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    Trading & Investment

    Korea to Raise Corporate, Investor Taxes in Major Policy Shift

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/08/2025

    The plan reverses a prior corporate tax cut and introduces a capital gains tax for retail investors, aiming to boost revenue and address fiscal deficits.

    Trading & Investment

    SEBI Extends Deadline for Compliance with New Algo Trading Rules

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/08/2025

    Brokers and market participants have been given a two-month extension to comply with the new framework.

    Structural Regulation

    India Includes FPIs and OTC Derivatives under IFSC Tax Exemptions

    By Nithya Subramanian | 01/08/2025

    These amendments aim to align tax provisions with current financial instruments and investor categories.

    Cryptocurrency

    Hong Kong Confirms Plans to Expand Family Office Tax Breaks

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/08/2025

    The expanded tax breaks will cover transactions in digital assets, emission derivatives/allowances, insurance-linked securities, loans, and private credit investments.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Bangladesh: BSEC Bans Former Chairman for Life Over Bond Scams

    By Editors | 31/07/2025

    The BSEC has also imposed multi-million dollar fines and sanctioned its own former leadership in a landmark enforcement action targeting market manipulation.

    Trading & Investment

    Korean Venture Groups Propose Measures to Revitalise KOSDAQ Market

    By Editors | 31/07/2025

    The associations are calling for a major liquidity injection, increased pension fund investment, and structural reforms to boost the KOSDAQ market.

    Structural Regulation

    China's NAFMII Issues New Rules Targeting Underwriting 'Price Wars'

    By Manesh Samtani | 31/07/2025

    The new regulations, effective 11 August, aim to curb distorted pricing by banning below-cost fees and tightening book-building procedures.

    Trading & Investment

    JP Morgan and Fullerton Unveil Plans for Singapore's EQDP Initiative

    By Nithya Subramanian | 31/07/2025

    The fund managers, recently selected by MAS to participate in the Equity Market Development Programme, said they will offer diversified exposure and stable income to investors.

    Trading & Investment

    Korea to Hike Corporate Tax, Launch New Investment Tax

    By Editors | 30/07/2025

    The government and opposition have agreed to raise the top corporate tax rate to 25% and implement a long-delayed financial investment income tax from 2026.

    Trading & Investment

    Morgan Stanley Becomes First US Firm to Issue Panda Bond

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/07/2025

    Morgan Stanley is the first US-headquartered firm to tap China's onshore bond market, amid a surge in foreign issuance driven by low borrowing costs.

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