Markets & Infrastructure

    Credit Risk

    Indonesia OJK Mandates MSME Loan Targets, Eases Rules for Financiers

    By Nithya Subramanian | 18/08/2025

    OJK is requiring banks to set MSME lending targets while also finalising new roadmaps and simplifying rules for non-bank lenders.

    Resolution & Recovery

    ISDA, FIA Call for More Clarity on Australia's CCP Resolution Rules

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/08/2025

    ISDA and FIA have called on the RBA to provide greater predictability on its crisis management powers.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Permits Advisers, Analysts to Use Fund Units to Meet Deposit Requirements

    By Nithya Subramanian | 18/08/2025

    The move provides an alternative to bank deposits for mandatory capital requirements, giving market professionals more flexibility.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan FSC Proposes Amendments to FHC Reporting Rules

    By Editors | 18/08/2025

    The amendments align financial holding company reports with IFRS 17 and remove redundant disclosures for banks and other FIs.

    Liquidity Risk

    Singapore, Brunei sign MOU on Cross-border Collateral

    By Nithya Subramanian | 18/08/2025

    The agreement will let both central banks accept a wider range of collateral in their liquidity provisioning facilities, giving FIs more flexibility.

    Trading & Investment

    Bangladesh Approves Draft Rules to Overhaul Equity Margin Lending

    By Mark Johnston | 18/08/2025

    New draft rules will restrict margin loans to top-tier stocks, set minimum investor equity thresholds, and impose new risk management obligations on lenders.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Details Reporting Rules for Stock Connect Programme Trading

    By Manesh Samtani | 18/08/2025

    The specifications outline file formats, submission procedures and validation processes for firms reporting programme and HFT to mainland exchanges.

    Tokenisation

    KRX Issues Proposed Rules for New Security Token Market

    By Mark Johnston | 18/08/2025

    Strict new rules on issuer capital, lock-ups, and trading raise questions about whether any products will actually be listed.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    AFCA Updates Guidance on Handling Hardship Complaints

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 17/08/2025

    The updated guide introduces specific requirements for addressing customer vulnerability and calls for more detailed evidence from firms on their handling of hardship notices.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan FSC Issues Clarification on ETF Payout Rules

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/08/2025

    The FSC says recent guidelines aim to stop firms from using new investor cash to inflate distribution yields.

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