Markets & Infrastructure

Stablecoins

Japan Finalises Rules, Creating Legal Path for Foreign Stablecoins

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2026

The regulator has amended key ordinances, allowing certain foreign trust-based stablecoins to be treated as payment instruments, not securities, from 1 June.

Structural Regulation

Australia Overhauls Foreign Investment Rules to Fast-Track Low-Risk Deals

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2026

The government has announced reforms to streamline approvals for low-risk investments while increasing scrutiny over sensitive sectors and national security risks.

Structural Regulation

PBOC Proposes Blacklist for ‘Seriously Dishonest’ Financial Firms

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2026

China’s central bank has drafted rules for a new blacklist targeting serious misconduct in payments, credit reporting, and other regulated areas.

Market Data & Technology

APRA to Publish Separate Data on Cyber, Management Liability Insurance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2026

The regulator is consulting on a new format for its national insurance database, proposing to publish key product line data separately.

Structural Regulation

SEBI Proposes Easing Call Recording Rules for Research Analysts

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/05/2026

The proposal aims to reduce the compliance burden for interactions with institutional investors while retaining stricter safeguards for retail clients.

Structural Regulation

ASIC Details Progress on Multi-Year Regulatory Simplification Drive

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2026

The regulator has outlined key achievements in reducing compliance burdens and plans for further digital transformation and cross-agency collaboration.

Structural Regulation

China Sets New Capital and Conduct Rules for Derivatives Dealers

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2026

New measures establish a CNY 500 million net capital floor for dealers, introduce suitability and real-name account rules, and clarify the regulatory framework.

Reporting & Disclosures

Shenzhen Exchange to Revamp ChiNext Indices, Adds ESG Screen

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2026

The move will create a new tiered system of large, mid and small-cap indices and introduce new exclusion rules for ESG and risk-flagged stocks.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

APRA Disqualifies Former Xinja Chair Under Accountability Regime

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2026

The six-year ban follows an investigation into undisclosed ‘side agreements’ that misrepresented the failed neobank’s capital position, marking the third such action against its former executives.