Markets & Infrastructure

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.

Structural Regulation

Australia Orders Chinese Investors to Divest Rare Earths Stake

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/05/2026

The order is the latest in a series of government interventions to protect a critical minerals company from foreign control on national security grounds.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Chinese Investors Call on Indonesia to Improve Investment Climate

By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2026

A key issue is a planned regulation that would require natural resource exporters to retain 50 percent of their foreign exchange earnings in Indonesian state-owned banks.

Climate Risk

Vietnam Finalises Supervisory Framework for Carbon Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/05/2026

The finance ministry has issued rules on transaction monitoring and reporting for the country's forthcoming domestic carbon credit exchange.

Reporting & Disclosures

ASIC Sets Financial Reporting, Audit and Sustainability Focus for 2026–27

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/05/2026

ASIC will focus on asset impairment, auditor independence, and the first wave of sustainability reports in its upcoming surveillance activities for the new financial year.

Emerging Prudential Risks

BOJ Warns of Systemic Risks from Investment Funds

By Nithya Subramanian | 19/05/2026

The central bank warned that growing exposure to hedge funds and private markets could amplify volatility and transmit global shocks into Japan’s financial system.

Supervision & Enforcement

FSC Korea Orders Review of ELS Mis-selling Penalties

By Manesh Samtani | 19/05/2026

The FSC has sent a KRW 1.4 trillion penalty proposal back to the FSS for review, citing legal and policy concerns.