Structural Regulation

    Reporting on regulatory frameworks and rules governing market design, authorisation, and oversight of key financial market participants and infrastructures.

    Payments & Settlements

    Nepal and Sri Lanka Launch Cross-Border QR Payment System

    By Editors | 18/05/2026

    The linkage connects the two countries' national payment infrastructures, allowing Nepali travellers to pay at LankaQR merchants using domestic apps.

    Structural Regulation

    MAS Eases Complex Product Rules, Scraps Investor’s Knowledge Test

    By Nithya Subramanian | 18/05/2026

    The regulator will not proceed with a new product knowledge test and will remove mandatory advice for most investors, introducing new disclosure and alert requirements instead.

    Alternative Markets

    Bangladesh Banks Jointly Launch BDT 4.25bn Fund for Startups

    By Editors | 18/05/2026

    A consortium of 39 banks has launched a venture capital firm under a central bank directive to boost local startups.

    Trading & Investment

    Taiwan Relaxes Rules on Related-Party OTC Trades for Asset Managers

    By Editors | 18/05/2026

    The change permits discretionary managers to trade with related parties for professional and high-net-worth clients, aiming to boost the asset management sector.

    Structural Regulation

    Citi Tipped to Win China Approval for Wholly Owned Securities Unit

    By Mark Johnston | 18/05/2026

    The CSRC has granted Citigroup a licence for a wholly owned securities business, ending a multi-year application process for the US bank.

    Structural Regulation

    Pakistan Passes Bills on Financial Netting, EXIM Bank, Fiscal Reform

    By Editors | 18/05/2026

    New legislation provides legal certainty for financial netting, overhauls governance at the state-owned EXIM bank, and strengthens public debt management.

    Structural Regulation

    SEBI Proposes Major Overhaul of Derivatives Framework

    By Nithya Subramanian | 18/05/2026

    The proposed changes aim to simplify commodity derivatives rules, ease compliance for exchanges, and create separate frameworks for exchanges and clearing corporations.

    Structural Regulation

    FinTech Alliance.PH Backs Proposal on BSP Oversight for Online Lenders

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 18/05/2026

    The proposal is aimed at streamlining compliance, reducing regulatory arbitrage, and creating clearer policies for the fast-growing digital lending sector.

    Structural Regulation

    BSEC Proposes Stricter Corporate Governance Rules for Listed Firms

    By Nithya Subramanian | 18/05/2026

    The new framework would increase independent director requirements, separate key leadership roles, and impose stricter shareholding obligations on company directors.

    Structural Regulation

    Philippines SEC Amends ‘Qualified Buyer’ Rules to Include Exempt Securities

    By Editors | 16/05/2026

    The updated rules allow exempt securities in portfolio calculations, aiming to streamline regulations and encourage investment diversification.

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