Securities / Derivatives

Crypto / Digital Assets

ICMA Releases DLT Settlement and Custody Guidance under Project Guardian

By Nithya Subramanian | 18/11/2025

The two reports published as an addendum to the Guardian Fixed Income Framework outline DvP settlement approaches and custody insights for tokenised debt markets.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan to Revise Corporate Governance Code to Target Employee Wages

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The move signals a potential reversal of shareholder-friendly reforms and aims to encourage companies to increase employee wages amid rising inflation.

Securities / Derivatives

PBOC Sets New Rules for Interbank Market Brokerage Business

By Mark Johnston | 18/11/2025

PBOC issued new administrative measures on internal controls, data handling, and client management effective from 1 January 2026.

Securities / Derivatives

Taiwan FSC Eases Margin Trading Rules for TPEx Stocks

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The FSC has scrapped capital and profitability hurdles for over-the-counter stocks to qualify for margin trading, aiming for parity with the main board.

Securities / Derivatives

Japan Expands Clearing Eligibility to Include Active ETFs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/11/2025

The amendment aims to boost liquidity for actively managed funds by making them eligible for obligation assumption services.

Securities / Derivatives

Lessons From Australia’s AT1 Migration Could Reignite Global Debate over Capital

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 18/11/2025

Australia is so far the only market to have taken active steps to fully phase out AT1 bonds. But other jurisdictions are closely watching the progress.

Enforcement

US Prosecutors Charge Hong Kong Man Over False SEC Filings

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/11/2025

The indictment alleges false SEC filings were used to create sham investment advisers for a "ramp-and-dump" ploy targeting US retail investors.

Securities / Derivatives

KRX to Mandate Registered Domestic Auditors for Foreign Listings

By Mark Johnston | 17/11/2025

The KRX is closing a regulatory "blind spot" to enhance accounting transparency and investor confidence in overseas firms listing in Korea.

Securities / Derivatives

RBI Updates Repo Rules, Adds Municipal Bonds as Collateral

By Nithya Subramanian | 17/11/2025

The updated directions refine trading and reporting rules, and streamline participation, settlement, and risk management across India’s repo market.