Structural Regulation

Structural Regulation

FSC Korea Directs KRX to Enhance Delisting and Surveillance Mechanisms

By Editors | 13/01/2026

Regulator directs KRX to accelerate delisting of underperforming firms and enhance market surveillance, signalling a push for market integrity.

Trading & Investment

India's MSEI to Restart Trading with New Market Maker Incentives

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

The Metropolitan Stock Exchange will offer significant financial incentives to market makers to address chronic low liquidity and challenge the NSE-BSE duopoly.

Trading & Investment

Thailand Proposes Tighter Short Selling, Lending Rules for Brokers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/01/2026

The SEC has opened a public consultation on new rules for short selling and SBL, including stricter inventory and risk management requirements.

Structural Regulation

RBI Notifies New FEMA Regulations Governing Foreign Guarantees

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

The revised rules replace a decades-old framework, redefining permissible guarantee structures, expanding disclosure requirements and curbing certain cross-border credit exposures.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

IESBA Kicks Off Global Dialogue on Firm Culture with Asia Outreach

By Mark Johnston | 13/01/2026

The ethics board has launched its "Viewpoints" to stimulate a six-month global consultation on a future framework for accounting firms.

Alternative Markets

SEBI Simplifies Accreditation Requirements for AIF Investors

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

Fund managers can now accept investor commitments before formal accreditation, and net worth reporting requirements have been relaxed to ease compliance.

Structural Regulation

India Government Endorses Recommended Bankruptcy Reforms - Report

By Editors | 13/01/2026

The government has endorsed most panel recommendations on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code but will block the retroactive application of a key investor protection.

Trading & Investment

Trump-era Policies Create Fresh Opportunities for Japan’s Megabanks

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 13/01/2026

As Japanese firms scale up in the US, the three megabanks are likewise moving to deepen client-led expansion.

Trading & Investment

SGX Explores Launch of Asian Government Bond Futures

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/01/2026

The exchange has held preliminary talks with global banks on contracts linked to sovereign debt from India and Southeast Asia, targeting a possible rollout in 2026.