Markets & Infrastructure

Reporting & Disclosures

China Targets Greenwashing and Style Drift in New Fund Rules

By Mark Johnston | 16/06/2026

AMAC has released three new guidelines to boost investor protection and standardise ESG and thematic fund management.

Clearing & Post-Trade

HKEX Details Clearing Rules for New USD Gold Futures

By Editors | 16/06/2026

HKCC outlined the operational, settlement, and risk management requirements for participants clearing the new USD-denominated gold futures contract.

Supervision & Enforcement

Japan Regulator Orders Capital Partners Securities to Halt EM Bond Sales

By Editors | 16/06/2026

The firm has been sanctioned for inappropriate solicitation of Turkish lira bonds and for significant failures in its internal control and management systems.

Structural Regulation

GFXC Appoints New Chair Ahead of 2027 Code Review

By Manesh Samtani | 16/06/2026

The GFXC has elected MAS's Bernard Wee as chair and will launch a survey in August to help scope its next review, which will tackle technology and pre-hedging.

Structural Regulation

SEBI to Revamp ETF Trading with Dynamic Price Bands

By Nithya Subramanian | 16/06/2026

New rules effective from 1 September aim to better align ETF prices with their underlying assets and enhance market efficiency by addressing price lags.

Structural Regulation

Japan Finalises Bank Rule Changes on Investment Subsidiaries, Loan Trading

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 16/06/2026

The changes expand the scope for bank investment subsidiaries and clarify the accounting treatment for traded loans.

Payments & Settlements

BIS Survey Finds $1.4 Trillion in Daily FX Trades Exposed to Settlement Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 16/06/2026

New BIS survey reveals that 10 percent of daily FX settlements are fully exposed to risk, prompting calls for greater PvP adoption.

Trading & Investment

Tokyo Financial Exchange Considers Launching New TONA Futures Products

By Editors | 16/06/2026

A working group of major financial firms has agreed to consider listing one-month and BOJ meeting-linked TONA futures.

Trading & Investment

TAIFEX to Shrink Gold and Index Contracts to Boost Liquidity

By Editors | 16/06/2026

TAIFEX is reducing the contract sizes and fees for several derivatives to improve trading and hedging flexibility.