Market Data & Technology

Trading & Investment

China Quants, Brokers Reportedly Awaiting Clarity on Rumoured HFT Curbs

By Manesh Samtani | 22/12/2025

The rumoured changes include a mandatory delay for trade order submissions and the removal of client-dedicated trading equipment from exchange facilities.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

Australia: Macquarie Admits Systemic Short Sale Reporting Failures

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/12/2025

A proposed penalty follows admissions of misleading conduct and systemic failures spanning more than a decade in regulator’s first such case.

Structural Regulation

Japan Tightens Foreign Property Reporting and Nationality Rules

By Mark Johnston | 19/12/2025

Tokyo unveils dual regulatory measures requiring nationality disclosure on registries and mandatory reporting for residential property acquisitions to curb speculation.

Structural Regulation

Equifax to End Exclusive Data Deals in Australia After ACCC Probe

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/12/2025

The ACCC acted on concerns that exclusive contracts for payroll data were harming competition in the automated income verification market.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Tightens Governance Rules for Market Infrastructure Institutions

By Nithya Subramanian | 15/12/2025

The reforms introduce two board-level Executive Directors, revamp reporting lines for key personnel, and strengthen technology and risk oversight functions.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Launches Tech 100 Index, Paving Way for Mainland ETF Products

By Manesh Samtani | 11/12/2025

All constituent companies are eligible for Southbound trading through the Stock Connect programme, ensuring accessibility to resulting ETF products for mainland investors.

Capital Adequacy

BCBS Consults on Mandatory Machine-readable Pillar 3 Data for Banks

By Manesh Samtani | 08/12/2025

The proposal aims to standardise quantitative disclosures to improve data accessibility and comparison, with a proposed 2029 implementation date.

Structural Regulation

EU Grants Equivalence to New Zealand's Benchmark Regime

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/12/2025

The decision ensures continued use of New Zealand benchmarks, including the BKBM, in over EUR 50 billion of EU financial contracts.

Market Data & Technology

China Halts Public Release of Key Property Sales Data - Reports

By Editors | 03/12/2025

The move raises transparency concerns as paying financial institutions are told to keep the sensitive housing data confidential.