Taiwan

The FSC will focus on the segregation of customer assets at crypto exchanges, the supervision of token listings, and customer protection.

The FSC has eased the limit on the volume of intraday securities lending orders and lowered short-sale margin requirements.

The securities and futures firms' mergers are the result of a merger between the two firms' financial holding companies, which completed last November.

Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon Technologies were added to China's "Unreliable Entity List". The notice requires both to pay fines.

A Foxconn subsidiary acquired a stake in China’s Tsinghua Unigroup in July last year, without seeking regulatory approval.

Taipei Fubon Bank as the surviving entity will be Taiwan's third-largest bank by assets after Bank of Taiwan and CTBC Bank.

The recognition allows European financial institutions to apply the minimum risk weight of 2 percent for exposures to TAIFEX derivatives.

The amendments introduce fines up to TWD 50 million for market manipulation and the spreading of false information regarding housing prices.

TAIFEX will introduce customisable options contracts, extend central clearing to TWD-denominated NDFs, and build an ESG information platform for the futures market.

The export controls are aimed at preventing Taiwan's high-tech products from being used for military purposes.