Markets & Infrastructure

Structural Regulation

SEBI Relaxes Certification Rules for Investment Adviser Staff

By Editors | 26/06/2026

The regulator has introduced a new, less stringent certification for sales and other non-core staff to ease compliance burdens.

Structural Regulation

Korea Tightens Treasury Share Rules to Boost Corporate Value

By Mark Johnston | 26/06/2026

New rules expand disclosure requirements and ban certain disposal methods, aiming to increase transparency and encourage shareholder returns ahead of a new cancellation duty.

Liquidity Risk

India: Brokers Warn RBI Credit Rules Could Hit Market Liquidity

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/06/2026

The CPAI has asked for interim relief ahead of new bank credit rules effective 1 July, warning of potential market disruption.

Trading & Investment

HKEX to Introduce Tighter Strike Price Intervals for Weekly Options

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/06/2026

HKEX will implement narrower strike price intervals and expanded market maker obligations for its weekly stock and index options from late July.

Structural Regulation

China Restricts Offshore Swaps to Curb Capital Outflows

By Mark Johnston | 26/06/2026

Regulators have verbally ordered brokerages to halt the expansion of derivative products used to invest in overseas stock markets, closing a popular loophole.

Cryptocurrency

Australia Extends Crypto Licensing Deadline, Widens Compliance Pathways

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/06/2026

ASIC has given digital asset firms an additional three months to apply for a licence and has expanded the available pathways to compliance.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

RBI Finalises Compensation for Digital Fraud, Shifts Liability to Banks

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/06/2026

New rules effective January 2027 will see victims compensated up to INR 25,000 and require banks to prove customer liability.

Structural Regulation

Indian Authorities Propose Revival of Defunct Calcutta Stock Exchange

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/06/2026

The 118-year-old bourse, inactive since 2013, may see a revival, but it faces significant regulatory and market hurdles.

Stablecoins

Toss Bank Partners Solana Foundation on Stablecoin Remittances

By Editors | 26/06/2026

The internet bank will test blockchain-based payments for its 15 million customers, part of a wider trend of regulated digital currency adoption in Asia.