Markets & Infrastructure

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC Puts Car Lenders on Notice Over Distributor Oversight, High Fees

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/06/2026

A review by ASIC has found significant consumer harm in the car loans sector, prompting action on high fees, poor sales practices, and lax oversight of third-party distributors.

Stablecoins

Banks in Europe and Korea Launch Project Pangea for T+0 FX Settlement

By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2026

The initiative aims to enable real-time, atomic settlement of foreign exchange trades using regulated stablecoins.

Trading & Investment

SGX Lists SocGen’s Gold and Silver Leveraged Certificates

By Nithya Subramanian | 26/06/2026

SocGen has launched four new daily leverage certificates, offering leveraged and inverse exposure to precious metals for the first time in Singapore.

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.