperless securities by 2031.

Securities / Derivatives
Bangladesh Seeking Solution to Negative Equity in Stock Market
By Nithya Subramanian | 20/04/2025
The issue started in 2010, when BSEC prevented intermediaries from selling stocks in margin accounts to avoid exacerbating a market crash.

Securities / Derivatives
Singapore’s CapitaLand Seeks Regulatory Approval for REIT Listing in Shanghai
By Nithya Subramanian | 19/04/2025
The listing, if approved, would be the first retail REIT in China backed by an international sponsor.
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