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

Structural Regulation
Shanghai Exchange Issues STAR Market Listing Rules for Rocket Companies
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025
New guidelines waive profit rules for commercial rocket firms, requiring at least one successful orbital launch with a reusable rocket.

Structural Regulation
China Sets New Rules for Overseas Listing Proceeds, Mandating Repatriation
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025
The new rules, effective April 2026, require funds raised offshore to be repatriated in principle, with specific account and approval requirements.

Payments & Settlements
Philippines Mandates ISO 20022 for All Retail Payment Systems
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025
The new rules give financial institutions two years to fully adopt the global messaging standard for domestic and cross-border payments.

Structural Regulation
China Unifies Disclosure Rules for Bank and Insurance Asset Management Products
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025
New measures aim to standardise information disclosure for trust, wealth management, and insurance asset management products under a unified framework.

Structural Regulation
SEBI Amends Rules for Basic Demat Accounts to Lower Investor Costs
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025
The changes make the low-cost account a default option for eligible investors and clarify valuation rules for illiquid securities.

Structural Regulation
Korea to Impose 'One-Strike' Rule on Private Equity Funds
By Manesh Samtani | 29/12/2025
The FSC plans stricter oversight, new reporting duties, and a 'one-strike-out' policy to curb short-termism and boost venture capital.

Structural Regulation
KRX Proposes Tailored KOSDAQ Listing Standards for AI, Energy, Space Firms
By Mark Johnston | 29/12/2025
The bourse aims to implement sector-specific qualitative review criteria for innovative industries, expanding beyond existing bio-focused standards.

Structural Regulation
Indian Exchanges Bar Brokers From Distributing Third-Party Loans
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/12/2025
The move clarifies rules for brokers also registered as research analysts, aiming to curb investor leverage and prevent conflicts of interest.

Payments & Settlements
Korea Exchange to Extend Kill Switch Mechanism to Bond Market
By Mark Johnston | 29/12/2025
The exchange will gain authority to cancel problematic orders and suspend trading from February following similar measures for equities.

Structural Regulation
China Overhauls Interbank FX Market Rules, Tightens Oversight
By Editors | 29/12/2025
New regulations introduce a comprehensive supervisory framework, stricter conduct rules, and formalise data management for all market participants.
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