AI Risk & Governance

Trading & Investment

Budget 2026: Singapore Pledges to Boost Equities, Startups, AI Adoption

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/02/2026

Measures include multi-billion-dollar top-ups for equity market funds, expanded support for growth-stage startups, and a new national AI strategy.

AI Risk & Governance

HKMA Targets AI, Cyber Risk, and Anti-Fraud in 2026 Priorities

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/02/2026

The HKMA detailed five key pillars for 2026, focusing on technology risk, SME credit flow, and investor protection.

AI Risk & Governance

Laos and UAE to Jointly Launch ASEAN Digital and AI Centre

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/02/2026

The partnerships aim to secure business transactions, modernise state administration, and strengthen technical capacity in digital technology and cybersecurity sectors.

Trade Based Money Laundering

No Silver Bullet for Trade Finance Price Checks: ITFA Paper

By Manesh Samtani | 13/02/2026

An ITFA paper details the complexities of detecting price manipulation, stressing a risk-based approach over a single transaction analysis.

AI Risk & Governance

FIX Offers Recommendations to Strengthen Singapore’s AI Risk Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2026

FIX proposes ten key recommendations for regulating AI, calling for greater board accountability, new systemic risk tests, and a clearer definition of "material change" for AI models.

Sustainable Finance

Tokyo and Frankfurt to Collaborate on Green Finance, AI Compliance Tech

By Editors | 10/02/2026

The two financial hubs have signed an agreement to bolster cooperation on financing the green transition and developing new AI-driven compliance solutions.

Credit Risk

Korea FSS to Targets Consumer Protection, Virtual Assets in 2026 Work Plan

By Editors | 10/02/2026

The regulator will shift to pre-emptive supervision of financial product design, manage real estate risks, and establish new frameworks for virtual assets and AI.

AI Risk & Governance

IOSCO Targets AI Governance, Private Markets and Non-Bank Resilience in 2026 Workplan

By Mark Johnston | 10/02/2026

IOSCO outlines plans for AI supervisory toolkits, crypto assessments and stricter valuation principles for collective investment schemes.

Data Privacy

Korea Launches AI Privacy Council to Govern 'Agentic' Technologies

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/02/2026

New public-private body will develop data processing standards and risk models for AI that acts autonomously, moving beyond existing frameworks.